Growth in GDP Systematically Understates the Growth in National Well-Being

question 144

Multiple Choice

Growth in GDP systematically understates the growth in national well-being because

• A)ecological costs are netted out of GDP.
• B)"bads" as well as "goods" get included in GDP.
• C)investment is not included in GDP.
• D)as a country gets richer, leisure time increases.

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