Prior to 1996 the Government Measured Real GDP Using 1987

question 15

Essay

Prior to 1996 the government measured real GDP using 1987 prices. What would the rapid growth in computers and the fall in computer prices tend to do to the difference between true GDP growth and measured real GDP growth, relative to using a later year?

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Backgrounds

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