One Reason That Real GDP Tends to Overstate the Economic

question 87

Multiple Choice

One reason that real GDP tends to overstate the economic well-being of the country's residents is that it ignores

• A)the costs of increased leisure time.
• B)the market-based activity done from the home.
• C)the economic "bads" associated with production,such as pollution.
• D)non-market activities,such as teenaged-babysitting services.
• E)illegal activities,such as the drug trade.

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