Explain Why Each of the Following Items Is Excluded from GDP

question 36

Essay

Explain why each of the following items is excluded from GDP: (a) profits from the stock and bond market (b) transfer payments (c) sale of used goods (d) goods and services produced in the home.Explain why the following items are included in GDP: (a) depreciation (b) change in business inventories( c) indirect taxes

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Definitions:

Trait-situation Debate

A discussion in psychology regarding the extent to which human behavior is influenced by intrinsic personality traits versus external situational factors.

Real World

refers to the actual, physical world and everyday life, as opposed to virtual, imagined, or theoretical scenarios.

Collectivist Culture

A societal framework that emphasizes the importance of the community, group cohesion, and interdependence over individualism.

Collective Unconscious

A concept in psychology proposed by Carl Jung, referring to the part of the unconscious mind that is shared among beings of the same species containing memories and patterns of thought inherited from ancestors.