3. Do you think GDP is a good measurement for our standard of living? Why or why not?
4. What do you think the biggest challenge to economic growth? How can wealthier nations help poor
countries raise their standard of living? Be brief and concise.
GDP that is the production of final goods and services with the boundary of a country in a financial year
It is generally measured on quarterly or yearly basis
Standard of living is the the GDP per capita
GDP per capita is also called ratio of GDP to the total population of the country
But many economists thinks that standard of living is not a perfect economic indicator for the economy because it lacks so many important factors like Gini coefficient or inequality index, happiness index, carbon footprint index which actually tells that how the people of the country and living
Some of the big challenges of economic growth are-
Unemployment
Lack of education
Lack of technology
So wealthier nation can help the developing and underdeveloped nation in promoting them with good FDI that is foreign direct investment, infrastructures, human resources, technology spillovers etc
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