Macroeconomics (7th Edition)
Macroeconomics (7th Edition)
7th Edition
ISBN: 9780134738314
Author: R. Glenn Hubbard, Anthony Patrick O'Brien
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 11, Problem 11.1.1RQ
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To determine:  Importance of economic growth.

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The economic growth rate matters to the country, as it is linked to the living standards. Higher economic growth rate signifies that a country is producing more goods and services, which makes life better for the people. Higher economics growth rate enables the availability of wide choice of goods and services, ensure better health care and the government will also be able raise necessary resources to provide services to the general public.

Economics Concept Introduction

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Economic growth: Economic growth is defined as an increment in the real inflation-adjusted of total market value of goods and services produced or growth of Real Gross Domestic Product over a long period of time.

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