PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS(LOOSELEAF)
PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS(LOOSELEAF)
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ISBN: 9781260110920
Author: Frank
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Determine the change in real GDP per person in the industrialized countries over the past century. 

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The real GDP of a nation is always treated as a basic measure of the level of economic activity. Thus, the real GDP per person indicates a measure of the quantity of goods and services available to the typical resident of a country. Over the past centuries, since 1870, the data show that the value of real GDP per person increases, which is more than 10-fold in Country U’s economy and many other industrial nations and 25-fold in Country J. As a result, the material standard of living of an average person in these industrialized countries increases. However, there is a huge gap between the growth rates of the real GDP in underdeveloped nations and developed nations. In the final result, there is a huge gap in the standard of living of people between the high income nations and the low income nations.

Economics Concept Introduction

Real GDP: Real GDP measures the volume of output. It is adjusted for inflation and measured at constant prices.

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