National Income Accounting) Explain why intermediate goods and services usually are not included directly in GDP. Are there any circumstances under which they would be included directly?

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3. (National Income Accounting) Explain why intermediate goods and services usually are not included directly in GDP. Are there any circumstances under which they would be included directly?

 

4. (Nominal GDP) Which of the following is a necessary condition —something that must occur—for nominal GDP to rise? Explain your answers. a. Actual production must increase. b. The price level must increase. c. Real GDP must increase. d. Both the price level and actual production must increase. e. Either the price level or real GDP must increase

 

5. (Price Indexes) E-readers and HDTVs have not been part of the U.S. economy for very long. Both goods have been decreasing in price and improving in quality. What problems does this pose for people who are responsible for calculating a price index?

 

6. (Consumer Price Index) One form of the CPI that has been advocated by lobbying groups is a “CPI for the elderly.” The Bureau of Labor Statistics currently produces only indexes for “all urban households” and “urban wage earners and clerical workers.” Should the BLS produce such an index for the elderly?

 

7. (GDP Price Index) The health expenditure component of the GDP price index has been rising steadily. How might this index be biased by quality and substitution effects? Are there any substitutes for health care?

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