Foundations of Economics (8th Edition)
Foundations of Economics (8th Edition)
8th Edition
ISBN: 9780134486819
Author: Robin Bade, Michael Parkin
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 24, Problem 11SPPA
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The reason potential GDP worker per week is more in the United States than in Europe, also the fact that persuades Europeans for same duration the Americans do and whether it helps to cover the gap between potential GDP of the two.

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Case: Suppose you are watching a news report with a friend. The news report points out that a certain African nation generates a GDP per capita of only $1300 per year. Since your friend knows that Slovenia’s GDP per capita is approximately $26 000, he suggests that Slovenians are materially 20 times better off than the people of the African nation. 2. What general category of production is not captured by GDP in both the Slovenia and the African nation?
Explain why GDP per capita is a better measure of a nation’s standard of living that GDP. What other factors, besides GDP per capita, impact a nation’s standard of living?
How to calculate Real GDP per person Real GDP per worker Real GDP per hour Capital per worker from the statistics Real GDP, Employment, Hours, Capital and Population
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