Examples Using GDP in the 20th C
- South Korea
- Botswana and Nigeria
- USSR
- Post-Soviet States
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Figure 1.1: The History's Hockey Stick Graph of GDP Per Capita
Examples Using GDP in the 20th C
Comparing GDP Per Capita Levels and Growth Rates Across Nations
Intra-Country vs. Inter-Country Inequality in the 14th-17th Centuries
Examples Using GDP to Calculate National Economic Growth 1000-2000CE
Britain's Early and Gradual 'Hockey Stick' Kink
Japan's Sharp 'Hockey Stick' Kink around 1870
History's Hockey Stick: A Metaphor for Growth
Impact of Income Inequality on Wellbeing with Constant Average Income
Correlation between GDP Per Capita and Other Wellbeing Measures
Correlation
GDP Per Capita Data from Our World in Data
Assessing Statements about GDP Per Capita
Correlation Between GDP Per Capita and CO2 Emissions Per Capita
Annual Hours of Free Time and Income per Worker (2020) [Figure 3.2]
Evaluating Living Standards with GDP Per Capita
Two countries, Country X and Country Y, are reported to have the exact same GDP per capita. Based only on this single piece of information, which of the following conclusions is the most logically sound?
An economist is comparing two countries, Country Alpha and Country Beta, which have the same population size. Country Beta has a 20% higher total economic output than Country Alpha. However, further research shows that Country Alpha has a significantly higher average life expectancy and its citizens report higher levels of life satisfaction. What does this scenario most clearly illustrate about using the average income per person as a measure of living standards?
Imagine a country where, over the course of one year, the total market value of all final goods and services produced increases by 5%. During that same year, the country's total population also increases by 5%. Based on this information alone, what is the most likely impact on the average income per person?
Interpreting Average Income Data
If a country's total economic output per person increases by 10% in a year, it can be concluded that the average take-home pay for an employed person in that country has also increased by approximately 10%.
Analyzing Economic Growth and Citizen Welfare
A country's government implements a policy that causes many highly profitable, foreign-owned corporations to officially register their business there. This action significantly boosts the country's total recorded economic output. However, these corporations employ very few local citizens, and the vast majority of the profits are distributed to shareholders living in other countries. The nation's population size does not change. What is the most likely immediate effect on this country's primary measure of average income per person?
Evaluating Economic Policy Goals
Country Lumina has a total annual economic output valued at $20 trillion and a population of 1 billion people. Country Solara has a total annual economic output valued at $2 trillion and a population of 20 million people. Based solely on this information, which statement most accurately compares the probable average living standards in these two nations?
Formula for GDP Per Capita
Delayed Economic Growth in China and India Until Post-Colonial Independence
GDP's Neglect of Environmental Wellbeing
Catch-Up Growth of 'Latecomer' Economies: India and China
Limitations of GDP Per Capita as a Measure of Well-being
The Challenge of Separating Quantity and Price Effects in Economic Comparisons
Challenges in Measuring Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
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Botswana vs. Nigeria: Divergent 20th Century Economic Growth
Soviet Union's Economic Growth Under Central Planning (1928-1990)
South Korea's Government-Led Economic Take-off
Two countries, Country A and Country B, both discovered significant natural resource deposits in the 1960s. By the year 2000, Country A had experienced one of the fastest growth rates in per capita income in the world, with widespread improvements in public services. In contrast, Country B's per capita income stagnated, and the wealth from its resources was concentrated among a small elite. Based on comparative economic histories of the 20th century, which factor best explains the divergent outcomes between these two countries?
Match each country or region with the description that best characterizes its economic trajectory during the specified 20th-century period.
Evaluating Economic Development Models
The economic histories of 20th-century nations demonstrate that the discovery of valuable natural resources is a sufficient condition to ensure long-term growth in average living standards.
Based on 20th-century economic history, arrange the following descriptions of a major non-market economy's development phases into the correct chronological order.
Comparing 20th-Century Economic Growth Models
Explaining 20th-Century Economic Trajectories
From 1928 to 1990, a major centrally-planned economy experienced substantial growth, eventually overtaking the per capita income of ______, a country whose income had been three times higher at the beginning of the period.
A comparison of the economic trajectories of the Soviet Union (1928-1990) and South Korea (post-1960) suggests which of the following conclusions about the role of the state in economic development?
Consider the economic transition of a major bloc of countries that abandoned central planning at the end of the 20th century. Based on historical data of per capita output, which statement most accurately characterizes the severity of the economic decline that followed this transition?
Failure of Central Planning to Match Capitalist Living Standards
Costly Economic Transition in Former Soviet States After 1990