Question

When discussing economic growth, it is often useful to focus on ____________, to avoid studying changes in the size of GDP that represent only having more people in the economy, and focus on those increases in GDP which represent an actual rise in the standard of living on a per person basis.

Answer 1

Answer:

GDP per capita

Explanation:

GDP per capita of a nation represents the standard of living of an individual of that nation. Most of the bigger economies have largely focused on the GDP per capita rather than overall GDP of a nation.

GDP per capital is calculated as total GDP of a nation divided by the total population of that country.

If there is an increase in the GDP per capita of a country, this indicates that standard of living of each resident of that nation is improving which is a good indication for a country as a whole.