高階ECON-GDPA-020
A rise in real GDP does not, by itself, show that:
A. Measured market production has increased.
B. Quantities, not only prices, are part of the comparison if the deflator was used properly.
C. The figure refers to a period of production.
D. Every resident is better off, or that unpaid housework and pollution have been counted.✓ 答案
解說
Real GDP can rise while the gain is uneven, and it omits non-market work and many environmental costs. It does measure market production over a period, and a proper deflator removes the pure price change. Those limits are why GDP is not a complete welfare score.