I had started a GDP thread in Labour and Consumption because I thought it was more appropriate there.However, I'll leave it up to you where you want to do this.
I'll post here what I posted there to begin the thread. I'll take the opportunity to correct a spelling error.
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The topic of GDP came up in another thread, and the discussion was quite lively, so I thought it could have it's own thread (here, rather than in Humanities and Science).My own take is GDP is more or less useless, not so much as a measure, but as a number that can be useful for determining policy, or forecasting in the economy.
I know there are many who disagree, so tell me what GDP measures, and why we should care what it is.
There were no takers over there, apparently the GDP is not a popular topic. However, it may attract some interest, and given it is a number that is used for a variety of analyses, it's probably worth investigating.