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ModuleInterpretingReal GrossDomestic Product

KRUGMAN'SMACROECONOMICS for AP*

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Margaret Ray and David Anderson

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What you will learnWhat you will learn

in thisin this ModuleModule::

• The difference between real GDP and nominal GDP

• Why real GDP is the appropriate measure of real economic activity

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What GDP Tells UsWhat GDP Tells Us

• Economic Size

• Comparison

Relative size of country indicates relative size of Gross Domestic Product

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• Inflation’s effect on GDP

• Aggregate Output

Real GDP: A Measure of Real GDP: A Measure of Aggergate OutputAggergate Output

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Calculating Real GDPCalculating Real GDP

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What Real GDP Doesn’t What Real GDP Doesn’t MeasureMeasure

• Real GDP v. GDP per capita

• Living Standards

• Limitations of Real GDP per capita