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Monday 23 January 2012

IGCSE, Unit 2, 4: Just what is GDP?

Although it is focussed on the U.S economy, this five minute video is a cracker because it covers a number of issues about GDP that students find difficult to grasp, in an engaging way.


As well as the basics on what GDP actually is, the video covers

- the treatment of imports

- new vs used goods and services

- counting only final (and not intermediate) goods and services

- adjusting for level of home ownership.

The video is from slatev.com and comes from the “Planet Money series.

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