GDP, Free Trade, and Prosperity

Tags: Global Economy, Protectionism and Free Trade

07/29/2020 Matthew Tanous

GDP is not a useful measure of the material prosperity of a nation, and the way GDP is measured tends to hide the benefits of free trade.

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Original Article: “GDP, Free Trade, and Prosperity“.

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