This video is a British House of Commons committee hearing on the use of Quality of Life measures. The speaker is advocating using such measures. The video is Closed Captioned. Once the video starts click on the CC icon and select it from the menu.
This video is from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (bea.gov) which computes the GDP and National Income and Product Accounts information. The video describes what GDP includes. From more detailed information follow the BEA link and select the data series and/or tables of specific interest to you. The video is Closed Captioned. Once the video states click on the CC icon and select from the menu.
This weeks discussion topic is about Economic Indicators, such as Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Quality of Life, Economic Freedom, Employment and others indicated below.
The ultimate question for this week is: Is GDP a good measure of national economic well being?
In your response you must demonstrate your personal research, which must include more than one of the following websites:
GDP per capita. World Bank.
The Human Development Index (HDI). United Nations Development Programme. Human Development Reports.
The Index of Economic Freedom. The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal.
Corruption Perceptions Index. Transparency International.
The Knowledge Index. World Bank Institute. World Bank
World Happiness Report. Helliwell, John F, Layard, Richard, and Sachs, Jeffrey.