Discover how GDP influences living standards and explore alternative measures for a comprehensive view of economic well-being ...

Seriously. How are you feeling about your economic situation? Because the unemployment rate is still near generational lows, inflation is down to 3.2%, and gross domestic product, or GDP, grew at a ...

“Measurement theory shows that strong assumptions are required for certain statistics to provide meaningful information about reality. Measurement theory encourages people to think about the meaning ...

The Bureau of Economic Analysis released its third estimate of second-quarter GDP — a revised look at how much the economy grew between the beginning of April and the end of June. Today’s update did ...

There's one statistic that rules them all when it comes to keeping track of the economy: gross domestic product (GDP). It's the sum of all final transactions, so all the goods or services bought and ...

Diane Coyle, Bennett Professor of Public Policy at the University of Cambridge and author of GDP: A Brief But Affectionate History, explains why gross domestic product is no longer an adequate means ...

There may be an explanation for why the U.S. economy has been remarkably resilient, growing briskly despite high inflation and interest rates. Maybe it isn’t so resilient after all. This week, the ...

Syria’s example illustrates the challenges of gathering good economic data during conflict. Two destroyed tanks in front of a mosque in Azaz, north of Aleppo. Photo taken in August 2012 by Christiaan ...

There's one statistic that rules them all when it comes to keeping track of the economy: gross domestic product (GDP). It's the sum of all final... Can we just change how we measure GDP? There's one ...