Diane Coyle’s new book, GDP: A Brief But Affectionate History, is a timely contribution to discussions of modern economic performance. She argues that Gross Domestic Product increasingly ...

For years, measuring economic welfare has been pretty straightforward. Classic economics obsess over a single value: gross domestic product. Luckily, economic paradigms are shifting, and experts are ...

The UN is set to present its first global framework for measuring progress beyond GDP, offering country‑owned, universally applicable indicators to guide policy toward human well‑being and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

“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 ...

Canada’s total GDP continues growing, but this national figure masks a much harsher reality for the average person. While politicians celebrate top-line expansion, per capita output has stagnated, ...

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 ...