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Ep. 130: Demystifying GDP

Jul 22, 2019
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
The GDP and the Controversies in India
01:54 • 2min
3
How I Become an Economist
04:14 • 3min
4
The Juice of Economics
07:26 • 3min
5
The Importance of Economics in India
10:51 • 3min
6
The Origins of the GDP
13:58 • 3min
7
The Origins of National Income
17:00 • 5min
8
The History of the National Bureau of Economic Research
21:55 • 2min
9
The Importance of GDP in a Tough Economy
23:40 • 2min
10
The Evolution of GDP
25:25 • 3min
11
The Importance of Government Spending in the Economy
28:12 • 3min
12
The Importance of Government Spending in the GDP
31:20 • 2min
13
The Unseen Effect of War on the Economy
33:05 • 4min
14
The Future of GDP
36:52 • 3min
15
The Unintended Consequences of the GDP Concept
40:15 • 3min
16
The Inconsistency Between GDP and ABCDE
42:49 • 2min
17
The Complexity of GDP
44:34 • 2min
18
The Negative Effects of GDP on the Economy
46:45 • 1min
19
The Importance of GDP
48:09 • 3min
20
The History of the GDP
51:04 • 5min
21
The Problem With the SNA in India
55:45 • 3min
22
The Evolution of National Statistics in India
58:24 • 2min
23
The Growth Rate of the Economy Jumped Significantly in 2015
01:00:41 • 5min
24
The Politics of GDP in India
01:05:38 • 1min
25
The Problems With MCA 21 Data
01:06:59 • 2min
26
The Negative Effect of the CSO on the GDP Data
01:08:59 • 3min
27
The Importance of Transparency in the Statistics Office
01:12:22 • 2min
28
The Obsession With Defending a Number
01:13:56 • 2min
29
The Importance of GDP in the Economy
01:15:29 • 3min
30
The Politics of GDP
01:18:09 • 5min
31
The Politicization of GDP
01:23:26 • 3min
32
The Importance of Disaggregated Data in Macroeconomics
01:26:40 • 4min
33
The Debate on GDP
01:30:46 • 2min
34
How to Make Money Work Hard for You
01:32:19 • 2min