Economics 9708 · AS & A Level · National income statistics

National income statistics — practice question

Real GNP per capita is often used when living standards are compared between a developed country and a developing country. What is not a valid reason to doubt the accuracy of this comparison of living standards?

  • AIt is not possible to use price indices accurately when computing real figures because spending patterns are different.
  • BPeople in developed countries enjoy very different amounts of leisure time to people in developing countries.
  • CThe extent of the unrecorded economy is very different in the two countries.
  • DThe purchasing power parity theory has been used to make comparisons.

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