An article in the Wall Street Journal notes that many economists believe that GDP data for India

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An article in the Wall Street Journal notes that many economists believe that GDP data for India are unreliable because "the average firm employs just a handful of people and the overwhelming majority of the adult population works off the books and far from major cities."
a. What does the article mean by working "off the books"?
b. Why would the problems listed make it difficult for the Indian government to accurately measure GDP?
c. What problems can be caused for a government or for businesses in a country if the government cannot accurately measure GDP?
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Economics

ISBN: 978-0134106243

6th edition

Authors: R. Glenn Hubbard

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