Download This PaperGDP, GDI, and Trading Gains: An Alternative View
15 Pages Posted: 21 Nov 2022 Last revised: 3 Jan 2024
Date Written: January 2, 2024
Abstract
This note argues that, from an economic-statistical point of view, trading gains, as difference between real Gross Domestic Income and real Gross Domestic Product, may be considered as a statistical artefact, caused by the use of an inappropriate deflator.
Keywords: GDP, GDI, Trading Gains. Terms of Trade, Deflation.
JEL Classification: C43, E01, O47.
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Balk, Bert M., GDP, GDI, and Trading Gains: An Alternative View (January 2, 2024). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4263604 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4263604
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