because it helps to see where the economy is heading
economists prefer to compare real gdp figures for different years instead of comparing nominal gdp figures. why?
GDP Deflator = Nominal GDP/Real GDP x 100.
Both fiscal and monetary policy can affect real GDP, due to time-lag in wage and price adjustments. In general, however, fiscal policy has a much more direct effect on real GDP.
stagflation
Expansionary fiscal policy is so named because it is designed to expand real GDP.
economists prefer to compare real gdp figures for different years instead of comparing nominal gdp figures. why?
GDP Deflator = Nominal GDP/Real GDP x 100.
stagflation
Both fiscal and monetary policy can affect real GDP, due to time-lag in wage and price adjustments. In general, however, fiscal policy has a much more direct effect on real GDP.
Total GDP of Bosnia is $31.366 billion, and per capita is $8,063. Those are estimated figures from 2011.
Expansionary fiscal policy is so named because it is designed to expand real GDP.
There are no figures for 2010 as yet. But based on 2009 & 2008 GDP per capita PPP figures from the CIA World Factbook, which = $39,900 in both years, and 2007 GDP per capita PPP figures, which = $39,500, 2010 figures should be in the area of $39,500-$39,900.
GDP output
Gross domestic product (GDP) is a broad measure of the nation's economic activity. For small businesses, which are often sensitive to the economic climate, GDP can be an important measure of current business prospects. Because GDP measures overall economic output, small businesses may carefully watch GDP figures to determine how the economy is faring and how their own results compare with the results of other businesses.
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GDP can be increased in the short run by having a monetary policy of keeping interest rates as low as possible. Low rates allows increased borrowing in the corporate sector and thus it has funds to increase production and hopefully increase the size of GDP.
- data is not very timely- it is only released quarterly - Revisions can change historical figures measurably (the difference between 3% and 3.5% GDP growth is a big one in terms of monetary policy)