September 18, 2026 Categories: Goldstein on Gelt
Is GDP the Best Way to Measure True Economic Prosperity
Professor Dirk Philipsen of Duke University, author of The Little Big Number: How GDP came to rule the world and what to do about it, discusses how GDP became a universally used indicator of economic performance, and what it really means. Is GDP an outdated way to measure prosperity, and are there any alternative methods of assessing economic growth?
