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How should we measure GDP? The origin and nature of a contested concept

Diane Coyle (2014): GDP: A brief but affectionate history. Princeton: Princeton University Press

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Hirata, J. How should we measure GDP? The origin and nature of a contested concept. Int Rev Econ 62, 85–89 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12232-014-0222-8

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