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According to most economists, is it a serious shortcoming of GDP that it does not count household production or production in the underground economy?A.Most economists would answer "yes" because these types of production are likely to be a large component of the economy (or a large percentage of measured GDP), especially in countries like the United States.B.Most economists would answer "no" because these types of production do not affect the most important use of the GDP measure, which is to measure changes in total production over short periods of time.This is the correct answer.C.Most economists would answer "yes" because these types of production are likely to change significantly from one year to the next.D.Most economists would answer "no" because the purpose of measuring GDP is to see how the economy performs over fairly long periods of a decade or more.
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