13. Assume that we compute current dollar GDP for 2021Q2 and find that it rose from 2020Q2. But we also find that general prices rose over the same period the same amount, 2%. Is the country better off, worse off, or about the same when it comes to output? Explain

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13. Assume that we compute current dollar GDP for 2021Q2 and find that it rose 2%
from 2020Q2. But we also find that general prices rose over the same period by
the same amount, 2%. Is the country better off, worse off, or about the same
when it comes to output? Explain.
Transcribed Image Text:13. Assume that we compute current dollar GDP for 2021Q2 and find that it rose 2% from 2020Q2. But we also find that general prices rose over the same period by the same amount, 2%. Is the country better off, worse off, or about the same when it comes to output? Explain.
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