Measures of Development Flashcards
Define economic development
An increase in living standards of an economy
(for essays)
A process which real GNI per capita incomes increased such that inhabitants of a country benefit from increased living standards.
recall:
Define economic growth?
An increase in the productive capacity of an economy over time
3 reasons why GNI per capita
is a great form of measuring economic development and not
Yes:
1. Increase in GNI -> average income increased, more jobs available
- data is widely available
No:
1. Inflation may distort data
- Does not indicate inequality as it is only average
- size of informal sector?
Whats HDI
H.. D… I..
Health development index
Whats GNI
GDP + net income from abroad
Explain how HDI measure economic development
3 factors:
1. Health - Average life expectancy
2. Living Standards - Real GNI per capita
3. Education - Average years spent in schools
Advantages and Disadvantages of using HDI
as measurement of economic development
Ads:
1. holistic- it focuses on a range of indicators rather than just one, takes account of different benchmarks
- good for comparing countries - it makes it easy to see which countries are most developed and which are least developed
Ds:
1. unreliable - there are many indicators that it does not use, living standards and electricity in india (reasonable income but lack electricity stability)
- ignores inequality - the distribution of development which can be measured by looking at the gini coefficient (Norway and Israel)
how to measure HDI
(health x education x living standards)^1/3
What are other indicators of measurement of development in economy?
- IHDI (accounts inequality)
- MPI (multi-dimensional poverty index)