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The Case for Growth


The Case for Growth
If you care about happiness, well-being, or growth, you should care about GDP.
By Brian Albrecht
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Join nowBrian Albrecht is chief economist of the International Center for Law & Economics and cowrites the newsletter “Economic Forces.”


If you care about happiness, well-being, or growth, you should care about GDP.