How useful is GDP?

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How useful is GDP?

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28 minutes

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Apr 22, 2011

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Tim Harford and team look at GDP, school standards and the results of 'The Other Census'.

Released:

Apr 22, 2011

Format:

Podcast episode

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Tim Harford and the More or Less team try to make sense of the statistics which surround us. From BBC Radio 4

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