Economic growth in your country during the last 5 years

Activity title

Activity 2. Economic growth in your country during the last 5 years

Overview

Activity should be carried out after learning about GDP.

Carry out the Internet search and find what was the GDP (annual real growth) and GDP per capita in your country during last 5 year

Discussion topics of groups:

– Compare the growth of the country’s economy and the trends of your personal financial situation and well-being over the last 5 years. What do you notice?

– General discussion:

— Whether economic growth shows the state of the financial situation and well-being of citizens.

— What indicators would you propose to the state to measure the well-being of citizens?

Objectives

The learner knows what is measured and not measured by one of the most important statistical indicators – GDP.

Materials

Computer and web connection

Time

Minimum 20 minutes

Group size

2 students

Instructions for trainers

The trainer leads the general discussion.

Recommendation for conducting e-learning

– The discussion can be conducted in groups, in separate rooms of the e-learning platform.

– The results of the discussion can be presented in the public section of the e-learning platform.