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> a traffic jam increases GDP What? No, it doesn't, in any possible measure. Those are lost hours of productivity.
by bpodgursky 10y ago
> a traffic jam increases GDP
What? No, it doesn't, in any possible measure. Those are lost hours of productivity.
- xal 10y agoThe driving hours usually come out of the participants free time instead of out of the work force. The traffic jam will increase gasoline consumption. You are right though, it isn't a good example. Here is a better one: Someone getting cancer increases GDP significantly due to health care costs.
- thatfrenchguy 10y agoNot in France though :-)