Two economists are sitting at a bar, one pulls out a checkbook and writes a check for $100,000,000 then hands it to the other economist. The second economist l

Two economists are sitting at a bar, one pulls out a checkbook and writes a check for $100,000,000 then hands it to the other economist. The second economist looks at the check, smiles, then hands it back. The first economist calls the bartender over and orders a bottle of champagne. The bartender asks what the celebration is about, and the economist responds, "we just grew GDP by $200 million dollars."