Even the Inventor of GDP Statistics Knew Government Spending Was Dubious
Patrick Newman joins Bob to discuss one of his talks at the Austrian Economics Research Conference (AERC), where he explained that Simon Kuznets–who developed the method of calculating GNP and GDP statistics–had serious doubts about how to include government expenditures.
Patrick's Talk at the 2025 AERC: Mises.org/HAP493a
Rothbard's Man, Economy, and State: Mises.org/HAP493b
Bob's 2014 Talk on the Great Depression: Mises.org/HAP493c
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