Macroeconomics 12th Edition by Rudiger Dornbusch ,Stanley Fischer,Richard Startz

Exercise 7

In the text, we calculated the change in real GDP in the hypothetical economy of Table 2-3 , using the prices of 2005. Calculate the change in real GDP between 2005 and 2010 using the same data but the prices of 2010. Your answer should demonstrate that the prices that are used to calculate real GDP do affect the calculated growth rate, but typically not by very much.