Is the rate of change of GDP the best way to measure economic growth?

  • May 23, 2018
  • Dinner, discussion
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Professor Jonathan Haskel
Professor of Economics, King's Business School, King's College London
John Pullinger CB
National Statistician, Head, Government Statistical Service and Chief Executive, UK Statistics Authority
Tera Allas
Senior Fellow and Director of Research, McKinsey Center for Government
Clare Lombardelli
Chief Economic Advisor to the Treasury and joint head of the Government Economic Service, HM Treasury [Panellist]
Professor Martin Weale CBE
Professor of Economics, King's Business School, King's College London [Panellist]
Professor John Kay CBE FRSE FBA
Economist [Panellist]

Cranfied University, ERA Foundation, McLaren

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