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Economic growth is typically measured at the macroeconomic level in terms of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Figure 3.1 presents GDP per capita estimates for several countries. Note that GDP per capita is highest in the United States compared to any of the other major industrial nations shown in the figure (France, Germany, Japan, and the U.K.).
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Feldman, M.P., Link, A.N., Siegel, D.S. (2002). Economic Growth and Technological Change. In: The Economics of Science and Technology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0981-3_3
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