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National Income And Related Aggregates

ICSE · Class 12 · Economics

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1. National Income: Meaning, Approaches, and Basic Distinctions

  • National income can be defined through three equivalent approaches: output, income, and expenditure.
  • Output approach measures the flow of final goods and services produced by normal residents in one accounting year.
  • Income approach measures the sum of factor incomes earned by normal residents in one accounting year.
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2. GDP, GNP, NDP, and NNP

  • GDP is a domestic concept because it measures production within domestic territory.
  • GDP includes value added by multinational companies operating in India.
  • Domestic territory includes ships and aircraft operated by residents between countries, fishing vessels and rigs in international waters, and embassies, consulates, and military establishments located
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3. Private Income, Personal Income, Personal Disposable Income, and National Disposable Income

  • Factor income is earned in exchange for productive services.
  • Transfer income is received without providing any good or service in return.
  • Transfer incomes include gifts, donations, scholarships, unemployment allowance, and similar payments.
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4. National Income and Welfare

  • National income gives an idea of progress and welfare, but it is not a perfect measure of welfare.
  • For welfare comparisons, net national income is preferred over gross national income because it accounts for wastage of capital.
  • A rise in national income due only to price increase does not increase welfare.

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National income is the sum totalNational income can be measured byFinal goods are goods meantNational income at current pricesThe national income deflator measures

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