This week’s discussion topic is about Economic Indicators, such as Gross Domesti

This week’s discussion topic is about Economic Indicators, such as Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Quality of Life, Economic Freedom, Employment and others indicated below.
The ultimate question for this week is: “Is GDP a good measure of national economic well being?”
In your response you must demonstrate your personal research, which must include more than one of the following websites:
GDP per capita. World Bank. https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.CD?view=map
The Human Development Index (HDI). United Nations Development Programme. Human Development Reports. http://hdr.undp.org/en/content/human-development-index-hdi
The Index of Economic Freedom. The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal. http://www.heritage.org/index/about
Corruption Perceptions Index. Transparency International. https://www.transparency.org/research/cpi/overview
The Knowledge Index. World Bank Institute. World Bank
World Happiness Report. Helliwell, John F, Layard, Richard, and Sachs, Jeffrey. https://worldhappiness.report/ed/2020
You must complete your research by visiting an “Economic Calendar” website, such as https://tradingeconomics.com/calendar for a foreign country or the US. In the menu at the top of the page select the dates such as today or the last few days, or months, select high impact, select a country and save your selection. You must analyze the past evolution, current economic situation and perspective.
You can research on the internet economic news, the topics you selected to support your views.

Rubric.
In your response you must demonstrate your personal research, which must include more than one of the websites indicated above and the Economic Calendar:
Your grade is based on the rubric below.
You are required to post your main post and respond to at least two peers, to make a minimum of three posts totaling at least 500 words.
Include a word count on each post. All of your posts should sum to a minimum of 500 words. Each post submitted should be between 150 and 250 words. Keep them short, specific, and clear.
Remember to document all use of sources by using citations and references. These should be in APA format APA format – Alternative Formats . Please review Plagiarism Powerpoints Plagiarism Powerpoints – Alternative Formats .
Now click on the “Week 2 DISCUSSION” title above to go to the discussion forum. You can start a new thread by clicking on the Create Thread button at the top. You can also respond to an existing post by clicking the Respond button at the bottom of the post.