@MaxCRoser @ryanbedwards The point about domestic labor is that measures of gdp includes some unpaid household work but not others - specifically those that are done by women. https://t.co/s6sx1wiIEW
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@cmicmeissner @joefrancis505 have you seen this paper (apologies if it's in the thread(s) above somewhere). [Having done some work with ONS on imputed rent I'm a bit sceptical about our capacity to do this properly/very well..] https://t.co/bcvS3w045Z
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@BlokeOnWheels Every time someone in receipt of benefits makes a cup of tea for Grandma, they contribute to the economy. https://t.co/IZ8QC5Lpah
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@DanMertens @dmugge @daniel_derock's piece on the professional dynamics behind the exclusion of unpaid labour from GDP might come closest: https://t.co/n2BB2XuFXd (there is also a SI in @RIPEJournal on the politics of economic statistics coming out soon,