Measuring National Wealth and Economic Activity

📋 Course Outline

1. Conceptual framework for measuring national wealth and economic activity
2. Historical perspectives on the origin and measurement of wealth
3. Physiocratic model and François Quesnay's Tableau Économique
4. Classical, Neoclassical, and Keynesian views on wealth and value
5. Development and institutionalization of national accounts after World War II
6. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as the central indicator and emerging concepts in wealth measurement
7. European System of Accounts (ESA), Eurostat, and national institutions in France
8. Methodological approaches in national accounts: production and income approaches

📖 1. Conceptual framework for measuring national wealth and economic activity

🔑 Key Concepts & Definitions

• Economic system : A structure that defines how an economy operates, including its functioning and objectives, necessary for describing economic processes.
• Economic activity : The production, income generation, consumption, investment, and wealth within a country, measured through national accounts.

📝 Essential Points