GDPben
GDPben is a term used in economic discourse to denote a proposed augmentation of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) intended to better reflect social welfare, environmental sustainability, and other non-market factors. As a concept, GDPben is not a single, universally adopted metric; rather, it describes a family of approaches that reweight or expand GDP to account for benefits and costs that GDP alone may overlook.
Conceptually, GDPben can be implemented in several ways. One common formulation treats GDPben as GDP plus a
GDPben is related to, but distinct from, other alternatives such as the Genuine Progress Indicator, the Human
Critics argue that GDPben faces measurement challenges, data availability constraints, and risks of value-laden judgments. They
See also: Gross Domestic Product, Genuine Progress Indicator, Human Development Index, Green GDP, inclusive wealth.