(Answered) True or false: If a policy will increase a country’s GDP, it is a policy that should be…

➤ How should policymakers evaluate a proposed policy beyond GDP?
Policymakers should run cost–benefit analysis, distributional impact assessments, and environmental studies. Track poverty, employment, health, education, and inequality measures like the Gini coefficient. Include long-term fiscal projections and stakeholder consultation, and adjust for externalities and nonmarket values to judge real living-standard effects.