GDP per capita: Difference between revisions

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Label:	Gross domestic product (GDP) per capita
Short description:	Gross Domestic Product is the market value of all final goods and services produced within a region in a year. In the IMAGE framework is mostly used as a generic indicator of economic activity.
Description:	Gross Domestic Product is the market value of all final goods and services produced within a region in a year. In the IMAGE framework is mostly used as a generic indicator of economic activity. Scenarios are derived from macro-economic models as exogenous model input.
Dimensions:	time, region
Default unit:	US$ (2005) per year
Variable type:	driver
Driver group:	Economic development
Source:	Historic: World Bank; Future: Exogenous input

Drivers are described in the Drivers component.

Variable is input of model component(s):

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 |Label=Gross domestic product (GDP) per capita
 |ShortDescription=Gross Domestic Product is the market value of all final goods and services produced within a region in a year. In the IMAGE framework is mostly used as a generic indicator of economic activity.
-|Description=Gross Domestic Product is the market value of all final goods and services produced within a region in a year. In the IMAGE framework GDP is an exogenous variable, estimated with more detailed models that account for intersectoral linkages, own- and cross-price responses, and other factors.
+|Description=Gross Domestic Product is the market value of all final goods and services produced within a region in a year. In the IMAGE framework is mostly used as a generic indicator of economic activity. Scenarios are derived from macro-economic models as exogenous model input.
 |Dimension=time, region
 |Unit=US$ (2005) per year