The $4 Trillion GDP Is a Lie? | Why Our $4 Trillion GDP is Actually Only $2.5 Trillion | IBP
Think School's Indian Business Podcast episode in which host Raj Shamani speaks with Dr. Arun Kumar, a retired JNU economist and author of books on black money and GST. The episode is sponsored by Odoo. Dr. Kumar argues that India's headline GDP figure mostly measures the organized sector, which he says is about 6 percent of the workforce, while the unorganized sector with about 94 percent of workers is not captured well and is declining. He claims this means the real economy is closer to 2.5 trillion dollars than the 4 trillion headline, and that demonetization and GST hit the unorganized sector. He calls the black economy activity without productivity and proposes a single point, single rate tax. PARTIAL COVERAGE: the captions cover most of the conversation, but this summary highlights the GDP measurement argument, black money and tax simplification only, so segments on right to information and politics are not summarized. These are the guest's own claims and are not independently verified, and other economists disagree. Nothing here is financial, legal, political or voting advice.
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Think School's Indian Business Podcast episode in which host Raj Shamani speaks with Dr. Arun Kumar, a retired JNU economist and author of books on black money and GST. The episode is sponsored by Odoo. Dr. Kumar argues that India's headline GDP figure mostly measures the organized sector, which he says is about 6 percent of the workforce, while the unorganized sector with about 94 percent of workers is not captured well and is declining. He claims this means the real economy is closer to 2.5 trillion dollars than the 4 trillion headline, and that demonetization and GST hit the unorganized sector. He calls the black economy activity without productivity and proposes a single point, single rate tax. PARTIAL COVERAGE: the captions cover most of the conversation, but this summary highlights the GDP measurement argument, black money and tax simplification only, so segments on right to information and politics are not summarized. These are the guest's own claims and are not independently verified, and other economists disagree. Nothing here is financial, legal, political or voting advice.