| − | '''Economic growth''' is an increase in a nation's capacity to produce [[goods]] and services. | + | '''Economic growth''' is an increase in a nation's capacity to produce [[goods]] and services over time. It is usually calculated using a country's gross domestic product (GDP) as compared to the country's population.<ref>Bjork, Gordon J. (1999). The Way It Worked and Why It Won’t: Structural Change and the Slowdown of U.S. Economic Growth. Westport, CT; London: Praeger. pp. 2, 67. ISBN 0-275-96532-5</ref> |