Journal of Economic Literature

Coyle, Diane. The Measure of Progress: Counting What Really Matters

2025-12-01

Karen Dynan of Harvard University reviews “The Measure of Progress: Counting What Really Matters” by Diane Coyle. The Econlit abstract of this book begins: “Explores the shortcomings in standard economic measurement and why the current metrics miss important considerations, highlighting over a decade's worth of research on questions of economic statistics and measurement.”

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DOI https://doi.org/10.1257/jel.63.4.1552.r1