{"id":25548,"date":"2026-10-16T23:29:39","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T17:29:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/mcq\/new-jersey-change-gdp-per-capita-estimate-even-if-total-gdp-stays-constant\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T23:29:39","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T17:29:39","slug":"new-jersey-change-gdp-per-capita-estimate-even-if-total-gdp-stays-constant","status":"publish","type":"mcq","link":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/mcq\/new-jersey-change-gdp-per-capita-estimate-even-if-total-gdp-stays-constant\/","title":{"rendered":"What could change a GDP-per-capita estimate even if total GDP stays constant?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What could change a GDP-per-capita estimate even if total GDP stays constant?<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"quiz-options\">\n<li>Switching the method of classifying manufacturing industries while population is unchanged<\/li>\n<li>Using a different population estimate vintage or reference year<\/li>\n<li>Using a different GDP price deflator when the numerator is held fixed<\/li>\n<li>Updating an industry employment series without altering GDP or population<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","subject":[3258],"topic":[4001,3975],"education_level":[1897],"class_list":["post-25548","mcq","type-mcq","status-publish","hentry","subject-us-economy","topic-economic-research-methods","topic-new-jersey-facts","education_level-graduate"],"mcq_note":"<p><strong>A GDP-per-capita calculation can change if the population denominator uses a different year or estimate vintage.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The numerator may remain fixed while an updated population estimate changes the denominator. A per-capita series should specify compatible GDP and population years, statistical vintages, and the treatment of revisions. A per-capita comparison is sensitive to both the denominator's date and its revision history.<\/p>","mcq_options":[{"right":"no","answer":"Switching the method of classifying manufacturing industries while population is unchanged"},{"right":"yes","answer":"Using a different population estimate vintage or reference year"},{"right":"no","answer":"Using a different GDP price deflator when the numerator is held fixed"},{"right":"no","answer":"Updating an industry employment series without altering GDP or population"}],"multi_answers":"no","subject_terms":[{"id":3258,"title":"U.S. Economy","slug":"us-economy"}],"topic_terms":[{"id":4001,"title":"Economic Research Methods","slug":"economic-research-methods"},{"id":3975,"title":"New Jersey Facts","slug":"new-jersey-facts"}],"education_level_terms":[{"id":1897,"title":"Graduate","slug":"graduate"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mcq\/25548","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mcq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/mcq"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/39"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25548"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"subject","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/subject?post=25548"},{"taxonomy":"topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic?post=25548"},{"taxonomy":"education_level","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/education_level?post=25548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}