Economists focus on Economic Growth more than on Economic Development: A) because economists as a group don't care about what happens to people as long as the GDP is growing, B) because Economic Growth is a good proxy measure of Economic Development and is easier to capture in one measurement. C) Economic Growth is better at measuring Economic Development than is measuring the increase in the GDP per capita over time. D) because Economic Development tends to be very quantitative while Economic Growth is quantitative.
