Macro Economics about GDP and National Happiness

1. Macro-Economics #1
GDP is…

2. Just one thing
What I tell you about is ...

3. Let’s think about
Macro-Economics more.
It is very
interesting and exciting.

4. Why do I tell you about this?
I was not interested in
economics at all six month ago.
But now I'm interested in it
and there are some reasons.

5. What is economics?

6. What is economics?
Micro Economics
Macro Economics
basic theories of supply and demand and how individual
businesses decide their investment
ref : http://www.investopedia.com/
big picture focused on the national economy
provides a basic knowledge of how things work in the business world
This is …

7. Economics
≒
Business

8. Economics and Business

9. Why people are interested in
these things?
Because...

10. Better economics
means…
Better life !!

11. You can be happier
by better economics

12. Why I can tell this?
More money,
more happiness?

13. The indicator is
GDP divided by
the country’s population
(GDP/person)

14. What is GDP ?

15. GDP = Gross Domestic Product
The amount of profit per country per year
The monetary value of all the finished goods and services
produced within a country's borders in annual period
ref : http://www.investopedia.com/
same as…

16. GDP / person
I want to tell you …
indicates
each country's happiness

17. How come??

18. Correlation b/w GNH and GDP/person
GNH = Gross National Happiness
Choose the number from one to ten
in order to rate how happy you are, one is sad :( , ten is happy:)
Average number of total amount of this point to each country
Question :
This survey result is from
GALLUP which is a high reliability company of public opinion research and consulting
The result is…

19. Result of GNH and GDP year 2013
Australia
United States
Canada
Japan
China
Italy
Spain
Panama
Russia
UK
Horizontal axis : GDP/person ($)
Vertical axis : GNH
Circle size : GDP

20. Correlation b/w HDI and GDP/person
HDI = Human Development Index
This Indicator is made up of three factors
GDP
Education
Lifespan
This survey result is from
United Nations
The result is…

21. Result of HDI and GDP year 2013
-50
0
50
100
150
200
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140
Switzerland
United
States
China
Russia
Japan
Horizontal axis : GDP/person Ranking
Vertical axis : HDI Ranking

22. According to the previous pages…

23. Relevance ratio of GNH and GDP/personRelevance ratio of GNH and GDP/personRelevance ratio of GNH and GDP/person :
Relevance ratio of HDI and GDP/person :
80%
95%
This means …
The right direction is
Better economics, Better life !!

24. But someone says...

25. More money,
more happiness ??

26. Cannot be happy with money only
It depends on each person
when he/she feels happy
But... it does not mean …

27. Money makes you sad
Money cannot make you happy
If you think this way,
You can donate your money
and be happy

28. Therefore
We can say
Better economics,
Better life

29. Three advantages

30. Can be a business person who
knows trend

31. Can talk with anyone who is
interested in economics
When I went to Tohoku to visit my wife's hometown,
I could speak with the elder relatives smoothly.

32. Can think about our future closely
and more detail
Can think about
our next generation

33. Our happiness
related with economics!!!

34. Let's think about
economics more

35. and become happier

36. Thank you
and
Next time...
Think about Japanese Abenomics