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【单选题】
实践的客体是 ___
A. 绝对精神的对象化
B. 客观物质世界
C. 人的意识的创造物
D. 进入主体的认识和实践范围的客观事物
【单选题】
下列选项中正确表达了认识主体的涵义的是 ___
A. 认识的主体是具有感性认识能力的人
B. 认识的主体是具有理性认识能力的人
C. 认识的主体是具体的,有血有肉的人
D. 认识的主体是从事社会实践和认识活动的人
【单选题】
下列选项中正确表达了认识客体的涵义的是 ___
A. 认识的客体是主体实践和认识的对象
B. 认识的客体是主体创造出来的对象
C. 认识的客体是外部自然界
D. 认识的客体是客观存在的事物
【单选题】
实践的中介是 ___
A. 各种形式的工具、手段及其运用的程序和方法
B. 对一事物存在和发展有联系的各种要素的总和
C. 构成事物一切要素的总和
D. 受命于主观见之于客观的活动
【单选题】
两条根本对立的认识路线是 ___
A. 可知论与不可知论
B. 唯物辩证法与形而上学
C. 唯物主义反映论与唯心主义先验论
D. 能动革命的反映论与直观被动的反映论
【单选题】
坚持从物到感觉和思想的路线是 ___
A. 唯物主义认识论的路线
B. 唯心主义认识论的路线
C. 先验论的认识路线
D. 唯理论的认识路线
【单选题】
坚持从思想和感觉到物的路线是 ___
A. 马克思主义的认识路线
B. 旧唯物主义的认识路线
C. 唯心主义的认识路线
D. 经验论的认识路线
【单选题】
列宁提出的:“从物到感觉和思想”与“从思想和感觉到物”是 ___
A. 唯物主义认识论与唯心主义认识论的对立
B. 经验论与唯理论的对立
C. 辩证法与形而上学的对立
D. 可知论与不可知论的对立
【单选题】
唯物主义认识论和唯心主义认识论的根本区别在于 ___
A. 是否承认认识是主体对客体的反映
B. 是否承认人有认识能力
C. 是否承认世界是可以被认识的
D. 是否承认认识世界是为了改造世界
【单选题】
“只有音乐才能激起人们的音乐感;对于没有音乐感的耳朵来说,最美的音乐也毫无意义”。这表明 ___
A. 人的认识是主体与客体相互作用的过程和结果
B. 人的感觉能力决定认识的产生和发展
C. 人的认识能力是由人的生理结构决定的
D. 事物因人的感觉而存在
【单选题】
马克思主义认识论认为,人类认识发展的动力在于 ___
A. 人类的精神活动
B. 人类的社会生活
C. 人类的正确思想路线
D. 人类的社会实践
【单选题】
未来科学家尼葛庞蒂说:“预测未来的最好办法就是把它创造出来。”从认识和实践的关系看,这句话对我们的启示是 ___
A. 认识总是滞后于实践
B. 实践和认识互为先导
C. 实践高于(理论的)认识,因为它不仅具有普遍性的品格,而且具有直接现实性的品格
D. 实践与认识是合一的
【单选题】
“人的智力是按照人如何改造自然界而发展的。”这句话说明 ___
A. 实践是认识的来源
B. 人具有改造自然的能力
C. 实践是认识的动力
D. 人的认识具有主观能动性
【单选题】
实践是认识的来源,这表明 ___
A. 一切知识归根到底来自实践
B. 个人知识都来自直接实践👨
C. 没有必要学习间接经验
D. 只有通过直接经验才能学到知识
【单选题】
马克思指出:“搬运夫和哲学家之间的原始差别要比家犬和猎犬之间的差别小得多,它们之间的鸿沟是分工掘成的”这表明 ___
A. 人的聪明才智无先天区别
B. 人的聪明才智得大小主要取决于主观努力的程度
C. 人的聪明才智主要来源于后天实践
D. 人的聪明才智由其社会政治地位决定
【单选题】
直接经验和间接经验的关系是 ___
A. 认识内容和形式的关系
B. 感性认识和理性认识的关系👨
C. 认识中“源”和“流”的关系👨
D. 实践和理论的关系👨
【单选题】
实践是认识的基础表明 ___
A. 每个人必须事事经过实践才能有认识
B. 只要坚持实践就一定能获得正确认识
C. 直接知识来自于实践,间接知识不来于自实践
D. 一切认识归根到底来自于实践
【单选题】
“知屋漏者在宇下,知政失者在朝野”,这一古训蕴含的哲理是 ___
A. 人的经验是判断是非得失的根本尺度
B. 直接经验比间接经验更重要
C. 感性认识高于理性认识
D. 实践是认识的重要基础
【单选题】
“社会上一旦有技术上的需要,则这种需要会比十所大学更能把科学推向前进。”这说明 ___
A. 实践是认识的来源
B. 技术推动了科学的发展
C. 实践是认识发展的动力
D. 科学进步是实践的目的
【单选题】
518、“纸上得来终觉浅,决知此事要躬行”, 陆游这一名句强调的是 ___
A. 实践是认识的来源
B. 实践是推动认识发展的动力
C. 实践是认识的目的
D. 间接经验毫无用处
【单选题】
“听其言必责其用,观其行必求其功”,这种观点是 ___
A. 强调认识对实践的作用
B. 强调实践对认识的检验作用
C. 认为认识可以脱离实践
D. 认为实践可以脱离认识
【单选题】
“人的思维是否具有真理性,这并不是一个理论的问题,而是一个实践的问题。人应该在实践中证明自己思维的真理性,即自己思维的现实性和力量,亦即自己思维的此岸性。”这一论断说明了 ___
A. 实践是认识的来源和动力
B. 实践是检验认识是否具有真理性的唯一标准
C. 实践检验真理不需要理论指导
D. 认识活动与实践活动具有同样的作用和力量
【单选题】
认识的最终目的是 ___
A. 发现真理
B. 认识世界
C. 改造世界
D. 创立新理论
【单选题】
毛泽东说:“马克思主义哲学认为十分重要的问题,不在于懂得了客观世界的规律性,因而能够解释世界,而在于拿了这种对于客观规律性的认识去能动地改造世界。”这段话强调的是 ___
A. 认识的任务在于透过事物的现象抓住事物的本质
B. 认识的任务不仅在于解释世界,更重要的是改造世界
C. 认识的任务在于运用客观规律解释世界
D. 只要了解了客观规律就能成功地改造世界
【单选题】
辩证唯物主义认为,认识的本质是 ___
A. 主体对各种认识要素的建构
B. 主体对客体的能动反映
C. 主体对客体本质的内省
D. 主体对客体信息的选择
【单选题】
认识是主体对客体的能动反映,这是 ___
A. 形而上学唯物主义认识论的观点
B. 唯心主义认识论的观点
C. 马克思主义认识论的观点
D. 可知论的认识观点
【单选题】
人的认识是主体对客体的直观的反映,这是一种 ___
A. 辩证唯物主义认识论的观点
B. 机械唯物主义认识论的观点
C. 主观唯心主义认识论的观点
D. 客观唯心主义认识论的观点
【单选题】
唯物主义认识论都坚持 ___
A. 唯理论
B. 经验论
C. 先验论
D. 反映论
【单选题】
唯心主义的认识论根源是 ___
A. 否认意识的能动性
B. 夸大意识的能动性
C. 否认物质的决定性
D. 夸大物质的决定性
【单选题】
旧唯物主义认识论把认识看成 ___
A. 人们纯思维的理性活动
B. 不断反复、无限发展的认识过程
C. 主体对客体的能动反映
D. 照镜子似的、直观被动的反映
【单选题】
在认识论中坚持反映论原则的是 ___
A. 所有唯物主义的观点
B. 辩证唯物主义的观点
C. 机械唯物主义的观点
D. 朴素唯物主义的观点
【单选题】
“观念的东西不外是移入人的头脑并在人的头脑中改造过的物质的东西而已。”这是 ___
A. 主观唯心主义的观点
B. 客观唯心主义的观点
C. 辩证唯物主义的观点
D. 形而上学唯物主义的观点
【单选题】
“人的感官是人认识外界事物的不可逾越的天然界限”,这种观点是 ___
A. 辨证反映论
B. 经验论
C. 辩证唯物论
D. 不可知论
【单选题】
驳斥不可知论最有力的论据是 ___
A. 物质是可以通过感觉感知的
B. 人可以透过现象揭示本质
C. 感性认识可以上升为理性认识
D. 实践的成功可以证明人们对客体的认识是正确的
【单选题】
古希腊的怀疑论者们强调说对同一事物,不同的人感觉是不同的,如同一盆水,有人感觉说温,有人感觉说凉。这说明 ___
A. 世界的真实状况是人们无法知道的
B. 认识结果是由主体决定的
C. 认识具有主体差异性
D. 认识具有客观性
【单选题】
主体和客体的关系,从根本上说是 ___
A. 认识关系和实践关系
B. 认识和被认识的关系
C. 改造与被改造的关系
D. 相互作用的关系
【单选题】
正确理解主体与客体关系的关键在于 ___
A. 物质第一性的观点
B. 意识第一性的观点
C. 辩证的观点
D. 实践的观点
【单选题】
马克思主义认为,主客体之间的价值关系是指 ___
A. 主体对客体的物质欲望和要求
B. 主体对客体的能动反映
C. 主体对客体的改造和变革的结果
D. 客体对于主体的有用性和效益性
【单选题】
韩愈的《马说》论曰:“世有伯乐,然后有千里马。千里马常有,而伯乐不常有。”这句论断在哲学上体现了主体和客体的 ___
A. 相互依存关系
B. 相互转化关系
C. 主体决定客体的关系
D. 客体决定主体的关系
【单选题】
“进行社会主义现代化建设必须尊重知识、尊重人才。”这一思想体现的辩证唯物主义认识论的原理是 ___
A. 理性认识依赖于感性认识
B. 理论来源于实践
C. 科学理论对实践有指导作用
D. 认识具有反复性、无限性、上升性
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【单选题】
在客观规律面前,人的主观能动性表现在___
A. 人可以改变规律
B. 人可以创造规律
C. 人可以消灭规律
D. 人可以认识和利用规律
【单选题】
事物的联系和运动之间的关系___
A. 相互联系构成运动
B. 运动和发展引起质变
C. 发展引起运动
D. 普遍联系和永恒发展
【单选题】
唯物辩证法的总特征是___
A. 量变和质变的观点
B. 辩证否定的观点
C. 联系和发展的观点
D. 对立统一的观点
【单选题】
___
A. 事物的联系是普遍的、无条件的
B. 事物的联系是现实的、具体的
C. 事物的运动是客观的、绝对的
D. 事物发展的根本原因是事物的内部矛盾
【单选题】
“割下来的手就不再是人手”这句话体现了___
A. 形而上学片面的、孤立的观点
B. 辩证法普遍联系的观点
C. 唯心主义的观点
D. 诡辩论的观点
【单选题】
唯物辩证法认为发展的实质是___
A. 事物数量的增加
B. 事物根本性质的变化
C. 事物的一切运动变化
D. 新事物的产生和旧事物的灭亡
【单选题】
区分新事物和旧事物的标志在于看它们___
A. 是不是在新的历史条件下出现的
B. 是不是符合事物发展规律、有强大生命力
C. 是不是具有新形式和新特点
D. 是不是得到绝大多数人的承认
【单选题】
质量互变规律揭示了___
A. 事物发展的动力和源泉
B. 事物发展的状态和过程
C. 事物发展的方向和道路
D. 事物发展的两种趋势
【单选题】
质和事物的存在是___
A. 相互对立的
B. 相互包含的
C. 直接同一的
D. 相互转化的
【单选题】
在实际工作中,要注意掌握分寸,防止“过”或“不及”,其关键在于___
A. 抓住事物的主要矛盾
B. 确定事物的质
C. 认识事物的量
D. 把握事物的度
【单选题】
区分量变和质变的根本标志是看___
A. 事物的变化是否显著
B. 事物的变化是否迅速
C. 事物的某些属性是否发生了变化
D. 事物的变化是否超出度的范围
【单选题】
量变的复杂性是指___
A. 量变的程度发展不同
B. 量变形式的多样性和总的量变过程中有部分质变
C. 质变中有量的扩张
D. 量变有在度的范围内的变化和突破度的范围的变化
【单选题】
量变中的阶段性部分质变表现了___
A. 事物内部各部分之间变化的不平衡性
B. 事物整体与某些构成部分之间变化的不平衡性
C. 事物与事物之间变化的不平衡性
D. 事物的本质属性与非本质属性之间变化的不平衡性
【单选题】
量变中的局部性部分质变是___
A. 事物的本质属性与非本质属性之间变化不平衡性的表现
B. 事物的各个部分之间变化不平衡性的表现
C. 事物的内部矛盾和外部条件变化不平衡性的表现
D. 事物的量和质变化不平衡性的表现
【单选题】
揭示事物发展的趋势和道路的规律是___
A. 对立统一规律
B. 质量互变规律
C. 否定之否定规律
D. 联系和发展规律
【单选题】
“肯定和否定相互渗透,在一定意义上,肯定就是否定。”这是一种___
A. 相对主义诡辩论的观点
B. 唯物辩证法的观点
C. 主观唯心主义的观点
D. 形而上学的观点
【单选题】
事物的否定方面是指___
A. 事物的积极方面
B. 事物的消极方面
C. 事物中维持其存在的方面
D. 事物中促使其灭亡的方面
【单选题】
作为辩证的否定的“扬弃”是___
A. 既保留又继承
B. 彻底抛弃
C. 既克服又保留
D. 矛盾的调和
【单选题】
辩证的否定是事物发展的环节,因为辩证的否定___
A. 把旧事物完全抛弃
B. 使旧事物发生量变
C. 是新事物产生、旧事物灭亡
D. 是从外部强加给事物的
【单选题】
否定之否定规律___
A. 在事物完成一个发展周期时才能完整地表现出来
B. 在事物发展过程中任何一点上都可以表现出来
C. 在事物经过量变和质变两种状态后表现出来
D. 在事物发展过程中经过肯定和否定两个阶段表现出来
【单选题】
事物发展的周期性体现了___
A. 事物发展的直线性与曲折性的统一
B. 事物发展是一个不断地回到出发点的运动
C. 事物发展的周而复始的循环性
D. 事物发展的前进性和曲折性的统一
【单选题】
直线论的错误在于只看到___
A. 事物发展的周期性而否认了前进性
B. 事物发展的前进性而否认了曲折性
C. 事物发展的间接性而否认了连续性
D. 事物发展的曲折性而否认了周期性
【单选题】
循环论的错误在于___
A. 只看到事物发展的普遍性,没有看到事物发展过程的特殊性
B. 只看到事物的绝对运动,没有看到事物的相对静止
C. 只看到事物发展道路的曲折性,没有看到事物发展趋势的前进性
D. 只看到新旧事物之间的连续性,没有看到新旧事物之间的间断性
【单选题】
对立统一规律揭示了___
A. 事物发展的动力和源泉
B. 事物发展的状态和过程
C. 事物发展的方向和道路
D. 事物发展的两种趋向
【单选题】
唯物辩证法的实质和核心是___
A. 对立统一规律
B. 质量互变规律
C. 否定之否定规律
D. 联系和发展的规律
【单选题】
辩证法所说的矛盾是指___
A. 人们思维中的前后不一的自相矛盾
B. 事物之间或事物内部各要素之间的对立统一
C. 对立面之间的相互排斥
D. 事物之间或事物内部各要素之间的相互依赖
【单选题】
矛盾的基本属性是___
A. 普遍性和特殊性
B. 绝对性和相对性
C. 变动性和稳定性
D. 斗争性和同一性
【单选题】
依据是___
A. 矛盾的同一性和斗争性辩证关系的原理
B. 矛盾的普遍性和特殊性辩证关系的原理
C. 事物发展的量变和质变辩证关系的原理
D. 事物发展的内因和外因辩证关系的原理
【单选题】
矛盾问题的精髓是___
A. 矛盾的普遍性和特殊性关系的问题
B. 矛盾的同一性和斗争性关系的问题
C. 主要矛盾和次要矛盾关系的问题
D. 矛盾的主要方面和次要方面关系的问题
【单选题】
题的方法都是___
A. 重点论
B. 均衡论
C. 一点论
D. 两点论
【单选题】
“任何个别(无论怎样)都是一般”。这句话的正确含义是___
A. 特殊性就是普遍性
B. 特殊性存在于普遍性之中
C. 普遍性是特殊性的总和
D. 特殊性中包含普遍性
【单选题】
在唯物辩证法看来,水果同苹果、梨、香蕉、桔子等的关系是___
A. 共性和个性的关系
B. 整体和部分的关系
C. 本质和现象的关系
D. 内容和形式的关系
【单选题】
“是就是是,不是就是不是,除此之外都是鬼话。”这是一种___
A. 形而上学的观点
B. 相对主义的观点
C. 唯心主义的观点
D. 辩证法的观点
【单选题】
真象和假象的区别在于___
A. 真象是客观的,假象是主观的
B. 真象表现本质,假象不表现本质
C. 真象深藏于事物内部,假象外露于事物外部
D. 真象从正面直接地表现本质,假象从反面歪曲地表现本质
【单选题】
有的哲学家说,在大风扬起的尘土中,每一粒尘土的运动状况都是纯粹必然的。这是种___
A. 辩证唯物主义决定论的观点
B. 形而上学的机械决定论的观点
C. 唯心主义非决定论的观点
D. 庸俗唯物主义的观点
【单选题】
“或然率”是指___
A. 可能性在质上的一种科学说明和测定
B. 可能性在量上的一种科学说明和测定
C. 必然性的一种科学说明和判定
D. 偶然性的一种科学说明和测定
【单选题】
Economically speaking, are we better off than we were ten years ago? Twenty years ago?
In their thirst for evidence on this issue, commentators seized on the recent report by the Census Bureau, which found that average household income rose by 5.2% in 2015. Unfortunately, that conclusion puts too much weight on a useful, but flawed and incomplete, statistic. Among the more significant problems with the Census’s measure are that: 1) it excludes taxes, transfers, and compensation like employer-provided health insurance; and 2) it is based on surveys rather than data. Even if precisely measured, income data exclude important determinants of economic well-being, such as the hours of work needed to earn that income.
While thinking about the question, we came across a recently published article by Charles Jones and Peter Klenow, which proposes an interesting new measure of economic welfare. While by no means perfect, it is considerably more comprehensive than average income, taking into account not only growth in consumption per person but also changes in working time, life expectancy, and inequality. Moreover, it can be used to assess economic performance both across countries and over time.
The Jones-Klenow method can be illustrated by a cross-country example. Suppose we want to compare the economic welfare of citizens of the U.S. and France in 2005.
In 2005, as the authors observe, real consumption per person in France was only 60% as high as the U.S., making it appear that Americans were economically much better off than the French on average. However, that comparison omits other relevant factors: leisure time, life expectancy, and economic inequality. The French take longer vacations and retire earlier, so typically work fewer hours; they enjoy a higher life expectancy, presumably reflecting advantages with respect to health care, diet, lifestyle, and the like; and income and consumption are somewhat more equally distributed there than in the U.S. Because of these differences, comparing France’s consumption with the U.S.’s overstates the gap in economic welfare.
Similar calculations can be used to compare the U.S. and other countries. For example, this calculation puts economic welfare in the United Kingdom at 97% of U.S. levels, but estimates Mexican well-being at 22%.
The Jones-Klenow measure can also assess an economy’s performance over time. According to this measure, as of the early-to-mid-2000s, the U.S. had the highest economic welfare of any large country. Since 2007, economic welfare in the U.S. has continued to improve. However, the pace of improvement has slowed markedly.
Methodologically, the lesson from the Jones-Klenow research is that economic welfare is multi-dimensional. Their approach is flexible enough that in principle other important quality-of-life changes could be incorporated—for example, decreases in total emissions of pollutants and declines in crime rates.
What does the author think of the 2015 report by the Census Bureau?___
A. It is based on questionable statistics.
B. It reflects the economic changes.
C. It evidences the improved welfare.
D. It provides much food for thought.
【单选题】
Economically speaking, are we better off than we were ten years ago? Twenty years ago?
In their thirst for evidence on this issue, commentators seized on the recent report by the Census Bureau, which found that average household income rose by 5.2% in 2015. Unfortunately, that conclusion puts too much weight on a useful, but flawed and incomplete, statistic. Among the more significant problems with the Census’s measure are that: 1) it excludes taxes, transfers, and compensation like employer-provided health insurance; and 2) it is based on surveys rather than data. Even if precisely measured, income data exclude important determinants of economic well-being, such as the hours of work needed to earn that income.
While thinking about the question, we came across a recently published article by Charles Jones and Peter Klenow, which proposes an interesting new measure of economic welfare. While by no means perfect, it is considerably more comprehensive than average income, taking into account not only growth in consumption per person but also changes in working time, life expectancy, and inequality. Moreover, it can be used to assess economic performance both across countries and over time.
The Jones-Klenow method can be illustrated by a cross-country example. Suppose we want to compare the economic welfare of citizens of the U.S. and France in 2005.
In 2005, as the authors observe, real consumption per person in France was only 60% as high as the U.S., making it appear that Americans were economically much better off than the French on average. However, that comparison omits other relevant factors: leisure time, life expectancy, and economic inequality. The French take longer vacations and retire earlier, so typically work fewer hours; they enjoy a higher life expectancy, presumably reflecting advantages with respect to health care, diet, lifestyle, and the like; and income and consumption are somewhat more equally distributed there than in the U.S. Because of these differences, comparing France’s consumption with the U.S.’s overstates the gap in economic welfare.
Similar calculations can be used to compare the U.S. and other countries. For example, this calculation puts economic welfare in the United Kingdom at 97% of U.S. levels, but estimates Mexican well-being at 22%.
The Jones-Klenow measure can also assess an economy’s performance over time. According to this measure, as of the early-to-mid-2000s, the U.S. had the highest economic welfare of any large country. Since 2007, economic welfare in the U.S. has continued to improve. However, the pace of improvement has slowed markedly.
Methodologically, the lesson from the Jones-Klenow research is that economic welfare is multi-dimensional. Their approach is flexible enough that in principle other important quality-of-life changes could be incorporated—for example, decreases in total emissions of pollutants and declines in crime rates.
What does the author say about the Jones-Klenow method?___
A. It is widely used to compare the economic growth across countries.
B. It revolutionizes the way of measuring ordinary people’s livelihood.
C. It focuses on people’s consumption rather that their average income.
D. It is a more comprehensive measure of people’s economic well-being.
【单选题】
Economically speaking, are we better off than we were ten years ago? Twenty years ago?
In their thirst for evidence on this issue, commentators seized on the recent report by the Census Bureau, which found that average household income rose by 5.2% in 2015. Unfortunately, that conclusion puts too much weight on a useful, but flawed and incomplete, statistic. Among the more significant problems with the Census’s measure are that: 1) it excludes taxes, transfers, and compensation like employer-provided health insurance; and 2) it is based on surveys rather than data. Even if precisely measured, income data exclude important determinants of economic well-being, such as the hours of work needed to earn that income.
While thinking about the question, we came across a recently published article by Charles Jones and Peter Klenow, which proposes an interesting new measure of economic welfare. While by no means perfect, it is considerably more comprehensive than average income, taking into account not only growth in consumption per person but also changes in working time, life expectancy, and inequality. Moreover, it can be used to assess economic performance both across countries and over time.
The Jones-Klenow method can be illustrated by a cross-country example. Suppose we want to compare the economic welfare of citizens of the U.S. and France in 2005.
In 2005, as the authors observe, real consumption per person in France was only 60% as high as the U.S., making it appear that Americans were economically much better off than the French on average. However, that comparison omits other relevant factors: leisure time, life expectancy, and economic inequality. The French take longer vacations and retire earlier, so typically work fewer hours; they enjoy a higher life expectancy, presumably reflecting advantages with respect to health care, diet, lifestyle, and the like; and income and consumption are somewhat more equally distributed there than in the U.S. Because of these differences, comparing France’s consumption with the U.S.’s overstates the gap in economic welfare.
Similar calculations can be used to compare the U.S. and other countries. For example, this calculation puts economic welfare in the United Kingdom at 97% of U.S. levels, but estimates Mexican well-being at 22%.
The Jones-Klenow measure can also assess an economy’s performance over time. According to this measure, as of the early-to-mid-2000s, the U.S. had the highest economic welfare of any large country. Since 2007, economic welfare in the U.S. has continued to improve. However, the pace of improvement has slowed markedly.
Methodologically, the lesson from the Jones-Klenow research is that economic welfare is multi-dimensional. Their approach is flexible enough that in principle other important quality-of-life changes could be incorporated—for example, decreases in total emissions of pollutants and declines in crime rates.
What do Jones and Klenow think of the comparison between France and the U.S. in terms of real consumption per person?___
A. It reflected the existing big gap between the two economies.
B. It neglected many important indicators of people’s welfare.
C. It covered up the differences between individual citizens.
D. It failed to count in their difference in natural resources.
【单选题】
Economically speaking, are we better off than we were ten years ago? Twenty years ago?
In their thirst for evidence on this issue, commentators seized on the recent report by the Census Bureau, which found that average household income rose by 5.2% in 2015. Unfortunately, that conclusion puts too much weight on a useful, but flawed and incomplete, statistic. Among the more significant problems with the Census’s measure are that: 1) it excludes taxes, transfers, and compensation like employer-provided health insurance; and 2) it is based on surveys rather than data. Even if precisely measured, income data exclude important determinants of economic well-being, such as the hours of work needed to earn that income.
While thinking about the question, we came across a recently published article by Charles Jones and Peter Klenow, which proposes an interesting new measure of economic welfare. While by no means perfect, it is considerably more comprehensive than average income, taking into account not only growth in consumption per person but also changes in working time, life expectancy, and inequality. Moreover, it can be used to assess economic performance both across countries and over time.
The Jones-Klenow method can be illustrated by a cross-country example. Suppose we want to compare the economic welfare of citizens of the U.S. and France in 2005.
In 2005, as the authors observe, real consumption per person in France was only 60% as high as the U.S., making it appear that Americans were economically much better off than the French on average. However, that comparison omits other relevant factors: leisure time, life expectancy, and economic inequality. The French take longer vacations and retire earlier, so typically work fewer hours; they enjoy a higher life expectancy, presumably reflecting advantages with respect to health care, diet, lifestyle, and the like; and income and consumption are somewhat more equally distributed there than in the U.S. Because of these differences, comparing France’s consumption with the U.S.’s overstates the gap in economic welfare.
Similar calculations can be used to compare the U.S. and other countries. For example, this calculation puts economic welfare in the United Kingdom at 97% of U.S. levels, but estimates Mexican well-being at 22%.
The Jones-Klenow measure can also assess an economy’s performance over time. According to this measure, as of the early-to-mid-2000s, the U.S. had the highest economic welfare of any large country. Since 2007, economic welfare in the U.S. has continued to improve. However, the pace of improvement has slowed markedly.
Methodologically, the lesson from the Jones-Klenow research is that economic welfare is multi-dimensional. Their approach is flexible enough that in principle other important quality-of-life changes could be incorporated—for example, decreases in total emissions of pollutants and declines in crime rates.
What is an advantage of the Jones-Klenow method?___
A. It can accurately pinpoint a country’s current economic problems.
B. It can help to raise people’s awareness of their economic well-being.
C. It can diagnose the causes of a country’s slowing pace of economic improvement.
D. It can compare a country’s economic conditions between different periods of time.