Daniel DeRock is a PhD candidate in International Political Economy at the University of Amsterdam. His research project is funded by the European Research Council. He is a member of Fickle Formulas, a team of eight people investigating the political economy of economic statistics. Daniel’s research focuses on relations between international organizations and low-income member states with regard to the implementation of standards and statistical capacity building
Unpaid Work and the Governance of GDP Measurement
In what ways does GDP measurement impact international development policy and gender equality? Few numbers are as ubiquitous in political and economic analysis as gross domestic product (GDP). It is…