Suppose that over the past 25 years a country's nominal GDP grew to three times its former size. In the meantime, population grew 50 percent and prices rose 100 percent. What happened to real GDP per person?

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Real GDP per person has not changed because the nominal GDP tripled, but prices also doubled (100% increase), which means real GDP only increased by 50%. Since the population also grew by 50%, the real GDP per person remains the same.

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