EconNerds: China is Lying About Its Economy

Econ Nerds is a digital media channel of the Mercatus Center, focused on illuminating the economics in the world around us through fun, contemporary media.

Is China overstating its GDP? China’s official GDP numbers don’t quite add up—and economists are playing detective. In this Econ Nerds episode, we dig into research that challenges China’s reported economic data. Why do Chinese households appear to consume far less than their income suggests? Are the numbers wrong—or are we missing something?

NODEHAUS handled the post-production for this piece — from ingesting, editing, motion-graphics animation, sound and color.

• Credits

  Client: EconNerds, Mercatus Center

  Production Co: NODEHAUS

  Writer & Host: Matt Hill

  Producer, Editing Manager: Roman Hardgrave

  Editor: Triston Centretto

  Graphics: Triston Centretto, Emily Mosier, Tran Hoang Calvin