In order to resolve the problem of GDP measurement, Frank proposes the usage of the toil index which: "Measures the number of hours that median earners must toil each month to be able to rent a house in a school district of at least average quality" (Frank, 2011). By using this index, Frank found that the actual situation was less positive than the one revealed by the measurement of the

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