This document discusses macroeconomics and covers topics such as gross domestic product (GDP), GDP per capita, market value, consumption, investment, government spending, exports and imports. It provides examples of how to calculate GDP and shows GDP statistics for the total global GDP as well as the GDP of the United States and China on a per capita and per day basis. The document also discusses how technological advancements have dramatically reduced the amount of time needed to produce the same amount of light over history.