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Difficulty: EasyEconomic Growth, National Income Accounting, and Development Indicators

Match the global development indicators and reports in List-I with their respective publishing organizations in List-II.

  • Human Development Index (HDI)United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
  • World Development ReportWorld Bank
  • World Economic OutlookInternational Monetary Fund (IMF)
  • Global Gender Gap IndexWorld Economic Forum (WEF)

Answer

Human Development Index (HDI) matches with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP); World Development Report matches with World Bank; World Economic Outlook matches with International Monetary Fund (IMF); Global Gender Gap Index matches with World Economic Forum (WEF).
Each development index or report is correctly mapped to its issuing international institution: Human Development Index to UNDP, World Development Report to the World Bank, World Economic Outlook to the IMF, and Global Gender Gap Index to the World Economic Forum.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the publisher for Human Development Index (HDI)
HDI is designed and published annually by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in its Human Development Report.
UNDP measures composite achievements in health, education, and standard of living.
2
Identify the publisher for World Development Report
World Development Report is a flagship annual publication of the World Bank.
The World Bank analyzes specific aspects of economic development each year in this report.
3
Identify the publisher for World Economic Outlook
World Economic Outlook is published by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
The IMF releases global economic projections and macroeconomic analyses in this report.
4
Identify the publisher for Global Gender Gap Index
Global Gender Gap Index is released by the World Economic Forum (WEF).
The WEF benchmarks national gender gaps on economic, political, education, and health criteria.

Key Concept

Publishing Bodies of Major Global Development Indicators and Reports
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Economic Growth, National Income Accounting, and Development Indicators