economics medium True/False

Transfer payments received by the government, such as old-age pensions and unemployment benefits, are included in the calculation of National Income.

  1. True
  2. False

Answer: False

Transfer payments are unilateral, one-way payments where no current productive service or good is rendered in return. Since National Income only accounts for the value of newly produced goods and services (factor incomes), including transfer payments would result in double counting and misrepresent the actual productive capacity of the economy.

Topic Macroeconomics - National Income
Exam Relevance Banking, SSC, UPSC