Sentences with phrase «economic development studies»

Lisa holds a bachelors in Economic Development Studies from Brown University.

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Here's what Ross's Commerce study says: the researchers, Anne Flatness and Chris Rasmussen, used a fairly new database compiled by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development to see who was getting the most out of NAFTA.

Steve studied politics at the University of London, with a focus on world economic development, IMF, World Bank and WTO; and journalism at the National Council for Training Journalists.

Lessons from the longest study on happiness — the Harvard Study of Adult Development — which tracked annually the lives of 724 men of varying economic statuses show that «Good relationships keep us happier and healtstudy on happiness — the Harvard Study of Adult Development — which tracked annually the lives of 724 men of varying economic statuses show that «Good relationships keep us happier and healtStudy of Adult Development — which tracked annually the lives of 724 men of varying economic statuses show that «Good relationships keep us happier and healthier.

In fact, recent studies by both the International Monetary Fund and the Organization of Economic Co-operation and Development concluded that Canadian renters get a better deal compared to their owner counterparts than renters in almost every other wealthy country.

«The spectrum of tech - related occupations — from programmers to sales reps — is creating well - paying and quality jobs for New Yorkers of all levels of educational attainment,» says the study's author, Kate Wittels, a director at HR&A Advisors, a real - estate and economic - development consulting firm.

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A study commissioned by the city's economic development authority estimated that the bottom - line benefits of telecommuting for employers, employees and communities across Canada could be as high as $ 53 billion a year.

However, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development studied structural separation (links to PDF) across various industries several years ago and didn't find that to be the case:

No study like this is perfect, but we hope we've brought some attention to the perpetual battle among states for economic development, and answered the question we posed at the beginning: Why do some states do it better than others?

The study doesn't go too deeply into the causes of start - up density, but it does offer economic development folks a chance to see which cities are «doing it right.»

December 2002 (769 kb PDF file): Research summaries on IMF conditionality and country ownership of reforms and on public policies and the Millennium Development Goals; country / area study: Hong Kong SAR; summaries of conferences on challenges to central banking from globalized financial systems and on globalization in historical perspective; agenda of Third Annual IMF Research Conference; summary of September 2002 World Economic Outlook; visiting scholars at the IMF; contents of latest issue of IMF Staff Papers, other IMF research publications.

A.B. 364 Status: Pending Requires the governor's Office of Business and Economic Development to complete a study that would evaluate the economic impact of California's cybersecurity iEconomic Development to complete a study that would evaluate the economic impact of California's cybersecurity ieconomic impact of California's cybersecurity industry.

Megan Randall, a researcher at the Urban Institute who studies economic development policy, said companies cared most about a talented work force, which requires good schools and colleges, and amenities like affordable housing, parks and public transit that make a place desirable.

Today, chambers of commerce from the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley released a new research study which concludes that $ 50 billion in economic development along the Lower Fraser River is at risk unless all levels of government act now to address the serious issues facing the river.

The best way to get a thorough understanding of these two subjects is actually read, compare and understand many reports on resource estimates and economic studies, in various stages of development.

Prior to finalizing their agreement with Atlas, Tombstone completed an extensive review of previous work at the property and commissioned an economic study of alternative development scenarios.

A study conducted by the Economic Development Committee of Florida's Space Coast found that 61.9 % of all aeronautical engineers in Brevard County (home to NASA's Kennedy Space Center) are 45 years or older.

The study, based on Trade in Value Added data recently released by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, shows that between 1995, the year after NAFTA went into effect, and 2011, U.S. content of manufactured goods imported from Canada dropped significantly — from 21 percent to 15 percent.

It also led to new assignments throughout the world studying economic development and religious movements.

However, organizations like UN Women and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), among others, have reported on studies that show how much of a vital contribution — and even complete shift in society — women make when they are educated and empowered.

Norton 650 pages, $ 30 The irony of this major study of economic development is that its author writes as a complacent secularist and yet his fundamental thesis is theological.

A lot of studies have been done on how religion, especially the protestant kind, has influenced the economic development of the west.

Weber's interest in the relations between Puritan ideology and broader economic development is clearly evident in these studies.

More recent studies, particularly those informed by the war in Vietnam and concurrent critiques of neocolonialism and dependency, have taken a more pessimistic view of economic development.

Studies conducted during the 1950s and early 1960s often took an optimistic view of economic development and, in keeping with this outlook, showed how traditional religions were adapting to westernization and saw value in the accompanying cultural shifts toward rationalization and individual piety.

But on the whole, nineteenth century philosophical theology was not particularly interested in the question of original or corporate sin; it was far more involved in various responses to Hegel, the new prominence of biblical study and its corollary «quest for the historical Jesus,» and the implications of economic and psychological developments for Christian faith.

See especially Christopher Chase - Dunn, «The Effects of International Economic Dependence on Development and Inequality: A Cross-National Study,» American Sociological Review 40 (1975): 720 - 38.

A UK study conducted by Oxford University and the Institute for Social And Economic Research (ISER) which «is following the development of 14,000 children born between 1991 and 1992.

Anderson et al. 8 conducted a meta - analysis (n = 11 observational studies) to examine the impact of breastfeeding on cognitive development after adjusting for socio - economic confounders, including the level of maternal education.

Crain's reports that the $ 2.5 billion project has been left out of the Economic Development Corporation's budget, thus meaning that preliminary design work and an environmental study have no funding to move forward with.

The Bloomberg administration and the city's Economic Development Corporation plan to commission a national study to examine how living wage laws have worked in other cities.

«New York has developed a reputation for studying economic development to death,» Moreau said.

Walsh is chairing a 24 - member task force created by Mayor Stephanie Miner to study the impact a new stadium would have on nearby neighborhoods, infrastructure and economic development.

The study may include an analysis of ridership numbers, a review of economic development or population changes that could affect ridership and any plans for future expansion.

Notably absent, even from the original eight industry sectors, is renewable energy and green jobs, which a study commissioned several years ago by Buffalo Niagara Enterprise identified as a prime economic development opportunity.

At the collaborative governance conference, speakers and panel discussions examined case studies, shared best practices and discussed examples of how New York State will continue to serve as a partner in creating sustainable, integrated communities and boosting bottom - up economic development efforts.

Julie Cerio, the county's economic development director, said today that the company asked her office to stop working on the project before a feasibility study was completed.

The study will include the economic assessment of the existing local food producers and systems, data development, an economic impact analysis and the identification of barriers and opportunities within the food system of Oneida County.

Sen. Joe Griffo, who represents the Mohawk Valley where the Oneida Indians own and operate Turning Stone, made the request for the economic study in letters sent to the Department of Labor, the state Gaming Commission and the Empire State Development Corp..

A recent book published by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) supports the IMF study's assertion that inequality suppresses economicEconomic Cooperation and Development (OECD) supports the IMF study's assertion that inequality suppresses economiceconomic growth.

The Economic Development Corp. released a study Monday which found requiring a living wage mandate at city subsidized developments would result in job losses.

On Monday, the city Economic Development Corp. released a study claiming a wage mandate would stall development and reduce jobs in the fivDevelopment Corp. released a study claiming a wage mandate would stall development and reduce jobs in the fivdevelopment and reduce jobs in the five boroughs.

The hearing followed the release of a study on Monday by the Economic Development Corp., which argued the living wage proposal would result in between 33,000 and 100,000 job losses for the city.

After much anticipation, the city Economic Development Corp. released a $ 1 million study on living wage policy today, which finds implementing higher pay standards at city subsidized developments would cost jobs.

The city's Economic Development Corporation issued a request for proposals to study the feasibility of development at the rail yards iDevelopment Corporation issued a request for proposals to study the feasibility of development at the rail yards idevelopment at the rail yards in February.

WHEREAS, Recent studies conducted by the Brookings Institution and later by McKinsey & Company on behalf of the Regional Economic Development Council have shown a serious shortage of skilled workers in Western New York, particularly in construction and advanced manufacturing fields;

The purpose of the Study is to define sub sectors within the food processing sector to focus economic development attraction efforts.

The New York City Economic Development Corporation and the Department of Transportation hired WSP / Parsons Brinckerhoff to develop the Transportation Improvement Plan and expects to finish the study in the summer.

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