Sentences with phrase «big economic shift»

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And while the protests in New York and elsewhere are for now focused on the financial sector and economic inequality, their target may well shift to «big business» in general.

If we are living in a time of with massive economic change or a big shift in society's preferences, someone who invests like Buffett will get caught off guard.

And that likely precludes any big shifts in economic policy, whether it's weaning the treasury off its resource dependency with a sales tax or imposing the kind of greenhouse gas emissions regime that would satisfy the Americans.

At the same time, the rate of self - employment has barely budged so it seems clear that much of this big shift has been tax - motivated rather than reflecting changes in actual economic activity.

No big box stores, lawyers, power plants can cash in The Empire Zone program allowed big box stores like Lowe's and Home Depot to qualify for tax credits, even though they were shifting shoppers from one county to another without creating a lot of new economic activity.

«India's INDC contains ambitious renewables plans, but the bigger challenge will be the economic case for a shift to green development.

RE «Part II «The economic base has shifted in a way that highly favors cities — and big cities — because it's now based on knowledge, on idea exchange, on agglomeration,» said Mark Muro, the policy director of the Metropolitan Policy Program at the Brookings Institution.»

# 219 zebra Part II «The economic base has shifted in a way that highly favors cities — and big cities — because it's now based on knowledge, on idea exchange, on agglomeration,» said Mark Muro, the policy director of the Metropolitan Policy Program at the Brookings Institution.

Not long ago, reflecting on studies showing that whale watching had become a much bigger economic force than whale killing, I proposed a change in the name to the International Whale Commission, reflecting the shifting nature of most humans» relationships to these remarkable marine mammals.

This means that the big economic opportunities have shifted from IT (Information Technology) in recent decades to ET (renewable Environmental Technologies).

The biggest shifts include a move from primarily industrial development to extensive residential projects along the riverfront as well as a sharp rise in economic activity tied to tourism and the second - home market.

But if the timing and masses are ready for a shift, what we seem to be lacking is the man or woman to pull together the big ideas and next steps in this economic evolution.

As UK - qualified lawyers seek to register in Ireland in order to continue advising on European Union (EU)- related matters, big firms with a presence in the country could see an increase in workload as companies consider shifting operations or even redomiciling in the Emerald Isle, amid the economic turmoil wrought by Brexit's aftermath.

«I would certainly say that tax is more of a politician's big ticket item now that the OECD [Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development] has started to publish its first set of recommendations related to the [base erosion and profit shifting] project.

We'll be watching for any major demographic shifts that could impact the housing and economic future of the Big Easy — and the rest of the country.