Sentences with phrase «concerns of the economist»

America's growing income inequality has been a persistent concern of both economists and activists for the better part of a decade.

The emphasis on feelings may seem to direct attention away from the material goods that dominate the concerns of the economist.

Not exact matches

Nathaniel Karp, the chief economist for BBVA Compass, a midsized bank headquartered in Alabama, issued a report last week that voiced some of those concerns — as well as potential solutions for banks.

On any given day now you can expect to hear at least one economist, public official or financial commentator express grave concern about the mountain of debt Canadians now carry.

Inflation is a concern within Germany as it's still haunted by the hyperinflation of the 1920s and top economists — like Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann — have been noticeably cautious on too much bond buying from the ECB.

Global investors should not be concerned by a report that China is looking to curb its purchases of U.S. bonds, one economist told CNBC.

'' (The EU) will seriously consider the strategy of moving forward at multiple speeds, which enjoys solid political backing in many of the «older» EU states — although the EU would have to apply this strategy with care, to address the concern that multiple speeds could lead to new divisions in the EU,» Reinhard Cluse, economist at UBS, said in a note on Friday.

Many economists and investors have highlighted the raft of elections in Europe as their main concern for 2017.

While Hungary may be concerned about migrants, economists say ageing Europe could well do with an influx of young, eager workers.

Discussing concerns surrounding the lack of economists in the Trump administration, and what it means for the economy with CNBC's Steve Liesman and Diana Furchtgott - Roth, Manhattan Institute senior fellow.

«It could cause increased concerns about the magnitude of the [region's] problem,» says Craig Alexander, chief economist at TD Bank.

As far as the outspoken economist is concerned, the troubled asset fund deserves the same marks as most of the emergency actions that came out of the U.S. Federal Reserve, where Brusca used to work.

Another devaluation could trigger a jump in inflation if it is implemented early this year, economists say, a major concern in the country of 90 million where millions live hand to mouth.

Bank of Montreal chief economist Doug Porter says he might not advise a new round of stimulus spending as long as the economy is «plodding» along, but it also would not concern him.

While a recession isn't the base - case scenario for most economists right now, concerns of a recession happening soon are high.

Commenting on the figures, Christian Schulz, senior European economist at Citigroup, said that while seasonal factors were in play there were potentially other areas of concern.

Glen Hodgson, the Conference Board of Canada's senior vice-president and chief economist, likewise isn't concerned with the level of our raw resource exports.

This could have been done to offset some of the negative commentaries concerning the fiscal outcome for 2015 - 16, such as the downward revisions to economic growth by the IMF, the Bank of Canada and a number of private sector economists.

It is government's job in general to balance the economics with other concerns, and so it should be up to a president and the congress to listen to concerns other than those of economists.

It is interesting to note that the most recent IMF staff report on Canadian economic issues echoes some key concerns of progressive economists.

«The sharp decline in March export growth after very solid performance in January and February suggests some exporters may have front - loaded exports (early) this year due to concern over the possibility of a Sino-U.S. trade war after the U.S. hiked tariffs on global imports on solar panels and washing machines,» said Lisheng Wang, an economist at Nomura in Hong Kong.

«The US dollar's recent currency valuation is causing concern among many economists because of the impact that a stronger dollar will have on the country's exports.»

The Economist acknowledges some of these concerns, but just sweeps them under the table.

But analysts and economists are predicting a bit of a cool - down in 2017, at least where house values are concerned.

Economist Carlos Leitao, Martin Coiteux, an economist with the Bank of Canada, and Jacques Daoust, the former longtime head of Investissement Québec, each spoke of their deep concern for trends in the Quebec economy after 18 months since the Parti Québécois toEconomist Carlos Leitao, Martin Coiteux, an economist with the Bank of Canada, and Jacques Daoust, the former longtime head of Investissement Québec, each spoke of their deep concern for trends in the Quebec economy after 18 months since the Parti Québécois toeconomist with the Bank of Canada, and Jacques Daoust, the former longtime head of Investissement Québec, each spoke of their deep concern for trends in the Quebec economy after 18 months since the Parti Québécois took power.

To address these concerns, an impressive list of economists and academics have come together to launch Saga, a reserve - backed cryptocurrency that aims to eliminate volatility.

Housing affordability has become an item of concern among industry professionals, economists, and policymakers alike.

Many prominent economists, including Paul Krugman, Joseph Stiglitz and Dani Rodrik, feel that the trade impacts of TPP are far less important than the serious concerns it raises about excessive intellectual property rights, regulatory harmonization and investor - state dispute settlement (ISDS).

A recent paper by the economists Paola Giuliano and Antonio Spilimbergo shows that generations that endured a recession in early adulthood became more concerned about inequality and more cognizant of the role luck plays in life.

Robert Frick, corporate economist at the Navy Federal Credit Union, said the numbers reflect a healthy long - term trend — companies have hired an average of 200,000 workers each month this year — but flat wages concern him as the country hits 90 straight months of employment gains.

«It's concerning overall that we're seeing persistent wage gaps in spite of heightened awareness of it,» said Daraius Irani, chief economist with the Regional Economic Studies Institute at Towson University.

«Factory activity accelerated in April despite concerns among many firms about changes in international trade policy,» said Chad Wilkerson, vice president and economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.

Douglas Porter, chief economist and managing director of BMO Financial Group, had similar concerns when it came to his take on the current state of electricity pricing in Ontario.

«One problem with American capitalism has been overlooked: a corrosive lack of competition,» wrote The Economist in March, summing up these concerns.

An economist may affirm that the task of economists is to describe the economic order, and that of politicians, to balance economic concerns with others.

The theory treats this matter chiefly under the heading of Pareto optimality, and this treatment makes clear that distribution is not the economist's concern as economist.

Just as the response to concern about the poor is that wealth will trickle down; so the standard economist's response to questions about resources is that the market will stimulate technology to take care of any shortages.

Some have accepted the teaching of Adam Smith and the economists who have built on his work so far as the economy is concerned and then sought to contain the economy in a larger context.

Furthermore, economists have shown singularly little concern for the deterioration of the global environment.

Raising embarrassing questions at a party celebrating the widely professed concern for the poor of the world is economist William Easterly in The White Man's Burden: Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good (Penguin).

Some of our economists have been mainly concerned with the fairness of the distribution pattern in the country, while others have been concerned with the fairness of the distributive pattern by which the pattern has come about.Many bases have been advanced for judging the fairness of distributive patterns and of claims for particular changes in them.This and many other simple normal economic trends are what we must concern ourselves with this 21st century.

In a recent interview with Piketty, Martin O'Neill draws out the connection between Piketty's concerns and those of the economist James Meade.

Andrew Nevin, an economist with a Doctorate from Harvard explained that «in Nigeria's case, the relatively high rate demanded by investors reflects continuing uncertainty about the path of economic development (i.e. policies)... investors are concerned by our poor Ease of Doing Business and confusing FX policies».

Economists, politicians and pressure groups are expressing a mixture of hope, concern and demands ahead of tomorrow's Pre-Budget Report.

There has in fact been a persistent puzzle among economists, especially the variety that believe that all human behavior is rational, concerning why it is that people vote in such large numbers when their vote almost never make a difference, not only at the Presidential level, but even at the level of local elections.

«Vince Cable said that the help - to - buy scheme unveiled in the Budget earlier this year could simply «inflate» the housing market as occurred in the last decade... The # 130 billion scheme has been heralded as a flagship measure... However, some economists and business leaders have voiced warnings about the scheme and Mr Cable — who previously warned about the dangerous levels of debt before the financial crisis - has now indicated he shares their concerns.

Despite the concerns raised by economists across the political spectrum, a somewhat revised version (A. 8113 and S. 5903) of Governor Cuomo's «Tax - Free New York» proposal was introduced on June 20, 2013, passed by both houses of the Legislature on June 21, 2013, and signed into law by the Governor on June 24, 2013.

An economist analyst, Parrot said that concerns about the length of the phase - in at this point are unfounded.

«In light of the Affordable Healthcare Act, we wanted to validate concerns that insurance reform would lead to dramatic increases in healthcare use and costs,» said Amresh D. Hanchate, Ph.D., the study's lead author, an economist at the V.A. Boston Healthcare System and assistant professor at Boston University School of Medicine.

In the words of Nobel prize - winning economist Joseph Stiglitz: «If science is defined by its ability to forecast the future, the failure of much of the economics profession to see the crisis coming should be a cause of great concern.»