Sentences with phrase «economic advantages means»

In particular, it's unclear the extent to which Flaherty's emphasis on economic advantages means that the program will ultimately focus on industrial collaborations aimed at economic development, an approach consistent with Prime Minister Stephen Harper's view of the role of science.

Persistent parental economic advantage means that a son's income is strongly influenced by his father's, indicating low social mobility.

Not exact matches

Falling oil prices around the world have meant that Canada must diversify its revenue sources and take advantage of other economic opportunities.

Their willingness to pay for air - time in competition with religious groups has set a precedent for the television industry and has given the television industry the means for exploitation of differences between religious groups for the industry's own economic advantage.

The lack of a supervising agent, coupled with the inability to fulfil necessary preconditions regarding successful regional cooperation: whether these being Khosla's (2007)(a rejection of war, a mutual dispute system, a shared culture and common threats) Ayoob's (1985)(ideological and political affinity) and Bandara and Yu's (2003)(geographical advantages, trade complementarity, lack of political tension, and differentiated economic structures) means that member states are acclimatized to defect, making the regional entity captive to on - going disputes.

Development of cost - effective means to separate carbon dioxide during the production process will improve this advantage over other fossil fuels and enable the economic production of gas resources with higher carbon dioxide content that would be too costly to recover using current carbon capture technologies, Tour said.

By means of building simulations and advanced calculation models, the researchers came to the conclusion that using plenty of energy is both an economic and an environmental advantage, while it is also inexpensive and green.

Included in the PowerPoint: Macroeconomic Objectives (AS Level) a) Aggregate Demand (AD) and Aggregate Supply (AS) analysis - the shape and determinants of AD and AS curves; AD = C+I+G + (X-M)- the distinction between a movement along and a shift in AD and AS - the interaction of AD and AS and the determination of the level of output, prices and employment b) Inflation - the definition of inflation; degrees of inflation and the measurement of inflation; deflation and disinflation - the distinction between money values and real data - the cause of inflation (cost - push and demand - pull inflation)- the consequences of inflation c) Balance of payments - the components of the balance of payments accounts (using the IMF / OECD definition): current account; capital and financial account; balancing item - meaning of balance of payments equilibrium and disequilibrium - causes of balance of payments disequilibrium in each component of the accounts - consequences of balance of payments disequilibrium on domestic and external economy d) Exchange rates - definitions and measurement of exchange rates - nominal, real, trade - weighted exchange rates - the determination of exchange rates - floating, fixed, managed float - the factors underlying changes in exchange rates - the effects of changing exchange rates on the domestic and external economy using AD, Marshall - Lerner and J curve analysis - depreciation / appreciation - devaluation / revaluation e) The Terms of Trade - the measurement of the terms of trade - causes of the changes in the terms of trade - the impact of changes in the terms of trade f) Principles of Absolute and comparative advantage - the distinction between absolute and comparative advantage - free trade area, customs union, monetary union, full economic union - trade creation and trade diversion - the benefits of free trade, including the trading possibility curve g) Protectionism - the meaning of protectionism in the context of international trade - different methods of protection and their impact, for example, tariffs, import duties and quotas, export subsidies, embargoes, voluntary export restraints (VERs) and excessive administrative burdens («red tape»)- the arguments in favor of protectionism This PowerPoint is best used when using worksheets and activities to help reinforce the ideas talked about.

That feature is what lost the support of longtime social - justice warrior (and founder of the pro school choice Black Alliance for Educational Options) Howard Fuller, who in July shocked many allies by stating his opposition to the Nevada plan: «Parental choice should be used principally as a tool to empower communities that face systemic barriers to greater educational and economic opportunities... I could never approve of a plan that would give those with existing advantages even greater means to leverage the limited number of private school options, to the detriment of low - income families.»

Economic moat means that a company has a significant competitive advantage compared to its industry peers.

The Lazard Equity Franchise Portfolio by Lazard Asset Management (LAM) seeks long - term returns by investing in companies that are considered to have an «economic franchise» — meaning they share a history of stable financial returns, strong earnings forecasts and sustainable competitive advantages.

Gold Flash takes advantage of the mean reversion patterns we witness during news events and economic reports such as FOMC and the Monthly Jobs Report (BLS).

Gold Flash takes advantage of the mean reversion patterns during news events and economic reports such as FOMC and the Monthly Jobs Report (BLS).

Adopting the discipline of rebalancing bond exposures toward fundamental weights, which are linked to the economic size of the underlying issuing companies rather than to the amount of debt they have issued, achieves the dual objective of: 1) tilting holdings toward companies with better debt servicing and higher credit ratings; and 2) taking advantage of mean reversion in securities prices over time.

Economic Moat, a term coined by Warren Buffett, means a company's competitive advantage over other companies in the same industry, that protects its long - term profits.

NEWT GINGRICH (R - GA), Speaker of the House, 1995 - 1999: The fact that China and India aren't even included means that you give them a substantial economic advantage in taking jobs away from America by increasing manufacturing in China and India.

(point 82, emphasis added) «That evidence must show clearly that, before or at the same time as conferring the economic advantage -LRB-...), the Member State concerned took the decision to make an investment, by means of the measure actually implemented, in the public undertaking.»

Accordingly, it follows from all of the foregoing that, in view of the objectives underlying Article [107 (1) TFEU] and the private investor test, an economic advantage must — even where it has been granted through fiscal means — be assessed inter alia in the light of the private investor test, if, on conclusion of the global assessment that may be required, it appears that, notwithstanding the fact that the means used were instruments of State power, the Member State concerned conferred that advantage in its capacity as shareholder of the undertaking belonging to it.»

As Raff recounts, the old — I mean, former — Supernova alleges trademark infringement, false designation of origin and intentional interference with prospective economic advantage.

Meaning: I convey not just the bad news about declining values but the whole economic picture, particularly the advantages of operating in an environment in which interest rates are their lowest in 30 years.