Not exact matches
The top 1 percent and the bottom 99 percent are separated
by a
difference of just 16 times in average annual earnings, which is a relatively low rate of
economic disparity.
In that sense, the Fed has the potential to make a huge structural
difference in the
economic lives of blacks and other minorities
by heavily weighting the full employment part of the their mandate relative to the inflation part, especially since there's still considerable slack in the job market, with lower - wage, minority workers facing the brunt of it, and — importantly — little evidence of inflationary pressure (if anything, the Fed has missed their inflation target on the low side for a few years running now).
VIDI allocates to countries based on their perceived ability to withstand
economic shocks as determined
by multiple factors, an approach that can produce significant and unusual
differences from market - weighted country exposure, including a bias to emerging countries.
We don't have to mention to what length two nations went who were not primarily divided
by religious
differences but rather more rational
economic and ideological
differences, to turn this entire planet into a smoldering ruin glowing with radiation at the press of the «easy» button.
When there is
economic pressure on a people due to the policies imposed
by the globalization process, there could be an accentuation of the
differences among them based on cultural or religious factors.
Almost all Lutheran theological writing has been generated in European or North American academies — in part, the legacy of Luther's own concern for learning and education — and it has been done almost exclusively
by European or (more recently) North American men among whom
differences of race,
economic and social class, and level of education are even less remarkable than their theological
differences.
It is important to note the political basis of an
economic system as one of our basic dichotomies because there is a very real
difference in the foundation of a capitalism in which the rules governing the system are determined
by a few — rules concerning wages, monopolies, taxation, use of natural resources, government benefits, etc. — and one in which these rules are determined
by representatives who are chosen
by the general populace.
Extra-religious influences making for differentiation are represented
by technical, cultural, social,
economic developments, resulting in social stratification according to
differences of sex and age, property, occupation and status.
By now it is obvious that there can be vast
differences among
economic systems that are all categorized as «capitalist.»
By the end of the Assembly, as Kenneth Slack pointed out, «most of the members felt that there was more danger from undue stress on the evangelism of individuals than the other way round, despite widely expressed anxiety, given expression by Stott, that liberation in political, social and economic sense was in danger of replacing salvation from sin at the heart of the redeeming gospel».73 There was no doubt that, despite the narrowing of the range of disagreements, important differences continued, especially with regard to the meaning of salvation and the program of dialogue with people of other faith
By the end of the Assembly, as Kenneth Slack pointed out, «most of the members felt that there was more danger from undue stress on the evangelism of individuals than the other way round, despite widely expressed anxiety, given expression
by Stott, that liberation in political, social and economic sense was in danger of replacing salvation from sin at the heart of the redeeming gospel».73 There was no doubt that, despite the narrowing of the range of disagreements, important differences continued, especially with regard to the meaning of salvation and the program of dialogue with people of other faith
by Stott, that liberation in political, social and
economic sense was in danger of replacing salvation from sin at the heart of the redeeming gospel».73 There was no doubt that, despite the narrowing of the range of disagreements, important
differences continued, especially with regard to the meaning of salvation and the program of dialogue with people of other faiths.
It is a type of anti-communism distinguished
by the following characteristics: it has no understanding of the causes of communism and emphasizes only self - defeating methods of opposing it; its starting point is a type of
economic individualism that can not tell the
difference between the modest institutions of the welfare state in this country and the first stages of communism; and it closes minds to the changes that have taken place in the Communist world.
He identifies the «Big Five» development interventions that would spell the
difference between a country characterized mostly
by hunger, disease and death, and one characterized
by health and
economic development.
The world is still characterized
by an enormous range of
differences in language, culture,
economic patterns religious practices, values, wealth, educational levels, and so on and on.
Other strengths of the underpinning cohort study include high participation
by midwifery units and trusts in England; the minimisation of selection bias through achievement of a high response rate and absence of self selection bias because of non-consent; and the ability to compare groups that were similar in terms of identified clinical risk.12 The
economic evaluation was conducted according to nationally agreed design and reporting guidelines.15 26 Collection of primary unit cost data was thorough and accounted for regional
differences in care patterns.
Differences in perinatal outcomes
by race or ethnicity and socio -
economic status, and patient satisfaction outcomes were not evaluated in the Cochrane Review (22) or reported as a main outcome in the meta - analysis (23).
In popular conception, Westchester County is generally divided into northern and southern areas
by virtue of their distinguishing social and
economic differences.
Founded
by a merger of the Social Democratic Party and the Liberal Party, the party can be simplistically labelled as a mixture of
economic liberalism and social liberalism, and it has become fashionable to insist that while the party could sit comfortably with such
differences when in opposition, it is much trickier when in government, particularly as a minority party.
«The people of the 23rd District not only will benefit
by sending him to Washington — they will make a
difference in the course of our country and help return us to fiscal sanity and
economic strength.
By emphasising
difference over commonality, identity politics also makes it harder for the left to establish a mass politics based around shared
economic interests.
Lieutenant Governor Robert J. Duffy, Chair of the Regional
Economic Development Councils said, «The past two rounds of the Regional
Economic Development Councils have shown what a
difference we can make to local economies
by listening to regional business and community leaders.
WHEREAS, the State of New York is best positioned to: (1) understand the ramifications of operating an Exchange within New York's commercial insurance market; (2) consider the unique regional and
economic needs of the State's individual and small business health insurance markets; (3) account for the diversity of its population, with its ethnic, cultural and language
differences; and (4) decide what benefits will be provided to enrollees in the Exchange, which health plans can participate in the Exchange, what rules should apply to the marketing of products
by health plans, and how to operate the Small Business Health Option Program («SHOP») for small businesses;
«This disparity in salaries is caused
by large
economic differences among different European countries as well as different levels of investment,» explains EUA's Sandra Bitusikova, who co-ordinated the survey.
It may be due to
differences between the sorts of
economic shocks experienced
by the UK in the 1970s and 1980s compared to today.
But most
differences between the six partitions are not explained
by an obvious label such as age, ethnic group or
economic status.
«In essence, the
economic benefits that should have come from the substantial gains in education for black men over the past 75 years have been completely undone
by the changing economy, which exacts an ever steeper price for the
differences that still remain,» Bayer said.
The principal
difference is that in
economic systems — unlike physical ones — current actions may be influenced
by the perception of future events.
A reanalysis of the New Zealand data
by Ole Røgeberg of the Ragnar Frisch Center for
Economic Research in Oslo, however, suggested that the IQ
difference could be explained
by socioeconomic factors.
The
difference is that, yeah, in the one case the
economic values go to a small segment of people and in the other case it's shared
by all of us.
This isn't a political film, except in those broad strokes of the
difference between Sacha's (voice of Chloé Dunn) life before setting out on her journey and how she lives
by adapting to the ways of a lower
economic class.
It can be concluded from the above that a major
difference between the market economy and state planned economy comes down to the level of regulation as the
economic and productive activity is carried out
by the State.
For Science and the Arts to be engaged with fully
by all in a community, disenfranchisement of learners through
differences in gender, language, religious / ethnic background, social
economic status or disability need to be acknowledged and supported.
These
differences also correlate with important long - run
economic outcomes as documented in a new work
by Chetty and co-authors, where they find suggestive evidence that «quality of schools — as judged
by outputs rather than inputs — plays a role in upward mobility.»
In 2015, there was almost a 30 percentile point
difference in 4th grade math proficiency rates between the top and bottom states, only some of which can be explained
by state - level social and
economic factors.
Differences in the demand curve
by family socioeconomic status likely play out not only in what families pay but in the characteristics of the centers that serve communities in which most of the customers are within a restricted range of
economic advantage.
The
differences between the weakest and strongest students are the smallest in the world, according to a survey
by the Organization for
Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
The population of adolescent ELLs is diverse, and their educational needs are affected
by differences in immigration status, quality of educational background, native language, cultural distance from U.S. culture, future plans, and
economic status.
What is annoying, to say the least, is that despite these difficult
economic times, and while we're making a special effort to invest in our poorest, most challenged urban school districts, we've got school administrators like Paul Vallas and Steven Adamowski who begin
by hiring consultants and laying off the very Connecticut residents who have been working so hard to make a
difference.
Forty - seven percent of voters agreed with the statement that standardized testing hurts education in California
by pressuring teachers to teach to the test and fails to account for
differences in cultural and
economic backgrounds and learning style
In the most recent Pisa results for science, the variation in scores in Canada caused
by socio -
economic differences was 9 %, compared with 20 % in France and 17 % in Singapore.
However, schools that select students based on ability, show the greatest
differences in performance
by socio -
economic background.
DAYTON, OH — U.S. Deputy Secretary of Transportation John Porcari today toured the widening and modernizing of I - 75 in Dayton, Ohio as part of the Obama Administration's «Build Week,» a week - long tour
by Department of Transportation officials to showcase projects that are already making a big
difference in the economy
by spurring
economic development and creating jobs in the communities where they are being built.
U.S. Deputy Secretary of Transportation John Porcari today toured the widening and modernizing of I - 75 in Dayton, Ohio as part of the Obama Administration's «Build Week,» a week - long tour
by Department of Transportation officials to showcase projects that are already making a big
difference in the economy
by spurring
economic development and creating jobs in the communities where they are being built.
However, just crunching
differences in home prices can skew results towards communities that have poor prospects — that is, neighbourhoods that are cheap because they're mired
by social problems, lack amenities or are plagued
by anemic local
economic growth.
REIT funds may be subject to other risks including, but not limited to, changes in real estate values or
economic conditions, credit risk and interest rate fluctuations and changes in the value of the underlying property owned
by the trust and defaults
by borrowers.In addition to normal risks associated with equity investing, international investing may involve risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuations in currency values, from
differences in generally accepted accounting principles, and from adverse political, social and
economic instability in other nations.
Reinforce the human component of the human / canine / feline relationship in a respectful way
by recognizing and honoring the fact that people's love for their animals transcends
economic circumstances and cultural
differences.
Directing support to artists across social
difference in
economic disparities, while recognizing and enabling creative self - determination, is the call launched
by Post Black Folk Art in America, and these commitments will require the same exploratory spirit that energized audience encounters with black folk art in the first place.
Despite financial growth and increased stability in most of the continent over the past decade, it remains divided
by social and ethnic
differences and marked
by political and
economic shifts.
Born in 1953, sculptor Chakaia Booker fuses ecological concerns with explorations of racial and
economic difference, globalization, and gender
by recycling discarded tires into complex assemblages.
The most ludicrous was
by some variant or another of the M&M team to ascribe a bias in the surface record to
economic differences.
But the
difference also suggests that the
economic gap between developed and developing countries — one measured as much
by greenhouse - gas emissions as
by standard
economic statistics — has narrowed significantly.