While establishing a school community is a part of the mission and vision statement for many institutions, schools often struggle to create an authentic environment that is inclusive, regardless of the cultural or
economic differences of its members.
Not exact matches
The
difference, however, is «the amount
of stimulus that's been provided, which has basically reflected the relative
economic performances
of the various economies,» Alexander said.
Penegor noted that there is a large
difference between the cost
of food at home and food away from home, and when you combine that with
economic uncertainty, people are less likely to eat out.
He said the
difference might be because new infrastructure added during times
of economic growth - new homes, roads or factories - is still used during recession.
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.
Canada's trade agenda — and its
difference to that
of its North American neighbor the U.S. — has made news at the World
Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau touting a «push back against the anti-trade tendency in globalization that will leave us all worse off.»
Researchers
of the Canadian study says factors such as work, urban size, population density,
economic opportunity or deprivation, and access to and quality
of infrastructure, amenities and services may explain the community - level
differences in life satisfaction.
And being impressed with the Jews»
difference from himself and hence their foreignness he is all too ready to resent their
economic successes as a kind
of outside invasion
of his world.
In this case mini flash crashes could be added to the already diverse set
of factors linked to market crashes such as
economic freedom [26], transparency [27], and
differences of opinion amongst investors [28].
First, although it should be clear that neither GDP is «correct» as a true measure
of wealth creation, I think there are good reasons to argue that the
difference in real wealth creation might be greater than the
difference in GDP — in other words that U.S. wealth creation is higher relative to U.S. GDP than China's wealth creation is relative to China's GDP — and it is this adjusted GDP, representing real wealth creation, whose value must be discounted to determine the
economic «wealth»
of each country.
The briefing is intended to highlight the
differences in
economic outcomes
of individuals, households and regions observed when examining data in more granular detail than at the aggregate level.
The
economic earnings margin explains 67 %
of the
difference in valuations between stocks in the S&P 500.
For details on what causes the
difference between
Economic Versus Accounting Profits, see Appendix 3 on page 10
of our report on CL.
In a carefully researched article (Yale Journal
of Regulation, Summer 2001), Yale Law School professor Roberta Romano summarized studies on the
economic impact
of splitting the chair and CEO roles in U.S. companies (where combined CEO / chairs are the norm), finding that there is no statistically significant
difference, in terms
of stock price or accounting income, between companies that split the roles and those that don't.
Figure 1 shows that the
difference between return on invested capital (ROIC) and weighted average cost
of capital (WACC), also known as the
economic earnings margin, explains 67 %
of the changes in valuations between stocks in the S&P 500 [1].
I have my
differences with the new Administration's
economic policies and suspect the recent market rally and run
of economic statistics is a sugar high.
While some
differences may still remain across central banks in terms
of the structure
of the frameworks and in communication practices, in practice, these
differences are generally superficial and have not appeared to have had a discernible impact on
economic outcomes.
There also seems to be a real confusion over the
difference between a legal definition
of insolvency and an
economic one.
In part, the bond yield curve — the
difference between short - term and long - term interest rates — is an indicator
of future
economic growth expectations.
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).
There are a number
of economic / forecasting factors contributing to the widening
differences after 2012 - 13 [2].
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.
«Furthermore, in the main, historians educated as Keynesians and monetarists do not understand the
economic history
of money, let alone the
difference between a gold standard and a gold - exchange standard.
Since the end
of quantitative easing in the U.S. in October 2014, lackluster global
economic growth and a marked divergence among central bank policies has led to a
difference in the real and forecast interest rates in one country versus another.
The upshot
of my politico -
economic studies is that the
difference is based on the ability or less
of an
economic system to gauge the level
of social conflict in a given society.
For each
of the indicators measured (New Orders, Backlog
of Orders, New Export Orders, Imports, Production, Supplier Deliveries, Inventories, Customers» Inventories, Employment and Prices), this report shows the percentage reporting each response, the net
difference between the number
of responses in the positive
economic direction (higher, better and slower for Supplier Deliveries) and the negative
economic direction (lower, worse and faster for Supplier Deliveries), and the diffusion index.
I think some
differences remain in our thoughts on the
economic role
of «passive» income in retirement.
For details on what causes the
difference between
economic versus accounting profits, see Appendix 3 on page 10
of our report on TRV.
The indicator reflects the
difference between analysts who are optimistic about forthcoming
economic development
of Germany within six months and those who are pessimistic.
We risk harming our own
economic position while making only small
differences to the global levels
of green house gas emissions.
The price - to -
economic book value (PEBV) ratio measures the
difference between the market's expectations for future profits and the no - growth value
of the stock.
Foreign investments can be riskier and more volatile than U.S. investments due to the adverse effects
of currency exchange rates,
differences in market structure and liquidity, as well as political and
economic developments in foreign countries and regions (e.g., «Brexit»).
The three leaders offered sharp
differences of opinion on the
economic way forward after the agency reported on Tuesday that the economy contracted for a second straight quarter — the technical definition
of a recession.
But insofar as you do think there are
differences between rightly understood Locke and the contemporary libertarian or classic liberal reading
of natural rights applied to
economic issues, perhaps you will wind up defending at least part
of my theory.
Another measure is the lack
of extreme
difference in
economic condition between the richer and the poorer.
One needs a thicker account
of the biological and psychological
differences between men and women to explain pay disparity fully, which is simply to say that they can not be treated merely as
economic actors.
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.
There is,
of course, a significant
difference between the life
of the Church and the structure
of our
economic system.
No one can deny that the
difference between the moral principles
of the
economic order and the concrete model
of an economy which ought to exist today, is becoming greater and greater.
In Jenson's presentation, the
difference between the «immanent» Trinity» the eternal communion
of Father, Son, and Spirit» and the «
economic» Trinity almost vanishes.
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.
The
differences of cultures are thus often a cause
of conflict among peoples, especially when
economic conditions are difficult.
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.
However, there are vast
differences within each
of these two categories between
economic systems that are nominally grouped together, greater
differences than there are between some systems that we place on opposite sides
of the capitalism / socialism dividing line.
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.
To repeat: a cursory look at the nations
of the world makes it clear that the important
differences in social responsibility and freedom are between the democratic types (
of both capitalist and socialist
economic system) and the despotic types, not between capitalism and socialism as such.
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.
Moreover, a properly governed free market is indeed an important form
of economic organization, at least in a complex society, and reliance on it would be impossible if the resulting
differences in distribution were canceled.
This was already clear to the
economic historian David Landes when he noted that, «If we learn anything from the history
of economic development, it is that culture makes all the
difference.»
It makes a
difference when persons are on the bottom
of the socio -
economic ladder looking up.