Sentences with phrase «economic evidence in»

As part of the EC funded DataPrev project, a systematic review was conducted to identify the state of the evidence base on the use of economic evidence in helping to make the case for investment in mental health and well - being in the four areas of focus to the project: early years and parenting interventions, actions set in schools and workplaces and measures targeted at older people.

All of our work, from the engineering of landmark buildings and critical infrastructure to the spatial planning and economic evidence in support of development, is evidence - based and informed by a deep understanding of what it takes to deliver construction.

Maureen Brunt, The use of economic evidence in antitrust litigation: Australia» (1986) 14 Australian Business Law Review 261

Not exact matches

In a study for the National Bureau of Economic Research, they found evidence to support the principle:

However, despite evidence of the business and social value of developmental lending, industry has not yet invested in this approach, the pool of available loan capital in Alberta remains inadequate, and the economic and social benefits remain largely unrealized.

Indeed, the evidence I reviewed does not support the view — expounded by the new Bank of Japan management — that by buying more longer - dated securities (i.e., running printing presses a bit faster) will boost upward pressures in labor and product markets to bring stronger economic growth and an inflation rate of 2 percent.

«The evidence for economic reform to date is scant and based on purported private statements rather than government pronouncements,» wrote Bruce Klingner, a research fellow at the Heritage Foundation and former CIA official, in an October op - ed for the Los Angeles Times.

This week, Federal Reserve officials signaled further interest rate increases in 2018 based on evidence of steady U.S. growth, while the heads of the ECB and the Bank of England seemed in no rush to push rates higher in the wake of disappointing economic data out of Britain and Europe.

«Based on evidence gathered from focus groups and interviews conducted in U.S. coal communities, we argue that coal communities that have experienced mine closures have already begun an economic and social transition, one that is based on reshaping their culture and sense of identity,» wrote professors of Indiana University in a paper published in the March issue of Energy Research and Social Science.

The economic reasons for refining bitumen in the U.S. were compelling even before you could ship it to Texas, as evidenced by the Midwestern refineries converted to handle the ultra-heavy crude.

Our forecast of a «soft landing» for the Chinese economy is based on the increasing evidence that Chinese economic and financial policies are becoming less restrictive and will likely become expansive in the near future, with increased outlays for infrastructure.

«The evidence that I have seen is that jobs are in fact increased because there is economic activity increased and because people have a little bit of spare money, which on $ 11 an hour you never have.»

As evidence of the economic impact RFRA laws can have on local economies, ratings and reviews site Angie's List, founded by Bill Osterle and Angie Hicks in 1995, announced over the weekend that it was halting a $ 40 million expansion of its Indianapolis headquarters, expected to bring with it an additional 1,300 jobs, while it examines the implications of the law.

Sounding somewhat impatient for former prime minister Wilfrid Laurier's promise that the 20th century belonged to Canada, the stated purpose of their gathering was to «do something to overcome the growing feeling of unrest in evidence in various parts of the Dominion, to improve economic conditions, and to establish a better understanding and spirit of co-operation between the several Provinces.»

All three of these reasons — evidence that U.S. monetary policy is currently only moderately accommodative, the fact that U.S. financial conditions have been influenced by economic and financial market developments abroad, and risk management considerations — argue, at the moment, for caution in raising U.S. short - term interest rates.

November's solid jobs report gave the Fed a final piece of evidence, clearing the way for a December rate hike, but now the question is how fast can it raise rates given weakness in some other economic data.

Evidence continues to mount regarding Canada's lousy economic trajectory, and there is now a pretty broad consensus among Canadian economists that the economy was likely in recession in the first half of the year. That's not a sure thing, of course: we won't know until September 1 if second quarter GDP grew or shrank.

Signs of improvement in the U.K., Europe, or Japan would likely support any evidence that U.S. economic growth is gaining momentum.

Funding for mental health care initiatives is an issue specifically identified in our pre-budget letter to government and our 2017 Provincial Election Platform, given that there is strong evidence that effective programs can reduce both the economic and health impacts of these illnesses.

«The event - filled US calendar in the week ahead will provide further evidence over which way the US - rest of world economic pendulum is swinging.»

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 nowIn 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 nowin 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 nowin 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).

He confirmed, with empirical evidence, that NMSDC - certified MBEs generate positive economic impact in their local communities and in the nation as a whole through job creation, income generation and tax revenue.

Needless to say, we consider a great deal of additional economic evidence, but our reliance on subsequently revised payroll data, and the need to place stronger emphasis on market internals (which we imposed on our methods in mid-2014) was our Achilles» heel in that instance.

Such a surplus could only come from stronger - than - expected economic growth, which would undermine his claims that the economy is too fragile and evidence to date, or from the Finance Department «hiding» additional «revenue and spending buffers» in its November 2013 Update fiscal projections, which will magically materialize.

Conducted by The Evidence Network and Da Nang Institute for Socio - Economic Development, this is the first of four annual APEC economy - specific MSME survey projects commissioned by the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, in partnership with Global Affairs Canada, as part of the APEC - Canada Building Partnerships project.

Suffice it to say that while there remain some bright spots in market action, such as the overall profile of market breadth (as measured by the simple NYSE advance - decline line), as well as bright spots in economic figures, such as Friday's upbeat jobs number and the reasonable behavior of credit spreads to - date, the weight of the evidence is increasingly cautious.

It provides impressive evidence of the economic power and relevance of family firms in the world.

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation says there is mounting evidence that house prices in a number of Canadian cities are out of whack with incomes and other economic fundamentals.The latest report from CMHC says there is evidence of overvaluation in nine of the 15 real estate markets included in the research.

The S&P 500 had its biggest weekly gain since April in the period ended Friday after the Federal Reserve signaled it won't be raising rates quickly as officials hold out for more decisive evidence of an economic rebound.

Though we don't see that evidence yet, and continued economic and valuation risks are likely to keep us hedged with put option coverage in any event, it's possible that we could cover a portion of our short call option hedges if we do see some firming of internals.

Just as important, at a time when fears over China's slowing economy are widespread and there's evidence of retail saturation in the country's major metropolitan areas, nearly half of survey participants said they expect to be better off financially in the next 12 months — and they are eager to spend, contrary to gloomy assumptions about the drag of sluggish economic growth on consumer sentiment.

Early advocates of these type of tax cuts argued that lower tax rates would increase economic activity and thereby revenues. However, thereâ $ ™ s little evidence changes in tax rates, except in more extreme cases, have a major impact on real economic activity.

She relied on expert evidence from Muse Stancil and the Conference Board to support her arguments in favor of Canada - wide economic benefits.

However, thereâ $ ™ s little evidence changes in tax rates, except in more extreme cases, have a major impact on real economic activity.

On the other hand, both historically and even since 2009, when investors have shifted toward risk - aversion, as evidenced by divergent market internals, rich valuations and fragile economic foundations have typically resulted in steep market losses.

This evolution was hastened with China's membership in the World Trade Organization in late 2001, and is evidenced by the fact that China is taking on an increasingly large role in global economic and developmental forums.

The mood in markets has keyed off growing evidence that a solid upswing in economic activity is underway in the US and Asia, and to a much smaller extent in Europe.

We're going to let you in on a little secret: Investors focused on economic growth are wasting their time... If anything, the evidence suggests a negative correlation between equity returns and GDP growth... It may be that the best prices can be had in times of low economic growth, whereas we tend to overpay in a growing economy.

The meeting of the European Central Bank's Governing Council on 20 July is expected to provide more guidance as to the rate at which the institution will taper its programme of asset purchases amid evidence that economic growth in the eurozone continues to improve.

Suffice it to say that the improvement in new unemployment claims strikes me as a legitimately hopeful development, but there is too much short - term noise, and inconsistency with other economic evidence (reliable leading indicators, falling tax withholdings) to draw a convincing signal.

In February, we observed evidence of an abrupt slowing in economic activitIn February, we observed evidence of an abrupt slowing in economic activitin economic activity.

Japan has taken a different approach, becoming the leader in expanding trade relations as evidenced through the TPP - 11 (CPTPP) and the Japan - EU Economic Partnership Agreement.

In 2013, the federal government continued, as in the past, to show its ideological arrogance; its unwillingness to confront major economic challenges; its disdain for Parliament; its aversion to openness and transparency; its rejection of a federal role in working with the provinces to strengthen the Federation; and its inability to adopt evidence based policIn 2013, the federal government continued, as in the past, to show its ideological arrogance; its unwillingness to confront major economic challenges; its disdain for Parliament; its aversion to openness and transparency; its rejection of a federal role in working with the provinces to strengthen the Federation; and its inability to adopt evidence based policin the past, to show its ideological arrogance; its unwillingness to confront major economic challenges; its disdain for Parliament; its aversion to openness and transparency; its rejection of a federal role in working with the provinces to strengthen the Federation; and its inability to adopt evidence based policin working with the provinces to strengthen the Federation; and its inability to adopt evidence based policy.

In principle, explaining the logic behind new economic policies is supposed to be the job of politicians and the media, but available evidence would suggest that they are not very good at it.

A recent paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research studied what happens to scientific subfields when star researchers die suddenly and at the peak of their abilities, and finds that while there is considerable evidence that young researchers are reluctant to challenge scientific superstars, a sudden and unexpected death does not significantly improve the situation, particularly when «key collaborators of the star are in a position to channel resources (such as editorial goodwill or funding) to insiders.»

The research evidence on this question is hard to deny and right in line with the predictions of the economic models: prohibition of secret abortions cuts both teenage abortion rates and teenage pregnancy rates.

Is it really likely that when the Romans heard Paul's words about creation being «subjected to futility» in 8:20 they «could well have thought about how imperial ambitions, military conflicts, and economic exploitation had led to the erosion of the natural environment throughout the Mediterranean world, leaving ruined cities, depleted fields, deforested mountains, and polluted streams as evidence of this universal human vanity»?

Recent events in Eastern Europe and elsewhere provide compelling evidence that the secular political and economic «salvation myths» of the twentieth - century tyrannies are unable to address what Novak calls the «possibilities of our moral lives.»

If I were to take all the leading economic indicators as evidence of my own mood I would say they we are in a depression.

According to Zaret, his evidence documents a strong causal effect running the other way — from rationalized contractarian norms in economic relations to the more abstract doctrine of covenant theology.