For the reasons cited [in the paper], not only do we not know the approximate magnitude of the net benefits or costs of mitigating climate change to any specific level of future global temperature increase over the next 50 — 100 years, but we also can not even claim to know the sign of the mitigation impacts on GWP, or national GDPs, or any
other economic metric commonly computed.
The other headwind is the fact that
traditional economic metrics aren't keeping pace with the influences of rapid technological innovation, meaning the global economy is likely doing much better in reality than what economic numbers are telling us.
When Sam Zell was building his empire, I doubt he ever compared his results to some
arbitrary economic metric or some multifamily index.
Bhutan's experiment with «gross national happiness,» along with other countries» more formal efforts to develop indices of well being to complement
strict economic metrics, are a step in that direction.
The growth of VRE also
disrupts economic metrics, where the context of levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) doesn't adequately capture these short term dynamics.
We
employ economic metrics, the Gini and Robin Hood coefficients19, to quantify the present level of equity in GHG emissions.
Of course, whole books can and have been written about the flawed decisions that emanate from our collective willingness of prioritize GDP and the need to
establish economic metrics that better account for environmental limits and quality of life.
Rather than simply using
conventional economic metrics to try to reconcile apparent conflicts between environmental concerns and the bottom line, Ford's leaders began to examine how smart design decisions could grow not just profits but social and ecological value as well.
Admittedly, that is not a
strictly economic metric and likely puts more cost on me and mine, but I am happy to give up a little for the purpose of justice and equity...
When house values rise too fast, outpacing wage growth and
other economic metrics, we get into «bubble» situations.
In addition to looking at some of
the economic metrics that went into the ranking, we identified a symbol for each state and DC, according to Wikipedia.
But opponents of raising interest rates take a different look at
the economic metrics.
See full details on every calculation and adjustment we make, with complete reconciliations of
our economic metrics back to reported GAAP values.
When home prices rise too quickly, outpacing wage growth and other
economic metrics, we get into «bubble» situations.
«That said, recent data is more accurately characterized as a hint of stagflation rather than anything more acute and, therefore, it shouldn't be a surprise that many of
the economic metrics that have characterized periods of more pronounced stagflation historically, such as unemployment, still remain low,» he added.
The Northwestern researchers used data from 1990 to 2013 on both gun violence in U.S. schools and
economic metrics, including unemployment, to get some answers.
When house values rise too fast, outpacing wage growth and other
economic metrics, we get into «bubble» situations.