Sentences with phrase «economic productivity»

The second cause is a general increase in economic productivity, which grows the supply of goods and boosts the purchasing power of incomes.

This suggests that school quality has a great impact on economic productivity and growth.

When they are strong, democracy, human rights and economic productivity tend to prevail.

Every dollar invested in treatment could lead to a return of $ 4 in economic productivity.

A looming lockout of NHL players could shave 0.1 per cent off of Canada's GDP, costing the country about $ 1.8 billion in lost economic productivity.

This is reinforced by growing income inequalities across the world (by what could be termed the «globalisation of poverty») and the concurrent lowering of educational standards (and decline in status and salaries of teaching staff) and shifts in educational programmes from critical reflection to training for economic productivity (Postman) and the dramatic loss of credibility political institutions face almost everywhere.

We created thousands of jobs, with employees paying P.A.Y.E taxes to government and the sector impacted other industries - media and entertainment; advertising and public relations; professional practices; small and medium enterprises (even micro enterprises); and telecommunications enhanced overall economic productivity.

Human civilizations have struggled because of reduced economic productivity, stronger storms, and plague during the colder periods, more recently the Little Ice Ages (1350 to 1850 AD).

The CID boss explained that drug abuse affected the human capital base of the country, and contributed to low economic productivity and increase in the crime wave.

The White House report notes: «Used well, big data analysis can boost economic productivity, drive improved consumer and government services, thwart terrorists, and save lives.»

Or, as Saunders puts it: «Energy efficiency may be a net positive in increasing economic productivity and growth, but should not be relied upon as a way to reduce energy consumption and thus greenhouse gas emissions.»

Support accurate quantification of the avoided burden of disease, reduced health - care costs, and enhanced economic productivity associated with a low - carbon economy

Technology companies now make up a sizable portion of emerging - market stock markets, and these companies have the opportunity to drastically improve economic productivity through things like mobile banking that are hard to replicate in developed economies.

In an Oxford University — style tutorial, they present the concepts of «educational goods» (the knowledge, skills, dispositions, and attitudes we hope to instill) and the «capacities» built by these goods (such as economic productivity, democratic competence, and personal fulfillment) that allow an individual to flourish.

«Since student performance on international tests such as PISA is closely related to long - term economic productivity growth, increasing U.S. students» proficiency levels to those attained in Canada would increase our economic growth rate by some 50 percent.»

Schlosser, R.J.; Storck, K.A.; Rudmik, L.; Smith, T.L.; Mace, J.C.; Mattos, J.; Soler, Z.M. (2017) Association of olfactory dysfunction in chronic rhinosinusitis with economic productivity and medication usage.

Their proposals are expensive, an issue Page and Simmons address by considering economic productivity and the political obstacles to enacting their policies.

(According to Krugman, changing social norms, not economic productivity, explain these obscenely large incomes.)

Sustainability standards support economic productivity and entrepreneurship, and improve workers» safety, rights and wellbeing.

Such restructured governance architecture will facilitate overall national economic productivity and bring about the necessary shift away from the present virtually unitary structure which encourages the 36 states and federal capital territory (Abuja) to rely on a philosophy of «sharing the national cake», and it will encourage the more viable federating units to focus on productivity and internally generated revenues.

«Climate affects economic productivity, institutions and human physiology,» says Burke.

His talk, «The Science of Early Childhood Development: Closing the Gap between What We Know and What We Do,» argued that the promotion of healthy child development is both a moral responsibility and an essential social investment to secure sustainable economic productivity and a viable democratic society.

Andreas: This is a question we get a lot: If the U.S. is such a mediocre performer on these tests, why do we continue to high such high economic productivity?

But these assets only mean that the United States may well have enjoyed even greater economic productivity had it enhanced the quality of its K - 12 schools.

Other factors contributed to the relatively high rate of growth in economic productivity during the last half of the 20th century, including the openness of the country's markets, respect for property rights, low levels of political corruption, and limited intrusion of government into the operations of the marketplace.

Broadening access to preschool programs for all children is a cost - effective investment that pays dividends for years to come and will help ensure our states» and our nation's future economic productivity.

Shifts in temperature and rainfall influence economic productivity and food prices, which may influence discontent and therefore riots.

Next, even if we were to forsake science and consider a position of «erring on the side of caution,» the economic cost — 2 percent or more of global economic productivity — is a steep and certain price to pay for extremely uncertain, and potentially negative, consequences.

Society clearly pays for the lack of early education in many ways — from lost economic productivity and tax revenues to higher crime rates and diminished participation in civic and cultural life.

Now, new research suggests there is an optimal temperature for economic productivity: 13 °C, or about 55 °F, The Washington Post reports.

The minister further discussed the importance of fintech innovation for Malaysia, saying it would boost economic productivity, as well as «make financial intermediation more seamless.»

Empowering women increases economic productivity, reduces infant mortality, contributes to overall improved health and nutrition, and increases the chances of education for the next generation.

Symptoms include lack of energy, changes in appetite and sleep patterns, substance abuse, anxiety, and thoughts of self - harm, which, while clearly not great for mental or physical health, also take a toll on economic productivity.

Energy efficiency remains the most important strategy for cutting carbon pollution while improving economic productivity.

Friedrich, T. (2009): Wise exploitation — a game with a higher productivity than cooperation — transforms biological productivity into economic productivity.

However, the South African commercial real estate sector is faced with a set of challenges: on the one hand sluggish economic growth and on the other hand the slow - burning and very real transmutation of physical spaces into virtual sites of economic productivity as a result of technological innovation.

In a misguided effort to enhance economic productivity, Nicolae Ceausescu decreed in 1966 that Romania would develop its «human capital» via a government - enforced mandate to increase the country's population.