Economic theory as presented by the Austrian school could helpful in suggesting general paths for policy — but unfortunately would be totally out of the whelm of the current economic thought of looking first at heavy goverment involvement.
HEM is based on well - established
economic theory as well as historical data, and contains a variety of modules that interact with each other for long - term forecasting.
Formerly great scientists had apparently taken
economic theory as a religion rather than as a theory with limits of applicability like any other theory.
But
economic theory as such has no place for community.
The transnationalization of capital has defeated all the given
economic theories as well.
Not exact matches
Or,
as Bentham likes to say, borrowing another phrase from academic
economic theory, Shell's challenge is to «minimize the maximum regret.»
Economic theory does not tell us anything about how much tax and transfer rates should vary
as incomes rise.
As part of a broad project to discover why we need innovative entrepreneurs, Spulber applied game
theory to model the
economic importance of tacit knowledge.
The focus of classical value and price
theory was to free economies from
economic rent, defined
as unearned income simply resulting from privilege: absentee land rent, mineral and natural resource rent, monopoly rent, and financial interest.
In modern
economic science, regressions of wage growth on tax rates can not be understood
as causal without a
theory of the level of tax rates.
This monetarist
theory has guided Russian
economic reform (and its quick bankruptcy) under Yeltsin and his oligarchy,
as well
as Chile's privatization (and early bankruptcy) under Gen. Pinochet, and the austerity programs (and subsequent bankruptcies and national resource sell offs) imposed by the IMF on third world debtor countries.
«Lower oil prices have not proven to be
as stimulative
as economic theory once had it,» said Daniel Yergin, the energy historian and vice chairman of the IHS consultancy.
Economic pundits arguing that the Canadian dollar is overvalued often base their view on the
theory of purchasing power parity (PPP), which predicts that international trade eventually leads exchange rates to adjust until a typical basket of consumer goods and services in Canada costs the same
as in other countries.
As part of our continuing series of commentaries celebrating the 50th anniversary of Mel Watkins» classic article, «A Staple
Theory of
Economic Growth,» we present the following commentary by Marc Lee, economist with the B.C. office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Marc considers the implications — both economic and environmental — of the current -
Economic Growth,» we present the following commentary by Marc Lee, economist with the B.C. office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Marc considers the implications — both
economic and environmental — of the current -
economic and environmental — of the current -LSB-...]
Economic theory states that
as productivity increases at some point products will be in short...
«I admit that I have always harbored an exaggerated view of my self - importance — to put it bluntly, I fancied myself
as some kind of god or an
economic reformer like Keynes (each with his General
Theory) or, even better, a scientist like Einstein» George Soros
Although the annual meeting is run by a Swiss non-profit organization, the World
Economic Forum is typically viewed as a conference for the establishment where central bankers and policymakers can promote traditional theories of economic development and monetary
Economic Forum is typically viewed
as a conference for the establishment where central bankers and policymakers can promote traditional
theories of
economic development and monetary
economic development and monetary policy.
The US Dollar is the «grand unifying
theory asset» for nearly any and all «profile» global macro or thematic equities trades in the marketplace right now,
as it represents investors being long this «new» version of «
economic growth.»
According to the «Austrian school», one of the most basic flaws in the QTM and in many other
economic theories is the treatment of the economy
as an amorphous blob that shifts one way or the other in response to stimuli provided by the government, the central bank, or a vague and unpredictable force called «animal spirits».
It sprouted
as a
theory from National Bureau of
Economic Research (NBER) data on economic cycles dating back
Economic Research (NBER) data on
economic cycles dating back
economic cycles dating back to 1854.
The labor
theory of value aimed at isolating the
economic rent
as a margin that either was to be taxed away (for land and natural resources that were privatized) or kept in the public domain (for infrastructure and other natural monopolies).
As a consequence, knowledge of good
economic theory is required to understand what's happening to money and why slower
economic progress, or even a prolonged
economic contraction, will be an inevitable result.
Knowledge of
economic history is critical for good policy making because,
as valuable
as it is to understand models and
theories, in real life policies have to be made in societies that are complex and have political and sociological considerations to take into account.
As such, it bridges
economic theory and money matters in practice.
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.
Its distinctive character
as an aspect of nature ceased to function in
economic theory.
Unfortunately,
as long
as economic theory views the natural world only in terms of its contribution to the market, Christian repentance will do little to end policies that are systematically destructive.
But nowhere in
economic theory is there any recognition that individual households are better off when the community
as a whole is better off.
This dilemma is far more important
as we enter the twenty - first century than
economic theories of how to achieve
economic growth.
Accordingly,
economic theory has no place for community or for such values of community
as justice.
Economic theory has depicted nature in no other way, and even natural resources have not been regarded
as important.
Economic theory developed in a context in which nationalism was taken for granted as the context of economic a
Economic theory developed in a context in which nationalism was taken for granted
as the context of
economic a
economic activity.
The approval of self - seeking
as rational, built into most
economic theory, is a truth that works only when business operates in the context of a community that has other values.
When we turn to the view of the human, the implications of the metaphysics I have proposed are just
as contrary to those of the dominant
economic theory.
But if land in this broad sense has value
as an end in itself, then the
economic theory based on land
as commodity can not be acceptable.
Economic theory, for example, treats land
as a commodity.
now, basic
economic theory tells us that when there is more money, it's not worth
as much, if the minimum wage is raised, there will indeed be more money, and it will indeed be worth a lot less, because prices will skyrocket.
Nevertheless, it is beginning a process of repentance, and I personally insist that
as Christians we have strong reasons to oppose the denial by
economic theory of any intrinsic value to animals.
As for the Pope's
economic theories, the Pope by all appearances is an extremely intelligent man but you don't have to be very bright and only moderately observant to understand «trickle down economics» never worked and never will.
At the other extreme, many variants of world - system
theory and some variants of the other perspectives regard
economic development
as inherently productive of conflict, oppression, and exploitation.
World - system
theory has emerged over the past fifteen years
as leading contender with modernization theory.6 As the name suggests, world - system theory emphasizes the larger set of social, economic, and political relations that link societies togethe
as leading contender with modernization
theory.6
As the name suggests, world - system theory emphasizes the larger set of social, economic, and political relations that link societies togethe
As the name suggests, world - system
theory emphasizes the larger set of social,
economic, and political relations that link societies together.
Argentina's paper economy has collapsed
as a result of the government's following the teaching of standard
economic theory too faithfully.
Whereas south of that parallel it is hard to get an audience that will listen to a discussion of
economic theory, in Canada this is recognized
as important.
The
theory is that when
economic growth goes far enough,
as in a few countries in East Asia, the demand for workers drives wages up without benefit of unions or governmental involvement.
Some suppose that
as the limitations of
economic theory appear, new branches can be developed to deal with them.
One of the cornerstones of
economic theory has been that production increases faster
as the market is enlarged.
He points out that
economic theory considers itself
as the science of scarcity, whereas «the
economic problem has been morethan solved among the rich sixth of the world's population.
In them we find clearly articulated such themes
as the importance of the communidades de base («grass - roots «Christian groups); Jesus
as the liberator from hunger, misery, oppression and ignorance; the refusal to separate Christian sanctification from «temporal» tasks; challenges to capitalism (
as well
as to Marxism); the
theory of «dependency» on inhuman
economic systems; the need for liberation from neocolonialism; the need for «conscienticization»; the need for the church to support the downtrodden; the correlation of peace and justice; and the reality of «institutionalized violence.»
Economic theory was affected by the great scientific discoveries in physics, biology and psychology, and economic laws were presented with the same authority as laws of
Economic theory was affected by the great scientific discoveries in physics, biology and psychology, and
economic laws were presented with the same authority as laws of
economic laws were presented with the same authority
as laws of nature.
As we all know, spiritual traditions describe reality in terms rather different from those of traditional
economic theory.