Sentences with phrase «high economic productivity»

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Economic growth in China has long been premised on high levels of savings and investment, growth of manufacturing and exports, migration of low - productivity rural workers to higher - productivity urban jobs and integration of new technologies.

And the Council of Economic Advisers announced that policies such as work flexibility «lead to higher labor force participation, greater labor productivity and work engagement, and better allocation of talent across the economy.»

Higher productivity growth, sustained over a few decades, would have a profound impact on future living standards, but to expect an economic boom of anything but the short - lived variety is to rely on arithmetic that doesn't add up.

Both valuations and consumer sentiment may be at high levels, but with stable real yields, rising productivity and «normalised» valuations, the equity outlook is not necessarily negative — as long as economic growth continues.

Without high - tech startups driving innovation and economic efficiency, the United States should experience less labor productivity.

They didn't, because the theory of the Republican tax plan is completely different, namely that cutting corporate tax rates will incentivize more business investment in capital goods, thus spurring higher productivity, more economic growth, and higher wages over the long run.

Such gaps tend to narrow for a number of reasons, including higher marginal productivity on cheaper labor and land costs in lower - tier cities, better economic integration with government - led redistribution of infrastructure and public resources from regional hubs to small neighbor cities, and broader penetration of technology, including smartphones and the internet, according to the Morgan Stanley research.

The main economic reason for doing so is to improve your workforce so that you have higher productivity, more added value, and a higher tax base.

During Reagan's term, the United States experienced higher economic growth, higher household income, greater productivity, increased tax revenues, reduced unemployment, lower interest rates, and lower inflation.

A Labour government will drive forward the economic and industrial policy that Ed Miliband, Ed Balls and Chuka Umunna have been developing to create more high quality jobs in every region of the country by reforming our banking sector, modernising our infrastructure, and working with businesses to get the long - term investment we need in growing SMEs and the high productivity, growth industries of the future.

«Our study suggests that the effect of human capital on economic growth is larger in high - quality - of - life counties — natural amenities such as clean air and temperate climate, could potentially attract human capital and perhaps increase labor productivity, thus boosting the effect of human capital on growth,» said Fan.

The next sentence appears to offer a rationale for a higher level of support: «The Committee believes that strategic investments in the physical science areas are vitally important for the United States to remain the global leader in innovation, productivity, economic growth, and good - paying jobs.»

The higher cure rate and lessened side - effects of treating patients with an all - oral combination of ledipasvir and sofosbuvir (LDV / SOF) results in greatly reduced absenteeism and improved workplace productivity that can translate into enormous benefit, according to the new economic model used by researchers at Inova Fairfax Medical Campus, VA..

The study, «GCSEs, A levels and apprenticeships: their economic value», found that having 5 A * to C grade GCSEs adds an average # 60,000 to an individual's lifetime productivity, particularly if the pupil achieves high grades in English and maths.

Bending the Cost Curve Inside Higher Ed, 1/27/15 «Online education can «bend the cost curve» of an undergraduate degree, according to a working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research, but whether the lower tuition is caused by a boost in productivity — as opposed to more competition — is still undetermined.

But others have argued that the overall past success of the U.S. economy suggests that high - school math performance is not that critical for sustained growth in economic productivity.

Brian Jacob and Lars Lefgren find no relationship between teachers» pay and their performance in a mid-sized, western school district (see «When Principals Rate Teachers,» research, page 58); and Eric Hanushek, Steven Rivkin, and Daniel O'Brien, in a 2005 working paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research, report no relationship between teacher productivity and changes in pay, suggesting that surrounding districts do not pull the most effective teachers from the city by offering higher salaries.

The costs of these gaps (most commonly associated with low income, limited education, and minority group status) are reflected in higher school dropout rates, lower economic productivity, decreased social mobility, increased need for medical services, and higher rates of incarceration.

In the study, which tracks economic - growth patterns from 1970 to 2000, researchers found that the link between national productivity and high test scores weakens and, in some years, disappears when the so - called «Asian Tigers» — Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, and South Korea — are removed from researchers» calculations.

«High - quality technical and further education is not only vital in opening up doors to young people in some of the hardest to reach areas of the country, it also helps local businesses get the skilled workforce they need to drive up the productivity and economic growth that our economy needs.

Furthermore, research indicates that high - quality, evidence - based programs and policies that promote social and emotional skills among students can improve academic achievement as well as positive behavior, physical and mental wellbeing, college and career readiness, and economic productivity.

Two of the authors of this report have shown elsewhere that countries with students who perform at higher levels in math and science show larger rates of increase in economic productivity than do otherwise similar countries with lower - performing students (see «Education and Economic Growth,» research, Sprineconomic productivity than do otherwise similar countries with lower - performing students (see «Education and Economic Growth,» research, SprinEconomic Growth,» research, Spring 2008).

A slowdown in economic growth around the world, particularly in China, as well as a slowdown in productivity, lower population growth, aging baby boomers, higher taxes and lower government spending will lead to an increase in stock - market volatility.

In the report, «Fueling Sustainable Development: The Energy Productivity Solution,» to be published Wednesday, the institute says the uncertain economic outlook and the recent period of record - high oil prices could push governments and businesses to invest more in energy productivity.

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

We should do NOTHING and get down to the business of making sure we can create and maintain a sufficiently high level of technology and economic productivity so that humans can continue to live, prosper, and thrive.

We show that overall economic productivity is non-linear in temperature for all countries, with productivity peaking at an annual average temperature of 13 °C and declining strongly at higher temperatures.......»

A revenue neutral carbon tax is either is either insufficient to cause substitution — thus pointless — or sufficient to cause a transition to carbon free energy thus leading to higher energy costs, lower productivity, greater economic marginalization and a collapse in revenue — thus no compensation.

According to the Competitive Enterprise Institute's annual survey of the cost and reach of regulations, federal regulation and intervention cost American consumers and businesses an estimated $ 1.88 trillion in 2014 in lost economic productivity and higher prices.

«The world can expect, however, a return of between $ 3 and $ 34 for every dollar spent on sanitation, realized through reduced poverty and health costs and higher productivity — an economic and humanitarian opportunity of historic proportions,» adds Dr. Adeel, who also serves as chair of UN-Water, a coordinating body for water - related work at 27 UN agencies and their many global partners.

Accordingly, anti-age discrimination in employment law aims at promoting various purposes to remedy these wrongs, including preventing opportunistic behaviour by employers, who are tempted to dismiss older workers when their labour costs are higher than their marginal productivity; promoting displaced older workers who experience major challenges to reemployment; protecting against ageist stereotypes and ageism; and alleviating social isolation, oppression and economic deprivation among older workers.

Moreover, the Department anticipates that, because the benefits of privacy are large, both productivity and economic growth would be higher than in the absence of the final rule.

It is absolutely right that we are now starting to focus on this challenge as increasing productivity is key to driving future economic growth, higher wages and better living standards.

Economic slowdown in China; high unemployment in continental Europe; an ageing workforce in Germany and Japan; and the UK's low productivity.

A combination of the lowered productivity, higher health care and substance abuse treatment costs, missed work and more add up to an economic burden of $ 78.5 billion, according to the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control.

Children who do not complete high school, for example, are more likely to become teenage parents, to be unemployed, and to be incarcerated, all of which exact heavy social and economic costs.5 A growing body of research shows that child poverty is associated with neuroendocrine dysregulation that may alter brain function and may contribute to the development of chronic cardiovascular, immune, and psychiatric disorders.6 The economic cost of child poverty to society can be estimated by anticipating future lost productivity and increased social expenditure.

Long - term tobacco use following pregnancy also results in poorer maternal health, which an extensive body of research shows is intricately linked with economic trends, educational opportunities, and productivity.56 Women's lower wages, unemployment, and lost productivity resulting from these risk factors add up to high costs that home visiting can help alleviate.57 With 42 percent of mothers in the United States being breadwinners, home visiting programs are critically important to support not only their health but also their and their families» economic well - being.58

There is evidence that maltreated children are at greater risk for lifelong health and social problems, including mental illnesses, criminality, chronic diseases, disability1 and poorer quality of life.2 A history of child maltreatment is also associated with lower adult levels of economic well - being across a wide range of metrics, including higher levels of economic inactivity, lower occupational status, lower earnings and lower expected earnings.3 Existing research suggests a ripple effect caused by lower educational achievement, higher levels of truancy and expulsion reducing peak earning capacity by US$ 5000 a year4 or an average lifetime cost of US$ 210012 per person1 when considering productivity losses and costs from healthcare, child welfare, criminal justice and special education.

As these people flock to city centers, they draw jobs, economic productivity and higher wages.