Sentences with phrase «how economic terms»

Economist Michael Hudson explains how economic terms like capital gains are deployed to mislead the public about who is benefiting from economic policy and where wealth is going.

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He said the long - term plans in the budget should have a positive economic impact, but it remains to seen by how much.

Wall Street has found a semblance of stability after a roller - coaster week, but some investors are convinced the rockiness in stocks and bonds isn't quite over for one main reason: The markets have yet to fully come to terms with how aggressively the Federal Reserve may respond to surprising economic strength.

«Given developments in other parts of the world, I think what's been reaffirmed to me is the importance of building an inclusive innovation strategy for Canada, one that focuses both on economic and societal prosperity for all Canadians, and how fundamental that is to our long - term flourishing of our society.

Exxon has argued against all the other shareholder proposals as well, including a «policy to explicitly prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity»; a policy articulating Exxon's «respect for and commitment to the human right to water»; «a report discussing possible long term risks to the company's finances and operations posed by the environmental, social and economic challenges associated with the oil sands»; a report of «known and potential environmental impacts» and «policy options» to address the impacts of the company's «fracturing operations»; a report of recommendations on how Exxon can become an «environmentally sustainable energy company»; and adoption of «quantitative goals... for reducing total greenhouse gas emissions.»

How has this happened, when everybody from the Bank of England to the International Monetary Fund, from Barack Obama to Shinzo Abe, from the Trades Union Congress to the Confederation of British Industry, have all warned of the major financial shocks in the near term and economic decline and geopolitical irrelevance in the long term after a vote for Brexit?

In his speech, Yifei emphasized the importance of 2018 for China's long - term economic strategy, and discussed how the central bank's gold and silver department used problem - oriented, market - oriented, and livelihood - oriented «philosophy, style and methods» to promote reform and innovation in «key areas» of «currency bullion» as well as «currency gold and silver business.»

A «real budget «would put aside optics and ideology and undertake a review the government's fiscal policy and ask how it could be adjusted to strengthen economic growth and job creation, while maintaining a sustainable fiscal structure over the medium term.

If households and businesses do not have a good notion of how the Federal Reserve will respond to changing economic and financial market conditions, then this would loosen the linkage between short - term rates and financial conditions.

The 2015 Workforce Housing Scorecard examines and analyzes the current and projected housing trends and provides a preview of where Orange County is headed in terms of workforce housing, and how it will impact demographic, economic, and business competitiveness factors.

And like many of that generation, he's worried about how short - term thinking has corrupted the markets and endangering our economic future.

The budget provides no narrative on the economic and social forces that will shape Canada» long - term economic prospects; how they are inter-related; and, what the government could do to «encourage private sector leadership and growth» and strengthen Canada» long - term economic prospects.

In his pre-budget consultations he asked Canadians for suggestions on how the Government could «better promote job creation and economic growth» and «what should Canada's priorities be for the short - and long - term to encourage private sector growth and leadership in the economy».

His many books include Swap: How Trade Works with Philip Levy, a concise introduction to the principles of world economics, and Telecoms and the Huawei conundrum: Chinese foreign direct investment in the United States, an AEI Economic Studies analysis that explores the case of Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei and its commitment to long - term investment in the US.

Currently, households and businesses face elevated short - term uncertainty as to what will happen to tax and spending policies in 2013 and how this will affect the economic outlook.

As an example of how long - term shifts in monetary inflation / intervention can be linked to long - term shifts in economic progress I present the following chart of the US Industrial Production Index.

Understand how the relationship between short - and long - term interest rates contributes to an inverted yield curve — a noteworthy economic event.

«She's never really dealt with the kinds of economic issues that a majority of the women in this country are facing in terms of how do we feed our kids, how do we send them to school and how do we — why we worry about their future.»

Nations that break free from external economic control will be able to determine how much and what kind of investment they want from outside, what to trade, and on what terms.

How can companies make better decisions if they are encouraged to look not just at short - term economic gains, but also at medium - to long - term societal and ecological gains?

While we on the matter... what a total farce on contract renewal, even the spuds seem to have got that sorted out — renewing long before time, and not paying out hefty wages either — I believe Kane is their top earner on # 125k, and for someone with an economic degree, how does Wenger not understand that having someone with a long contract makes not only financial sense, but sense in terms of the teams stability as well?

While you may have the economic means to shower your older child with gifts, you may want to reconsider your generosity and how it will impact your tween long term.

It held up a mirror to just how unhappy and fragile this country really is underneath all the Tory spin about a «long term economic plan.»

Yun went on to explain how the US commitment towards the Asia - Pacific can best be demonstrated, noting that while security and defence - related cooperation is important, US «allies and partners... also tell us that, as we deepen our military engagement, we should continue also to emphasize the diplomatic, development, economic, and people - to - people engagement in order to demonstrate our longer - term commitment to our rebalance strategy.»

«The simple fact is that the Welsh Labour Government has nothing in the way of a long - term economic strategy, no joined - up plan on how to create jobs and invest in infrastructure.

Remember how horrible the 1990s were in economic terms?

«They have spotted that HS2 is not part of an integrated solution, that it does not form part of any wider strategy, and that if HS2 is to work in terms of providing any wider economic benefits there has to be massive additional investment to make that happen, but there is no plan of how all of that would happen as well.»

The economic term is called total factor productivity - it measures how much stuff a country can produce given a certain amount of inputs (land, capital, labour, etc).

Steve Jennings Regional Organiser and political officer for the GMB explained how workers terms and conditions were suffering as a result of centrally impose economic policies across Europe.

The plan is one of the most comprehensive yet from the Westchester County executive, who is challenging Gov. Andrew Cuomo's bid for a second term, and highlights an issue that both candidates say is a top priority: how to boost New York's business climate and increase jobs, particularly in upstate regions grappling with decades of economic malaise.

But this analysis also demonstrates how this Government's long - term economic plan is putting things right.

How do you balance the moral imperative of environmental conservation with short - term economic growth in communities in the United States where green jobs really are not yet a part of the economic landscape?

The goal was to use data collected from the spill to map out possible long - term environmental and economic consequences of the disaster, determine where research still needed to be done and determine how to allocate money for response and recovery efforts.

«In this study, for the first time, we demonstrate empirically how redundancy and efficiency in global trade networks can make them resilient to global economic shock, while sustaining both long - and short - term growth,» says IIASA Advanced Systems Analysis Program Director Elena Rovenskaya, who contributed to the study.

«The Assyrians can be «excused» to some extent for focusing on short - term economic or political goals which increased their risk of being negatively impacted by climate change, given their technological capacity and their level of scientific understanding about how the natural world worked,» adds Selim Adalı.

«One reason why we organized this session in the first place was to encourage the sharing of such perspectives within the context of how geophysicists can build local capacity, not only for dealing with acute issues such as disasters, but also longer term challenges like building capacity for economic growth.»

New statistical innovations use cross-country variability in short - term responses to different levels of exposure to estimate how vulnerability will evolve under future socio - economic and climate scenarios.

Emerging adulthood and extended adolescence in millennials was raised, with an enthusiastic response from the panel — how this has changed Chick Flicks, making it harder to stage a happy ending in terms that are recognisable to cinema - goers often forced by economic situations to continue living in arrested development.

Evaluating data from the 40 - year follow - up to the High / Scope Perry Preschool Program Study, Belfield and his colleagues show how preschool participation by low income children relates to significant economic benefits both to the children by the time they are in their 40s and to society more generally (Belfield et al. 2006).1 Summarizing over 160 studies conducted from 1960 through 2000, Camilli et al. found that preschool had a range of shorter and longer term positive relationships to cognitive gains, progression through school, and social - emotional development (Camilli et al. 2010).

Eric Hanushek in «The Seeds of Growth «argues that human capital is crucial to long - term gains in economic productivity and growth - and shows how poor the U.S. standing in the world actually is.

In this video, Eric Hanushek discusses the value of raising students» cognitive skills and how this is crucial to boosting long - term economic growth.

A question I have is: How can what I learn about the Finnish system help refine my lens in terms of ways education might serve as an economic leveler as opposed to being an institution that reinforces social economic status and opportunity?

By comparing fourth - grade literacy outcomes against the experiences and inputs that produced these results — including indicators of health - care and preschool access, family economic well - being, mental - health and child - welfare services, nutrition, and comprehensive school quality — we can identify gaps in how we are serving children and target investments and reforms to those areas with the greatest potential to improve children's long - term life outcomes.

Each of the charts shown via the links to state pages (above) permits users to get a bird's - eye view of how their school's 3rd graders compare with all other schools in terms of both achievement and economic disadvantage.

In the process, he explores the ethical and religious bases of the conservation movement and deflates the myth that environmental policy is antithetical to economic growth by illustrating how new methods of conservation can ensure long - term economic well - being.

How does asset allocation work in a depression (the same terms used this time to describe the economic downturn are similar or exactly as those used in the 1929 downturn) when millions of people have lost significant value?

Investors in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF are getting exposure to 500 of the biggest and most successful businesses of our time, and chances are that these companies as a group will continue producing growing earnings and cash flows for investors over the coming decades, no matter how tough the economic environment in the short term.

Learn how to identify key economic conditions and market cycles so you are prepared to stay in long term regardless of changing market conditions.

One underlying reason such a relationship exists between the yield curve and economic performance relates to how a higher or lower level of long - term capital investments may help stimulate or rein in the economy.

Understand how the relationship between short - and long - term interest rates contributes to an inverted yield curve — a noteworthy economic event.