Sentences with phrase «make of the economic thinking»

I wonder what he would make of the economic thinking that has led to the closure of his department, at a time when the demand for physics graduates is greater than it has ever been in all its 498 - year history?

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Adds Etrit, 28, who was COO of Detroit - based smart building technology company Hepta Systems before leaving recently to co-found Kodelabs, a software development and real estate technology start - up, with Edi: «From an economic standpoint, immigrants only make this country better, because different minds think differently, and that's what makes this country amazing.

Instead, when building your portfolio, first think carefully about economic conditions, then make your asset allocation decision and after that, head to the back of the store.

As a result, and because of the Bullwhip Effect, growth in developing economies is going to be jerked around more than people think, making for a good deal of cyclical economic contagion.

That framework's been in place since the early 1990s, we have hit the target over that 20 year period, the average inflation rate's pretty close to 2.5 per cent, so we regard that as successful by the terms of the definition that we set ourselves and I think that's made a big contribution to economic stability more generally and I don't think it's an accident that that period of fairly low predictable inflation has coincided with pretty good sustained growth in the economy.

«Daniel Kahneman, a psychologist who won the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his work that challenged a rational model of judgement and decision - making, recently published a remarkable account of his intellectual journey; Thinking Fast and Slow.»

Forward - thinking business leaders have moved their operations to the downtown core from the suburbs or out of state, showing that the sustained economic prosperity and a civic renaissance has made Detroit a popular destination for business owners and new residents alike.

If Canadians become more focused on economic risks, the thinking goes, they will pay less attention to the Duffy scandal, and they will be more cautious when casting their ballot. In this world - view, it actually helps the Conservatives to talk up bad economic news. This marks a U-turn from earlier messaging, when Conservatives first tried (futilely) to deny the economy was in any trouble at all. With the negative numbers piling up around them, the Tory spin machine has decided to throw in the towel, and try to make a silk purse from this sow's ear. They now want to emphasize the gloomy economic outlook (while simultaneously, of course, evading blame for contributing to it at all).

The data released today by the BEA show pretty clearly that the arguments we make in House of Debt remain relevant for thinking about economic weakness today.

Legendary investor and ex-Quantum Fund founder Jim Rogers recently disseminated some of his thoughts via the Economic Times in India and keep in mind that he actually made these comments on Wednesday, so they preceded the downward market spiral we saw yesterday.

Much has been made of the opposition of some German policymakers to QE, and politically its introduction, we think, could depend disproportionately on the course of future German economic data, rather than a more measured assessment of the overall course of the eurozone.

It is incumbent on those of us who are in position to influence the thinking of faithful people to make clear that the neo-liberal economic thought that informs most current top - down development, riding roughshod over communities, and reshaping the lives and thinking of hundreds of millions of people, is based on assumptions that are antithetical to ours.

Parents with economic means do everything they can to make sure their children succeed, and rightfully so, but they often do so while giving little or no thought to the consequences of their actions for other children in the system.

When we think of the overchurching of hamlets and cities, or of the great varieties in training and ability among the ministers, or of the regional character of theological schools, or of any other manifestation of this religious heterogeneity, and then look for a parallel or parable that will make this confusion somewhat intelligible we are led to think of the form in the formlessness of economic and political activity in New World democracy.

Are we engaged in a process of consolidation of theological gains made, or will our thinking remain candles in the wind, subject to the twists and turns of capricious winds blowing from various directions, and sometimes artificially created by «fans» run by the motor of vested interests motivated by a selfish global and economic agenda?

«He is of great economic power, where we have not been able to find a reason that could have made us think that Ronaldo could leave.

But I think it's also realistic wages, the lack of paid sick days and paid leave, which all add up to making a really difficult economic situation for families in North Carolina.

Note that this isn't some metric I'm making up out of whole cloth; I think back in 2007 or so the New York Times ran a series of articles on class differences in modern America, and they said that one of the best indicators of someone's economic class is whether they have goods and services that took a lot of labor to make, or whether their daily life doesn't command a lot of human resources.

Rawls was aware of the moral value of independent economic activity, but he thought that legislatures concerned to make sensible social policy were the proper places to work out the balance between economic rights and other competing interests.

David Cameron made it very clear during the leadership election that economic stability would be prioritised over tax cuts and he was subsequently elected leader by a significant majority of the party membership, so I think anybody that expects him to abandon that position now is being a bit unreasonable to be honest.

We think that the need for economic growth, not the noise of the loudest voice, should determine where cuts are made.

Taxing the rich in the hope of freeing up the economic resources of the workers and the middle - classes — so they can afford to inject money back into the economy, the thinking goes — makes sense as a One Nation philosophy.

While the climate change impacts of aviation still give me huge cause for concern, as a West Londoner I think we would be mad to give up the economic advantage that Heathrow offers, particularly given the changes Heathrow have now made to their proposals.

«I think the politics of endorsement, the politics of association, have much less to do with the way that people make decisions, because people are dealing with such economic challenges.

Miliband is thought to be critical of the «flatlining» gesture Balls makes at PMQs, saying it makes the party hostage to fortune and is anyway inaccurate now there is an economic recovery.

CROWLEY: Just to make clear before I move on, yes or no, does that mean you think the president ought to change the members of his economic team?

I think that's important to raise the profile of the economic benefits of our region and what makes us unique.»

Overall 39 % of people think higher taxes on the wealthy would help an economic recovery compared to 18 % who think it would damage the chances of an economic recovery (31 % think it will make no real difference).

A majority of people, 57 %, think that the present economic difficulties make this the wrong time for Labour to be thinking of changing leader and, finally, 71 % think that there should be a general election if Labour change leader again.

«But these results show us what the range of water availability across the surface is so we can start thinking about where we might want to go to get it and whether it makes economic sense to do so.»

Irena Salina, director of the award - winning documentary film, FLOW, about the world's dwindling water supplies, thinks it can be done if world leaders, international banks, the United Nations and other governmental organizations establish cooperative agreements for the use of bodies of water, including groundwater, and economic mechanisms to make sure those who need access to water can get it.

While most people think that it is the strong economic position of American men that makes them so desirable to foreign beauties, the reality is far more complicated.

But in the end, it's Dworkin's empathy that allows one to understand Diane and Love's experience and to care about what happens to them, or at least to ask if perhaps passivity in the face of social and economic injustice makes us more like Love than we would like to think.

When we think of questions such as «how to provide a stable growth of the global economy so as put the aggrieved communities of the world back to work,» we make the mistaken assumption that just getting people to produce and consume more commodities is the answer to the problems we are facing during this horrific economic crisis.

It is in cities that the social, economic and environmental sustainable development converge more intensely, making it become necessary to be thought out, planned and managed in accordance with sustainable development model that aims to meet the current needs of the Earth population without compromising its natural resources, bequeathing them to future generations.

It has also meant making links between formal and informal sectors, urban and rural livelihoods, coastal and forest livelihoods, private and public interventions, social conflicts, economic thinking, agriculture, fisheries, environment, poverty alleviation, and subjective and objective wellbeing analyses in order to approach things from a humanitarian and educative and inclusive dimension that will be relevant to my immediate contexts which is Africa and the rest of the world.

Examples of the instructional and democratic citizenship benefits of developing these economic reasoning skills in students include: sharpening critical thinking and critical literacy skills; entertaining multiple perspectives; better understanding current events; laying the groundwork for authentic discussions and civil debates; casting informed votes; and making students» thinking explicit for assessment purposes.

Because there can be so much variation in poverty within a school district (just think about the socio - economic differences between Tribeca and the Bronx), the Department of Education is making a big push to calculate exactly how much each school spends on a student.

I think that it's very clear here in Arizona that we have an opportunity to be the blueprint for the West when it comes to how we think about education and attainment; and I think for us, our vision really is to make sure that the Arizona workforce and economy gets what it needs from this opportunity group of low - income, first - generation, and diverse students to really make the economic future of Arizona exceptionally bright.»

Just think of all the progress we could have made on real items that could help economic growth such as better teacher pay, better roads, better bridges, and repairing infrastructure if we did not have the burden of Medicaid.

On the other hand, I think you hit the nail on the head with probably the most important economic point: that it makes no sense whatsever to put a universal price ceiling of $ 9.99 on all ebooks.

Investors should think of emerging markets as individual countries with distinct opportunities and take into account the disparate economic drivers and prospects that make up the category.

I'm a believer in solar power, not that I'm a tree hugger, I just think that there's a compelling economic case to be made for solar to play a greater role in the mix of power sources we use in this country and especially in third word countries.

Important piece, because people watch PIMCO on the tube, and think that they make money off of their economic predictions, which are often wrong.

And basically, what I think Graham didn't understand, although he had inklings of it was that you could make money without assets if you were in an economic position that kept out the competition.

There are payday shops (online and brick and mortar) that make their money off of sending people into a downward debt cycle, but I think recent state regulations are doing a better job at curbing the payday loan preying, while at the same time supporting an industry that fills an economic void.

I have often thought that international macroeconomics boils down to looking at all of the big nations that have some degree of economic flexibility, and are willing to make non-economic decisions for political purposes.

Tons of interiors to make up for the wilderness aspect Improved Physics engine similar to the first Red Dead Redemption and Max Payne 3 Economic system, buying properties and land, farms etc think bartering maybe start an empire with your gang Whores and Sex, John is not a married man anymore lets have some fun.

While Hellblade's general quality is its own argument to be made for immediate purchase (and if you're into character action / adventure games I'd argue it's a sufficient one at that) I think there's a larger point that can and should be made for its place within the economic structure of the industry as an unabashedly pro-consumer offering.

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