Sentences with phrase «national economic numbers»

Clearly the storms caused immense economic damage in the affected areas, but will we see this reflected in national economic numbers?»

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The number of parents who treat their children unequally in wills more than doubled from 1995 to 2010, according to an October 2015 working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research.

- A donation of at least $ 100,000 (# 77,113) to the Saint Lucia National Economic Fund (depending on number of dependents), or

While men sustained more than 70 % of the job losses during the recession, new numbers from the National Bureau of Economic Research in the U.S. suggest that through 2010, male employment rates increased and eventually surpassed those of women.

CAMBRIDGE, MA — According to a promising new economic report published Wednesday by the National Bureau of Economic Research, a steadily growing number of Americans have become delusional enough to open their own buseconomic report published Wednesday by the National Bureau of Economic Research, a steadily growing number of Americans have become delusional enough to open their own busEconomic Research, a steadily growing number of Americans have become delusional enough to open their own businesses.

As noted in the recent 2016 State of Women - Owned Businesses Report — and in our previous blogpost — women - owned firms are continuing to grow in number and economic clout at rates well above the national average.

Consider a partial list of developments since just World War II: a broad national decline in denominational loyalty, changes in ethnic identity as hyphenated Americans enter the third and subsequent generations after immigration, the great explosion in the number of competing secular colleges and universities, the professionalization of academic disciplines with concomitant professional formation of faculty members during graduate education, the dramatic rise in the percentage of the population who seek higher education, the sharp trend toward seeing education largely in vocational and economic terms, the rise in government regulation and financing, the great increase in the complexity and cost of higher education, the development of a more litigious society, the legal end of in loco parentis, an exponential and accelerating growth in human knowledge, and so on.

Two days ago, New York Times national education correspondent Sam Dillon had a front page story on the sharp increase in the number of formerly middle class households now taking advantage of free or reduced price school lunches for their children, a stark indicator of the nation's current economic woes.

Available data from the Institute of Statistics, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) in March 2017 revealed that only 10 percent of graduates find jobs after their national service and it can take up to 10 years for a large number of graduates to secure employment.

He said, «I presented a briefing to the Federal Executive Council today the most recent Gross Domestic Product and other related economic performance numbers as released last week by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

Last summer, a number of LGBT leaders ---- including Dr. Marjorie Hill, CEO of Gay Men's Health Crisis, Liz Margolies, executive director of the National LGBT Cancer Network, Melissa Goodman, an LGBT and reproductive rights attorney at the New York Civil Liberties Union, and Amber Hollibaugh, the co-director of Queers for Economic Justice ---- told Gay City News they were strong backers of paid sick leave.

PhD students can now elect representatives to a national students» council and to the academic senate of an increasing number of universities, enjoy economic benefits similar to those of undergraduate students, choose to write their thesis in a foreign language, appeal following a failed defence, and hold their title right after a successful defence, because all further bureaucratic requirements like filing copies of the thesis to the national libraries have been transferred to the universities.

The study, which appears today in The New England Journal of Medicine, comes with a number of caveats, says lead author Susan Stewart, an expert on aging at the National Bureau of Economic Research in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

As the country expands its scientific endeavors to match its economic prowess, many Chinese nationals are returning home — with a significant number heading to Beijing and Shanghai — to take advantage of ballooning opportunities.

As a matter of fact, as a consequence of the economic crisis a number of national political systems have dramatically undergone significant changes.

According to the Economic Policy Institute that number is a staggering 5.6 %; compared to the almost 4 % national statistic.

Nonetheless, the perception persists that a higher number of refugees and asylum - seekers pose a threat to South Africa's interest, especially in the area of national security, socio - economic liberalisation and economic globalisation.

American Federation of Teachers President Sandra Feldman's Speech to the Detroit Economic Club In this January 18, 2000, speech Ms. Feldman lists several statistics such as the projected number of new teachers needed over the next decade, average salaries for teachers, and which states provide salary supplements for teachers with National Board Certification.

To address persistent gaps in postsecondary educational attainment and our country's growing economic and workforce needs, federal and state policymakers, the philanthropic community, national education organizations and practitioners have put forth a number of goals and initiatives designed to increase college completion rates.

A tiny number of economic powerbrokers oversee the seemingly endless growth of the world's national economies, pay little in taxes and direct the course of economic globalization.

Arvizu serves on a number of Boards, Panels and Advisory Committees including the American Council on Renewable Energy Advisory Board; the Energy Research, Development, and Deployment Policy Project Advisory Committee at the Harvard Kennedy School; the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on Alternative Energies; the Singapore Clean Energy International Advisory Panel; the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Working Group III; the Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Award Corporation; and the Colorado Renewable Energy Authority Board of Directors.

China's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) released its annual «Statistical Communiqué» on 28 February, with preliminary statistics for 2016 on everything from economic growth and industrial production to the number of forest fires and medical personnel.

«These changes reflect a number of factors, including the large economic development in China, structural changes in national and global economies, and the impact of climate and energy policies,» it said.

Unchecked, it amounts to a disaster of epic proportions that dwarfs economic crises, national spats over turf, or any number of other things that are considered newsworthy.

They highlight the growing number of profitable companies with a positive presence in their communities, activists and Third World villages practicing true participatory democracy, farmers and ranchers sharing their land with other species — even some governments, local and national, basing economic development on an eco-friendly model.

I've talked to a number of economists on this issue, people like Gilbert Metcalf at the National Bureau of Economic Research, and every one of them says the same thing: A direct fee is the better approach — but for the politics.

And yet, despite a long history of scientific warnings (please see Footnote 30 for a detailed description30), the many current ecological and economic impacts and crises, the future risks and dangers, the large number of international meetings and conferences on the urgent need for climate policies and measures, and the adoption of some national and regional climate policies, growth in global CO2 emissions from fossil fuels and cement has not only remained strong but is actually accelerating.

The number and economic contributions of women - owned firms continue to rise at rates higher than the national average — with even stronger business formation rates seen since the recession.

In addition to my research and writing, she has been involved in a number of efforts for the documentation, preservation, curation, and digitisation of materials in Zambia, including the creation and development of the Economic Policy Resource Centre based at SAIPAR, as well as working with the National Archives of Zambia and several other organisations.

From August to October 2004, HREOC staff met with Native Title Representative Bodies (NTRBs) throughout the country, as well as a limited number of peak bodies, government representatives and academic researchers, to discuss the economic and social development principles The national consultations tapped into the depth of experience that has developed within NTRBs and drew on the knowledge of various stakeholders operating within each state and territory.

In 2010, more than 1 in 5 children were reported to be living in poverty.6, 10 Economic disadvantage is among the most potent risks for behavioral and emotional problems due to increased exposure to environmental, familial, and psychosocial risks.11 — 13 In families in which parents are in military service, parental deployment and return has been determined to be a risk factor for behavioral and emotional problems in children.14 Data from the 2003 National Survey of Children's Health demonstrated a strong linear relationship between increasing number of psychosocial risks and many poor health outcomes, including social - emotional health.15 The Adverse Childhood Experience Study surveyed 17000 adults about early traumatic and stressful experiences.

In my previous report I set out findings from a national survey of traditional owners conducted by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission: the National Survey on Land, Sea and Economic Development.18 A number of the findings are important in this discussion of the native titlenational survey of traditional owners conducted by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission: the National Survey on Land, Sea and Economic Development.18 A number of the findings are important in this discussion of the native titleNational Survey on Land, Sea and Economic Development.18 A number of the findings are important in this discussion of the native title system:

Founder and president of The Sister Fund — a private women's fund dedicated to the social, political, economic, and spiritual empowerment of women and girls — Hunt has helped to found a number of other women's funding institutions, including the Dallas Women's Foundation, the New York Women's Foundation, and the National Network of Women's Funds (now Women's Funding Network).

This Chapter explores some of the themes and assumptions underlying the National Indigenous Council's Principles for Land Tenure (NIC Principles) as outlined in Chapter 1 and suggests a number of factors and features of land that policy makers and traditional owners / claimants ought to consider in any proposal to promote and foster economic development on Indigenous lands.

CHART 2: NUMBER OF SURVEY RESPONDENTS BY ENTITY / GROUP Source: HREOC National Survey on Land, Sea and Economic Development 2006

CHART 9: SURVEY RESPONDENTS ACCESSING AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT FUNDING TO SUPPORT INITIATIVES ON LAND COMPARED WITH TOTAL RESPONDANT NUMBERS Source: HREOC National Survey on Land, Sea and Economic Development 2006

(I) Factors related to socioeconomic status: mother's (< 25, 25 — 29, 30 — 34, 35 +) and father's (< 30, 30 — 34, 35 +) age in years at birth of child; mother's and father's education at 9 months (National Vocational Qualification equivalent level 4 — 5 = university degree or equivalent, 3 = A levels or equivalent, 2 = grade C or higher in at least 4 General Certificate of Secondary Education qualifications at the end of compulsory schooling at age 16, 0 — 1 = less than this); occupational socioeconomic status at exposure, based on the last - known job of father or mother, whichever was higher (3 - class National Statistics Socio - economic Classification 1 = managerial / administrative / professional, 2 = intermediate, 3 = routine / manual); duration of breast - feeding (never, < 4 months, 4 + months); number of siblings of child in household at 9 months (none, 1, 2 +).

National Bureau of Economic Research (www.nber.org) The next best thing to having NAR Chief Economist David Lereah on speed dial, this private, nonprofit site gives you free access to a wide range of the latest key economic indicators, from mortgage applications to employment Economic Research (www.nber.org) The next best thing to having NAR Chief Economist David Lereah on speed dial, this private, nonprofit site gives you free access to a wide range of the latest key economic indicators, from mortgage applications to employment economic indicators, from mortgage applications to employment numbers.

One National Bureau of Economic Research study from University of Pennsylvania puts the correlation ratio at around 40 %, which is one way of saying the patterns of price cycles will follow each other a significant number of times — significant enough to use as a baseline expectation when making the comparison.