Sentences with phrase «of economic evidence»

As part of the EC funded DataPrev project, a systematic review was conducted to identify the state of the evidence base on the use of economic evidence in helping to make the case for investment in mental health and well - being in the four areas of focus to the project: early years and parenting interventions, actions set in schools and workplaces and measures targeted at older people.

The goal of Copenhagen Consensus is to provide a base of economic evidence on which we can improve our decisions.

«There is not a shred of economic evidence to support this austerity addiction but plenty to warn about the dire outcomes for ordinary people.

Maureen Brunt, The use of economic evidence in antitrust litigation: Australia» (1986) 14 Australian Business Law Review 261

It might benefit investors to consider these arguments more closely, and with greater focus on a century of economic evidence than on the verbal arguments of enthusiastic talking heads.

The report was hotly anticipated, mainly because it represents the last major piece of economic evidence the central bank will have on hand before its long - awaited meeting on Sept. 16 and 17.

Second, there is a substantial body of economic evidence suggesting that taxation of the return to savings can harm the prospects for economic growth, investment and efficiency.

Not exact matches

According to Ted Conley, who heads up North American marketing for the condom maker's parent company: «The category has traditionally been strong at times of economic downturn and we are getting anecdotal evidence that the same can be said for today.

In a study for the National Bureau of Economic Research, they found evidence to support the principle:

Pierre Moscovici, the commissioner responsible for economic matters, said the forecasts are further evidence that the debt crisis that has ravaged the eurozone and many of its members, notably Greece, is now past.

However, despite evidence of the business and social value of developmental lending, industry has not yet invested in this approach, the pool of available loan capital in Alberta remains inadequate, and the economic and social benefits remain largely unrealized.

Indeed, the evidence I reviewed does not support the view — expounded by the new Bank of Japan management — that by buying more longer - dated securities (i.e., running printing presses a bit faster) will boost upward pressures in labor and product markets to bring stronger economic growth and an inflation rate of 2 percent.

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday released minutes from its meeting at the end of July, and it looks like Fed officials broached the subject of raising interest rates earlier than planned, but ultimately decided to wait for more evidence of an improved economic outlook.

This week, Federal Reserve officials signaled further interest rate increases in 2018 based on evidence of steady U.S. growth, while the heads of the ECB and the Bank of England seemed in no rush to push rates higher in the wake of disappointing economic data out of Britain and Europe.

Conventional economic theory suggests that low unemployment should ultimately lead to upward pressure on wages - but there has been scant evidence of this during the latest squeeze on household finances.

«Based on evidence gathered from focus groups and interviews conducted in U.S. coal communities, we argue that coal communities that have experienced mine closures have already begun an economic and social transition, one that is based on reshaping their culture and sense of identity,» wrote professors of Indiana University in a paper published in the March issue of Energy Research and Social Science.

Having long since grabbed the mantle of national economic powerhouse from Ontario — that the oil province accounted for the entirety of Canada's net job creation over the past 12 months being just the latest piece of evidence on that score — Alberta needs to take over Ontario's Big Man leadership role as well.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 7 PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President John Williams speaks on «What to Expect From the Lower Bound on Interest Rates: Evidence From Derivatives Prices» before the 2018 ASSA / American Economic Association Annual Meeting - 1300 GMT.

But with evidence current sanctions lack public support, Rodriguez said he thought the country's opposition «would feel quite uncomfortable with an escalation of the economic sanctions.

And my non-expert impression of the economic literature on this count is that evidence is mixed.

Brent crude slipped below $ 114 a barrel on Wednesday morning on increasing evidence of slowing global economic growth.

At this point, pretty much any economic data report is of interest to U.S. markets, with the Federal Reserve watching closely for evidence of a sustained economic recovery before it finally implements its long - awaited interest rate hike.

«President - elect Trump must provide early evidence of positive economic growth as well as act to keep positive consumer expectations aligned with performance,» said Curtin.

Paul Ryan's Path to Prosperity budget states their study «found conclusive empirical evidence that [debt] exceeding 90 percent of the economy has a significant negative effect on economic growth.»

While it's well understood that natural features such as rivers and fertile soil matter for economic growth, this study provides some of the first evidence that natural amenities are also important.

Our forecast of a «soft landing» for the Chinese economy is based on the increasing evidence that Chinese economic and financial policies are becoming less restrictive and will likely become expansive in the near future, with increased outlays for infrastructure.

«The evidence that I have seen is that jobs are in fact increased because there is economic activity increased and because people have a little bit of spare money, which on $ 11 an hour you never have.»

As evidence of the economic impact RFRA laws can have on local economies, ratings and reviews site Angie's List, founded by Bill Osterle and Angie Hicks in 1995, announced over the weekend that it was halting a $ 40 million expansion of its Indianapolis headquarters, expected to bring with it an additional 1,300 jobs, while it examines the implications of the law.

Sounding somewhat impatient for former prime minister Wilfrid Laurier's promise that the 20th century belonged to Canada, the stated purpose of their gathering was to «do something to overcome the growing feeling of unrest in evidence in various parts of the Dominion, to improve economic conditions, and to establish a better understanding and spirit of co-operation between the several Provinces.»

Amid a dearth of good economic news, the government could point to a buoyant stock market as evidence that it was doing something right.

All three of these reasons — evidence that U.S. monetary policy is currently only moderately accommodative, the fact that U.S. financial conditions have been influenced by economic and financial market developments abroad, and risk management considerations — argue, at the moment, for caution in raising U.S. short - term interest rates.

November's solid jobs report gave the Fed a final piece of evidence, clearing the way for a December rate hike, but now the question is how fast can it raise rates given weakness in some other economic data.

The evidence is clear that such a tax cut would benefit a very small number of high - income Canadians, while contributing nothing to economic growth and job creation.

Evidence continues to mount regarding Canada's lousy economic trajectory, and there is now a pretty broad consensus among Canadian economists that the economy was likely in recession in the first half of the year. That's not a sure thing, of course: we won't know until September 1 if second quarter GDP grew or shrank.

Signs of improvement in the U.K., Europe, or Japan would likely support any evidence that U.S. economic growth is gaining momentum.

Still, investors continued the habit of confusing lagging and coincident indicators for leading ones, so the positive GDP figure was taken as evidence that an oncoming economic downturn was «off the table.»

On the corporate side of the code, tax expert Bill Gale and his colleagues summarize that «there is virtually no evidence that broad - based [corporate] tax cuts have had a positive effect on [economic] growth... That has been amply demonstrated at the national level, where tax cuts have eroded revenue without discernable effect on economic activity.»

Funding for mental health care initiatives is an issue specifically identified in our pre-budget letter to government and our 2017 Provincial Election Platform, given that there is strong evidence that effective programs can reduce both the economic and health impacts of these illnesses.

(6) Regardless of the terms of any agreement evidencing an Incentive Award, the Committee shall have the right to substitute stock appreciation rights for outstanding Options granted to any Participant, provided the substituted stock appreciation rights call for settlement by the issuance of shares of Common Stock, and the terms of the substituted stock appreciation rights and economic benefit of such substituted stock appreciation rights are at least equivalent to the terms and economic benefit of the Options being replaced.

«The event - filled US calendar in the week ahead will provide further evidence over which way the US - rest of world economic pendulum is swinging.»

In that sense, the Fed has the potential to make a huge structural difference in the economic lives of blacks and other minorities by heavily weighting the full employment part of the their mandate relative to the inflation part, especially since there's still considerable slack in the job market, with lower - wage, minority workers facing the brunt of it, and — importantly — little evidence of inflationary pressure (if anything, the Fed has missed their inflation target on the low side for a few years running now).

On the positive side, the majority of small businesses are more optimistic with their economic outlook, with 29 percent finally beginning to see signs that the economy has improved, and another 22 percent having seen definitive evidence that the economy is improving.

However, there is no evidence that broad - based tax cuts can pay for themselves completely, and economic studies from across the spectrum have found that deficit - financed tax cuts only pay for a fraction of their cost (including from the Congressional Budget Office and other economists).

Needless to say, we consider a great deal of additional economic evidence, but our reliance on subsequently revised payroll data, and the need to place stronger emphasis on market internals (which we imposed on our methods in mid-2014) was our Achilles» heel in that instance.

Admittedly, a more conventional approach might have seen the Board ease policy more slowly, waiting for more evidence of economic weakness and moderation of inflation.

Conducted by The Evidence Network and Da Nang Institute for Socio - Economic Development, this is the first of four annual APEC economy - specific MSME survey projects commissioned by the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, in partnership with Global Affairs Canada, as part of the APEC - Canada Building Partnerships project.

Perhaps economic actors take the continuation of zero rates as evidence that the Fed is worried and so they should be as well.

Suffice it to say that while there remain some bright spots in market action, such as the overall profile of market breadth (as measured by the simple NYSE advance - decline line), as well as bright spots in economic figures, such as Friday's upbeat jobs number and the reasonable behavior of credit spreads to - date, the weight of the evidence is increasingly cautious.

It provides impressive evidence of the economic power and relevance of family firms in the world.

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation says there is mounting evidence that house prices in a number of Canadian cities are out of whack with incomes and other economic fundamentals.The latest report from CMHC says there is evidence of overvaluation in nine of the 15 real estate markets included in the research.