Sentences with phrase «of economic growth rather»

In several retail categories, empty space appears to be a byproduct of economic growth rather than a mark of failure.

These skills were part of my strength as an economic policy adviser, given that I had a very broad concern with drivers of economic growth rather than a narrow speciality, and were applied to a diverse range of issues, including CAGW.

The three - day Central Economic Work Conference is expected to set major changes in economic indicators to reflect more on the quality of the economic growth rather than mere growth speed, while tackling specific issues such as mounting debts, poverty and pollution.

First, the each of the private sector organizations used their own forecasts of economic growth rather than the average of the private sector economic forecasts.

Not exact matches

But that dynamic is likely on account of growth - minded economic policy in those countries rather than a specifically detrimental economic policy in the U.S.. Both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have not made this argument.

In «Mushrooms and Yeast: The Implications of Technological Progress for Canada's Economic Growth,» author Peter Howitt finds that rather than focusing on supporting specific industries, governments should encourage and harness economic growth through a process of «creative destructionEconomic Growth,» author Peter Howitt finds that rather than focusing on supporting specific industries, governments should encourage and harness economic growth through a process of «creative destruction.&Growth,» author Peter Howitt finds that rather than focusing on supporting specific industries, governments should encourage and harness economic growth through a process of «creative destructioneconomic growth through a process of «creative destruction.&growth through a process of «creative destruction.»

It's important to understand that the USCI isn't a random concoction of data, but rather the gold standard for measuring current economic growth, as it summarizes the key coincident economic indicators used to determine the official start and end dates of U.S. recessions; namely, the broad measures of output, employment, income and sales.

For most of the public, the reputation of the Federal Reserve will continue to be measured mainly by our success in promoting economic growth with price stability, rather than by our interactions with educators and students.

Instead, the arithmetic of economic expansion - employment growth plus productivity growth - is already constrained by a 4.6 % unemployment rate and a deficit on current account, and seems unlikely to be helped by the current policy direction, aside from rather short - lived effects.

If anything, my expectation is that the policies of the incoming administration are more likely to result in constrained economic growth rather than expansion.

The results offer generally good news, as stocks have mostly interpreted rising interest rates as a signal of better economic growth rather than harmful inflation.

China's economic growth target for 2017 was announced by the country's leadership as around 6.5 %, a move widely seen as a further focus on stability and risk management, rather than on the creation of additional debt in order to sustain previous levels of growth.

Asian Economies» Performance Indicative of Improved Global Economic Growth The relatively strong performance of Japan and China, Asia's two largest economies, underlines the more positive picture in large parts of the global economy so far in 2017, even if the overall level of growth is steady rather than eleGrowth The relatively strong performance of Japan and China, Asia's two largest economies, underlines the more positive picture in large parts of the global economy so far in 2017, even if the overall level of growth is steady rather than elegrowth is steady rather than elevated.

Nevertheless, I am convinced that rather than continue to assume that growth, as measured by Gross National Product is an appropriate goal of national and international policy, we must examine how it relates to economic welfare, and that requires that we dare to make judgments about what constitutes welfare.

There he says, one, that the shift from the concept of «the State's role as providers of equal opportunities to every citizen» to that of providing education, health and other social services «to those who can afford to pay» is a U-turn in public policy which «has been made surreptitiously by administrative action without public discussion and legislative sanction»; two, that the total commercialization of social sectors is «alien even to free market societies»; and three, that «the ready acceptance of self - financing concept in social sectors alien even to free - market societies is the end result of gradual disenchantment with the Kerala Model of Development», which has been emphasizing the social dimension rather than the economic, but that it is quite false to present the situation as calling for a choice between social development and economic growth.

In such a world, communities could measure their economic wellbeing by whether the basic needs of all citizens are met rather than by the growth of their product.

«I'm proud to endorse John because he has the experience, character and sound judgement to make tough decisions that break the chains of economic oppression that have prevented the kind of growth and opportunity that will bring more citizens into New York, rather than drive them out of our state.»

«This compares to an upwardly revised figure of 3.0 per cent growth in the previous twelve months when government policies were supporting rather than undermining the economic recovery.»

Provide for the full expensing of new equipment and technology purchases up front rather than deducting the cost over several years, which would lead to increased economic growth and incentivize local investment.

Rather than focusing on a singular notion of economic growth, this body of research recognizes at least two distinct branches of capitalism.

This is extra borrowing to pay for the costs of economic failure — slower growth and higher unemployment — rather than to support the economy through difficult times.

Rather than creating multiple new institutions to support devolution in those city regions, Labour should argue for the new mayors to be given the full range of powers and funding they need to address the issues that matter most to jobs and economic growth.»

The OECD also says that the main issues hampering economic growth in the UK are poor educational attainment at secondary level, lack of public infrastructure and rigid planning laws, rather than regulatory obligations, none of which would be directly improved by leaving the EU.

More resources should be directed to daily demands of security, food supply, and economic growth, critics might argue, rather than a quixotic quest to catalog microscopic organisms.

The central goal of Joe's work is the transformation of the law so that it will promote preservation of the earth rather than accept environmental destruction as a byproduct of economic growth.

I can't argue that lending and general economic growth are bad, but the side effect of easy money flowing into equities is rather unfortunate.

Had Shiller published his research showing that valuations affect long - term returns in 1971 rather than in 1981, the name of the book would have been «A Valuation - Informed Walk Down Wall Street» and we would today be living in the greatest period of economic growth in U.S. history.

Base management performance metrics on true creation of shareholder value (utilizing Economic Value Added or a similar metric), rather than simplistically focusing on revenue growth and EBITDA.

Strong second - quarter economic growth figures last week has an increasing number of economists predicting the central bank will raise rates sooner rather than later, which could help to curb consumer borrowing at a time when Canadians have record debt loads.

In The growth illusion, an article appearing in the most recent Buttonwood's notebook column of The Economist, Buttonwood argues that valuation, rather than economic growth, determines invest...

Profits should come in on the high end of that range if the economy produces closer to three percent GDP growth in 2015 and 2016; this is the current economic consensus rather than the two percent annual GDP growth the economy has seen throughout the recovery from the financial crisis.

Five years later, economist Herman Daly came up with an idea he called «steady - state economics,» which held that economic policy could be aimed to maintain our stock of resources rather than maximize growth.

Rather, the IPCC has produced various «emissions scenarios» that represent estimates of how greenhouse gas emissions might evolve if humans follow various paths of economic development and population growth.

Thus (for example) goals to enhance economic growth and reduce poverty should sit alongside environmental considerations in any research funding strategy, and as I've noted emphasis should be given to reducing the uncertainty rather than simply projecting the extremes of it forward for little useful purpose (a high volume of current research in climate science).

But there are three other major energy options that need to be considered to help fill this need for non-fossil energy by 2050, one or all of which may end up being more cost effective and thus less harmful to global economic growth: nuclear fission (chapter 7), fusion (chapter 8), and solar power collected in space rather than on Earth's surface (chapter 9).

However, none of the alternative technologies, including nuclear power, appear at present to promise sufficient cost reduction to enable the electric power industry to again become a leading rather than a sustaining source of economic growth in the U.S. economy.

Most politicians see low carbon technologies as a stimulus to future economic growth, reduced dependence on imports rather than a colossal waste of money, resources and being completely unnecessary

And they proved rather convincingly for me that the cities that move most rapidly onto a low carbon development pathway will also be the ones that increase people's standard of living most quickly, and get the strongest, deepest, longest economic growth.

Rather, the intent should be to leverage U.S. strengths of technology, innovation, industrial capacity, research and development where they can be most effective — to regions of the world where economic growth is occurring, fossil fuel consumption and emissions are increasing and poverty is prevalent.

Rather, the explosive growth of solar and wind jobs is due largely to the economic reality that renewables are increasingly competing with fossil fuels on cost.

Like ExxonMobil, Chevron also emphasizes potential conflicts rather than synergies between climate solutions and other societal goals: «As we work to address climate change, we must create solutions that balance environmental objectives with global economic growth and our aspirations for a better quality of life for people across the world.»

So, rather than making the transition to a cleaner, more sustainable world, people focus on boosting economic growth because they believe this will increase the number of jobs and improve living standards, even though inequalities have been widening and the climate problem is worsening.

This body of evidence demonstrates that it isn't how wealthy a country is that determines the health of its population, but rather how the products of its economic growth and national wealth are invested and distributed.

Rather than fostering economic growth and fairness, elimination of Section 1031 would adversely impact the U.S. economy by discouraging investment, causing a reduction in GDP, economic contraction, and an unfair burden upon certain industries.

While the ULI Real Estate Consensus Forecast suggests that economic growth will be steady rather than sporadic, it must be viewed within the context of numerous risk factors such as the continuing impact of Europe's debt crisis; the impact of the upcoming presidential election in the U.S. and major elections overseas; and the complexities of tighter financial regulations in the U.S. and abroad, says ULI Chief Executive Officer Patrick L. Phillips.