The economies of the world's developed countries were able to grow rapidly based
on the consumption of seemingly cheap energy from fossil fuels.
If there's one thing everybody knows about carbon pricing, it's that there's not much
effect on consumption of transportation fuels.
Of course, some may choose to pass the price onto consumers and that will be their decision, and this would have an
impact on consumption too.
The net effect for the economy is not likely to be an increase of cash
spent on consumption as a result.
We've also reached out to a local university to assist with more serious monitoring than just
on the consumption side.
The researchers estimated how much energy generation the drone deliveries would require, based
on consumption for 10 different hypothetical products.
We're not given any meaningful feedback
on consumption as we drive, aside from the fuel gauge slowly ticking down.
Guests who join the sunset cruise can continue to stay on the boat till closing time without paying the fee for two drinks, will be
charged on consumption.
Over the ensuing year, the new processes have become embedded in our operations, and our manufacturing facilities are now able to more accurately and consistently report
on consumption at each location.
Well, economists like to make the case for more
emphasis on consumption taxation relative to income taxes, which can have incentive effects on work effort, savings and risk taking.
State and local tax receipts, heavily
dependent on consumption and income, were down 4.6 percent for the first quarter of 2009 over the prior year.
Unfortunately, too much white flour and refined sugars aren't exactly good for you, so I've had to keep a careful
eye on my consumption of baked goods.
I do not see anyone changing that enough to have a real effect
on our consumption by just making this simpler.
A year later, telephone interviews were conducted with 32 of the 44 consumers and six households agreed to detailed qualitative
research on their consumption experiences.
Solutions three and four — reduced food waste and a plant - rich diet, respectively — exist
on the consumption end of the spectrum.
The environmental movement holds a range of
views on consumption, from those seeking to shut it down to those hoping to redirect it.
So while most mortgage money was used to bid up the price of home ownership, about a quarter of new lending was reported to be spent
on consumption goods.
Just 7.5 % of recipients whose most recently received distribution came in 2012 spent the money
entirely on consumption.
To have a shot at keeping your customers for life, you've got to understand where each customer is
on the consumption cycle, as I described in the last column.
If they cut spending, will it be
on consumption items, such as health care for the elderly, or on growth - promoting investments, such as education for the young?
The closer the source of production capture storage and recycling to the point of use, the more responsible the user by having in - your - face
lessons on consumption.
If the focus
on consumption feels like a little too much, take the opportunity to give someone a little love.
This
reliance on consumption and residential investments as a primary growth driver may not be sustainable, and could stop the economy in its tracks.
The finances looked great after the loans, but after they had spent it
away on consumption, things looked much, much, worse.
While a VAT, as a
tax on consumption, would encourage savings, it would also encourage investment.
At the same time unemployment will rise, which will partially reduce the savings rate, but worried Chinese households with jobs will cut
back on consumption, which will increase the savings rate.
By the early 1960s, a number of artists had already begun criticizing contemporary society's single - minded
focus on consumption.
Our
emphasis on consumption, and the growing gap between the rich and poor, presents a self - esteem issue for poor people and a threat to our democracy.
On the consumption end, burning hydrogen in internal combustion engines is indeed much simpler than using it to power fuel cells.
Australian beverage industry responds to French
study on consumption of artificially and sugar sweetened beverages and incident type 2 diabetes