Sentences with phrase «simple economic argument»

My analytical strategy relied on a simple economic argument: If schools that face stronger competition prefer certain characteristics in their teachers, then they should hire more teachers who possess those characteristics and pay them a higher wage.

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Whatever the substance of Tea Party conservatism — religion; economic and constitutional conservatism; a moral crusade; or as Mark Lilla suggests, the simple demand of «leave us alone» — the 47 % argument clearly resonates with them.

But the commonly heard argument that the declining economic prospects of men are the culprit in this story about unwed births is too simple.

Then he briskly articulates ten arguments for a carbon tax, emphasizing economic efficiency and the advantages of basing a coordinated international system on a simple, transparent tax.

Although AG Cruz Villalón was adamant that the Troika may still include the ECB when it supervises «simple» EFSF / ESM assistance, such as the case in Greece, there are serious arguments questioning the compatibility of the participation of the ECB in the making of economic policy with its mandate.