Sentences with phrase «such economic concepts»

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We will explore such questions through the lens of economic theory, apply the concepts in the context of case analyses, and discuss implications for corporate strategy.

Furthermore, the Fed would like to adhere to the so - called «Taylor Rule» (in spite of Professor Taylor's protestations that it is misinterpreting and misusing his concept), a mathematical construct that purports to make monetary policy more «scientific» by establishing an arithmetic rule for varying the administered interest rate according to the variance of «actual from target inflation» (note that «inflation» refers to the change in a price index in this case, not the phenomenon of inflation of the money supply as such), as well as the variance of economic output from «potential output» (i.e, the so - called «output gap» is incorporated in the formula as well).

Dietrich Bonhoeffer thought that the idea of vocation had been deeply misunderstood, especially by those among his fellow Lutherans who had used the concept as a way of vindicating the status quo and validating such institutions as marriage and wage labor as preferable to all other social or economic arrangements.

Today's report looks at applying this concept to homes, and analyses the economic and energy impacts that such homes could have in the UK.

Of this passage Lomborg writes, «This is exactly the kind of exposition which I try to counter in my book without any references Holdren manages to describe everything as going ever worse and even include into the environmental agenda concepts that are far removed from its core, such as nuclear proliferation, terrorism, and economic recession from oil price hikes.»

Unit covers key concepts such as scarcity, allocation, trade, money, inflation, and economic standards.

Other tests intended to measure problem - solving ability and the competence to apply mathematical and scientific concepts in real - world settings (such as the Programme for International Student Assessment [PISA] administered by the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development) might yield different results.

Whether through CBTs or WBTs, learners could harness the power of technology, such as graphics, audio, and video to understand concepts as taught in a traditional setting and use it as a means for economic and social emancipation.

In my previous post I argued that any such policy should be based on a broad concept of disadvantage, taking account of economic, social and cultural capitals.

To counter this concept, he takes the reader through the economic histories of such countries as Egypt, China, India, Russia, England, the United States, Argentina, Indonesia and...

Such statements reflect the current views of Barnes & Noble with respect to future events, the outcome of which is subject to certain risks, including, among others, the general economic environment and consumer spending patterns, decreased consumer demand for Barnes & Noble's products, low growth or declining sales and net income due to various factors, including store closings, higher - than - anticipated or increasing costs, including with respect to store closings, relocation, occupancy (including in connection with lease renewals) and labor costs, the effects of competition, the risk of insufficient access to financing to implement future business initiatives, risks associated with data privacy and information security, risks associated with Barnes & Noble's supply chain, including possible delays and disruptions and increases in shipping rates, various risks associated with the digital business, including the possible loss of customers, declines in digital content sales, risks and costs associated with ongoing efforts to rationalize the digital business and the digital business not being able to perform its obligations under the Samsung commercial agreement and the consequences thereof, the risk that financial and operational forecasts and projections are not achieved, the performance of Barnes & Noble's initiatives including but not limited to its new store concept and e-commerce initiatives, unanticipated adverse litigation results or effects, potential infringement of Barnes & Noble's intellectual property by third parties or by Barnes & Noble of the intellectual property of third parties, and other factors, including those factors discussed in detail in Item 1A, «Risk Factors,» in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, and in Barnes & Noble's other filings made hereafter from time to time with the SEC.

By construction, income concepts that closely align with current tax rules — such as AGI — understate the relative economic well - being of taxpayers who benefit most from some major tax preferences.

He became concerned with such issues as: the evidence of a causal relationship between common feeding practices and serious health problems; the perceived disconnect between the nutritional requirements of felis silvestris catus and all other species of cats; an industry with a vested interest in grain as the basis for its products; a veterinary education system with little nutritional teaching, subsidized by commercial pet food industries; a questionable government concept approval and oversight process; the economic inertia of maintaining the status quo; and the rejection of science - based belief systems on the extremes of both sides of the issue.

In times of economic crisis, such concepts become highly appreciated and inspire artists from all over the world.

The ideological struggle that is being fought now over the issue of «Climate Change» (and related, quasi-Marxist weasel concepts such as Sustainability) may not yet involve the bloodshed caused in the wars against Nazism and Stalinism, but the threat it poses to individual freedom and economic security is every bit as great.

But while still maintaining that such analysis is useful, I increasingly wonder if assigning dollar figures to currently unpriced nature, just undermines efforts to get people to see that there is more to nature, there is more to the world than the economic or financial value we place on it?I've been going back and forth about writing something about this ever since my colleague Stephen Messenger tried to explain why we must not consider nature priceless, but never quite got around to it — partly because I realize it's swimming upstream a bit and I wondered if I wasn't just overreacting or worrying to much about an abstract eco-philosophical concept.

Additionally, the study conducts an analysis of the concept of services of general (economic) interest, its evolution and possible future developments, and tries to clarify its relation with neighbouring concepts such as universal service obligations, consumer protection and citizenship.

Secondly, the difficulty in having the courts understand business economic concepts and management realities that they are not normally familiar with; it is especially challenging (i) to encourage the members of the court to relinquish their original viewpoint, which is normally that of protecting the interest, and (ii) to have them understand concepts such as the corporate profitability, the necessary return on shareholders» investments and the company's necessary competitive position.

Recent judicial experience suggests that wide application of the protean concept of proportionality would require the development of additional doctrinal tools (such as deference) in order to ensure that the proportionality test is applied with appropriate intensity across the wide spectrum of administrative law cases, ranging from fundamental rights on one end to purely economic interests at the other extreme.

Such theoretical, academic, navel gazing, in - house, group - think craziness reveals the scope of the ludicrous, oxymoronic thought processes of «levellers» (socialists) in our society, «levellers» being those types who really believe that levelling the playing field in pursuit of state regulated competition (which in and of itself is an oxymoronic concept) will cure all economic evils.