Sentences with phrase «use policy measures»

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While top - down channels are used to communicate vision and strategy in order to get policies and processes aligned with them, bottom - up processes are necessary too, in order for leaders to be aware of the issues faced at the lower levels, as well as to measure the impact of the policies and practices implemented.

FMS earnings before tax as a percentage of FMS total revenue and FMS operating revenue (a non-GAAP measure) were 4.0 % and 4.8 %, respectively, both down 60 basis points from the prior year, primarily reflecting higher depreciation due to vehicle residual value policy changes and lower used vehicle sales results.

To measure the natural rate, I use a structural model described in Cúrdia et al. (2015) and incorporate the effects of forward guidance — monetary policy announcements about what path the interest rate is likely to follow.

As a proxy for political uncertainty I used the popular Economic Policy Uncertainty indexes, measures based on real - time news flow.

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Deputy Governor Lawrence Schembri discusses the uses and measures of core inflation in the conduct of monetary policy.

The Bank of Canada is applying lessons from the global financial crisis as it updates its framework for the use of unconventional monetary policy measures, Governor Stephen S. Poloz said.

The poll also found strong support for other policies that would help accelerate Canada's transition to clean energy, including federal support to help provinces use more renewable electricity, switching buildings and vehicles to clean power, and measures to cut the carbon emissions from gasoline and diesel fuel.

Researchers interested in exploring the relationship between macroeconomic performance and the quality of monetary institutions should consider augmenting the Fraser and Heritage data with additional institutional indicators, such as measures of central bank independence, the use of monetary policy rules, freedom to use competing forms of money, and exchange rate regimes.

A non-standard monetary policy — or unconventional monetary policy — is a tool used by a central bank or other monetary authority that falls out of line with traditional measures.

and supporting public policy initiatives that promote the expansion of organic farming are some of the measures the company plans to use.

The policy addresses how CSWA will implement measures to protect the confidentiality of information and data used in its day - to - day operations.

National policies should be created to incentivize producers to change the way they manage their farming systems and adopt natural water retention measures used in organic agriculture such as green cover and intercropping as well as diversifying farmers» crop and income base so they have something to fall back on when drought strikes.

It is promoted as a voluntary best practice standard and has been used by a majority of school divisions as benchmarks for measuring progress of local wellness policies.

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Policy makers have yet to implement internationally - agreed formula marketing standards in the UK, but there are some measures preventing the promotion of infant formula and using follow - on formula for cross-promotion.

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The study was done using the World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative (WBTi), IBFAN's break - through innovative tool that measures the state of policy and programmes in countries.

A regulatory change that allows schools to use federal lunch money to buy hormone - free milk, and one achieved without arousing the ire of farm - state congressmembers who might be inclined to block a measure not as agribusiness - friendly as much of U.S. ag policy has become.

After the attacks on the twin towers, liberals dusted off his ideas on a measured foreign policy as an antidote to the Bush administration's use of «preventative war».

There has been growing support in the state Legislature to reverse the controversial policy that eventually would have led to the test results being used to measure teacher performance.

There's been growing support in the state legislature to reverse the controversial policy that would eventually have led to the test results being used to measure teacher performance.

The budget would include measures to restore fiscal discipline and good economic governance, transparent and accountable use of public resources in accordance with the new Public Financial Management Law and to provide a credible basis for economic policy clarity going forward, the statement added.

The governor has touted his and lawmakers» budgetary deal making in advance of the start of the fiscal year (Cuomo has effectively used the threat of including broad swaths of his preferred budget and policy measures in extender legislation should the budget be late).

The conference's deputy leader, Sen. Mike Gianaris, meanwhile, is among the lawmakers questioning Cuomo's use of inserting major policy measures into his $ 142 billion spending plan by tying them to appropriations bills.

Earlier in the week officials had defended the policy — which required all packages to be ordered through a handful of state - approved vendors, and which banned goods like used books and fresh fruit and vegetables — as a necessary security measure in the face of increasing prison contraband.

Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy has signed two energy measures into law that increase natural gas use in homes and businesses and revamp Connecticut's renewable energy policy to boost hydropower from Canada.

Shaw is referring to a measure passed during this past Session ordering courts, prisons and other justice system entities to collect data and in turn use it to craft policy.

When asked whether Mr Clarke is likely to use his new status as one of the biggest beasts on the Tory front bench to try and change Mr Cameron's mind he added: «No, because it's the policy of the Conservative Party right now to adopt some of [the measures] we are discussing.»

Jon Orcutt, a spokesman for TransitCenter, a research and policy foundation, said that he supported Mr. Schaller's approach of using an hourly fee rather than a per - ride fee to manage congestion «because I think we're going to need tough measures to keep the streets moving.»

Ironically, the need to modernize the state's energy system dovetails with the goal of developing policies that encourage energy use reduction, efficiency measures, and the move to reliance on alternative energy sources, such as solar power.

In a forthcoming paper, Haldane uses ecological thinking to propose a range of preventive policy measures (see ««Haircuts» identified as a cause of financial crisis»).

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Policy makers and payers could use this information to create more realistic and effective incentive structures, thus encouraging providers to measure quality and report their performance.

Policy makers and managers could use the index to guide decision making — for example, about whether offshore wind energy should be expanded in the U.S., whether land or ocean conservation measures will benefit coral reefs in Fiji and how marine - zoning plans in Brazil might affect overall ocean health.

Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, in partnership with ORGANIZE — a non-for-profit organization based in New York which leverages health data to end the organ donor shortage by applying smarter technologies, utilizing social media, building more creative partnerships, and advocating for data - driven policies — The Bridgespan Group — a global nonprofit organization that collaborates with mission - driven leaders, organizations, and philanthropists to break cycles of poverty and dramatically improve the quality of life for those in need — and Gift of Life Donor Program — an OPO which serves the eastern half of Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey, and Delaware — evaluated the metrics and criteria used to measure OPOs across the country, and found significant discrepancies in how potential donors are evaluated and identified.

Given that Medicare data from other states are available, the approach could be used more broadly to measure the health impacts of immigration policy nationwide, says Tom Wong, a political scientist at the University of California, San Diego.

«You could imagine using data from Twitter, Internet use, satellite and weather stations — all this data — to measure population vulnerability, or to make better policy,» he said.

As adherence to recommended clinical practice guidelines increasingly is used to measure performance, guidelines play a major role in policy efforts to improve the quality and cost - effectiveness of care.

To address these trends the authors suggest that policy - makers consider measures that would increase primary prevention of drug use by drivers, including curbing prescription drug use by drivers through counseling by medical professionals, and increasing affordable access to mass transit.

In a related 2012 study in the journal Remote Sensing of Environment, researchers used three decades of satellite imagery to measure rates and patterns of old - growth deforestation in response to the environmental protection and sustainable development policies.

The researchers used a common measure of policy support, but it's certainly not the only one.

«It's more difficult to do research into local than national policies, Halskov Hansen goes on to explain, and mentions the restrictions on car use in Hangzhou use as an example of the measures the local authorities have already introduced.

Nonetheless, passage of the measure marks a significant milestone in efforts to overturn the Bush policy, which limits government funding to research using 60 human ES cell lines derived before 9 August, 2001.

It is the policy of the Federal Government, in cooperation with State and local governments, Indian tribes, and other interested stakeholders to use all practicable means and measures to protect, restore, and conserve natural resources to enable them to become more resilient, adapt to, and withstand the impacts of climate change and ocean acidification.

In October 2017, the policy for the Use of Quantitative Indicators in the Assessment for good research practice was created to apply fair and transparent mechanisms to measure researcher performance in hiring and promotion at the university.

The term political correctness (adjectivally: politically correct; commonly abbreviated to PC or P.C.) is used to describe language, policies, or measures that are intended to avoid offense or disadvantage to members of particular groups in society.

As important, the analysis does not consider any measures of state policies except for exit exams, implying that any other policy changes for the three decades between 1971 and 2004 are either irrelevant for student performance or are not correlated with the introduction and use of exit exams.

In a speech at the Policy Exchange Morgan announced the proportional target, claiming that it would become a headline measure used for Ofsted inspections.

The benchmark is used to inform policy development, resource allocation, curriculum planning and intervention by governments, as well as being measured by education authorities, schools and the community.