• Enhancing education opportunities for people with weak socio-economic background brings better access to economic opportunities to all. (oecd-ilibrary.org)
  • The beneficiaries, who will be identified on the basis of deprivation and occupational criteria using the 2011 socio-economic caste census, will be able to access the services anywhere in the country in government hospitals and in participating private hospitals (provided that their states have signed up). (upenn.edu)
  • The course explores and explains the historical processes of rapid industrialisation and socio-economic modernisation in Pacific Asia. (lu.se)
  • It's a threat to the country's global economic competitiveness and national security. (csmonitor.com)
  • A strong health care program is imperative to power a country's economic development, but India has so far under-invested in it. (upenn.edu)
  • Economic growth refers to an increase in the size of a country's economy over a period of time. (rba.gov.au)
  • The government of Uzbekistan recognizes the threat posed by zoonotic diseases (as the country sees major economic growth in livestock production) and is working to improve the country's capacity to prevent, control, detect, and treat them. (cdc.gov)
  • Indeed, the average per person growth rate during the years that the country's economy did expand was 4.13% - not an insignificant number. (lu.se)
  • In the Region of the Americas, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are a clear threat not only to human health, but also to a country's economic development and growth. (bvsalud.org)
  • At the recent Jackson Hole Economic Symposium, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell made it clear that the central bank remains focused on combating inflation despite recession signals rising in tandem. (theepochtimes.com)
  • Given the Fed manages monetary policy in the "rear-view" mirror, more real-time economic data suggest the economy is rapidly moving from economic slowdown toward recession. (theepochtimes.com)
  • Over the next several years, a combination of economic recession, replacing oil with natural gas for heating and industry, and shifting to smaller vehicles helped to mitigate oil demand and prices . (theconversation.com)
  • In early May, the Economic Policy Institute released a paper that argued the United States had entered a new recession, and compared the expansion that had just ended to previous ones. (epi.org)
  • Last week, the National Bureau of Economic Research, the arbiter of recession dating, confirmed EPI's judgment on the recession's timing. (epi.org)
  • A variety of recent economic data now show a pattern consistent with the start of a recession. (epi.org)
  • While it will be many months before an "official" recession is declared, evidence shows that the economic expansion that began in 2001 has almost surely ended. (epi.org)
  • Of the 10 expansions since 1949, as measured from the end of the recession (trough) to the end of the expansion (peak), the expansion from 2001 through last year ranks last in average growth of GDP, investment, employment growth, and employee compensation. (epi.org)
  • Compared to the start of the last recession (the peak that occurred in the first quarter of 2001), the percent of the population employed declined by 1.5 percentage points by the end of 2007. (epi.org)
  • That contraction makes Q1 of 2022 the weakest quarter for GDP growth since the pandemic-related recession of 2020. (fee.org)
  • The syllabus was approved by The Board of the Department of Economic History on 2023-11-09. (lu.se)
  • I also very much appreciate the collegiality among my project members as well as the staff at the Department of Economic History and LUSEM, which greatly helped in finishing the PhD. (lu.se)
  • Vinzent is a PhD student at Department of Economic History. (lu.se)
  • Average annual real GDP growth has averaged just 1.89 percent since 2001. (pacificresearch.org)
  • In this example, nominal GDP growth (6.6 per cent) is more than real GDP growth (4 per cent) because it includes the increase in prices over the period. (rba.gov.au)
  • Such a shift reflects, for instance, economic growth of an economy already operating at its full productivity (on the PPF), which means that more of both outputs can now be produced during the specified period of time without sacrificing the output of either good. (wikipedia.org)
  • More recent studies have shown a link between expenditure on research and productivity growth. (rand.org)
  • If the UK Growth Plan is predicated on R&D driven productivity gains then this will occur through economic spillovers, not the multiplier of fiscal stimulation. (rand.org)
  • The efficient Anopheles mosquito vector enabled malaria to suppress economic productivity and development in the subtropical regions around the globe, especially within sub-Saharan Africa. (medscape.com)
  • Competence and skills · be able to analyze and interpret the theories and findings within the economic growth/productivity literature · be trained to communicate their own and others' results, both in written and oral format · be trained to analyse and account for the role of physical capital, human capital, General Purpose Technologies and structural change in production/productivity. (lu.se)
  • These will include capturing the levels of productivity within economies, explaining growth via employment shifts between sectors, analyzing the long term economic effects of GPTs (such as steam, electricity and ICT) and considering the implications of population ageing for economic policy. (lu.se)
  • A PPF illustrates several economic concepts, such as allocative efficiency, economies of scale, opportunity cost (or marginal rate of transformation), productive efficiency, and scarcity of resources (the fundamental economic problem that all societies face). (wikipedia.org)
  • So, if the difference cannot be explained by growth, perhaps it can be by the frequency with which the two economies shrank. (lu.se)
  • Again, in growth years, the Asian economies had an average annual growth rate per person that was only about 1-1.5% higher than that during growth years in Latin America and Africa. (lu.se)
  • Leading development economists have for some time complained that standard theories of economics might be relevant for understanding why economies grow, but are of little use for understanding why economies are different in terms of their ability to limit economic shrinking. (lu.se)
  • In other words, the cycle of growth and recessions is due to instability in the private sector and this is generally believed by state planners and central bankers. (24hgold.com)
  • Crude oil prices react to many types of geopolitical events, from weather disasters to wars, revolutions and economic growth or recessions. (theconversation.com)
  • The impacts of climate change are far reaching and it will take smart policies across a wide spectrum of issues to achieve meaningful global emissions reductions while also supporting economic growth and job creation. (uschamber.com)
  • While the "green growth" paradigm dominates in the policy arena, a growing number of scholars in wealthy countries are questioning the feasibility of achieving required emissions reductions with continued economic growth. (mdpi.com)
  • An influx of low-skilled workers promoted a high-tech outcome that, in turn, helped fuel America's economic growth. (cafehayek.com)
  • More generally, suppose that the typical high-skilled immigrant will annually enlarge America's economic pie, on net, by $100,000, and that the typical low-skilled immigrant will enlarge this pie by only $20,000. (cafehayek.com)
  • Countering the narrative that slow economic growth is "the new normal" for America's economy, the Pacific Research Institute today released the first in a series of reports from its new study, Beyond the New Normal, which makes the case that future U.S. economic growth can meet -or exceed - past growth trends if the right economic policies are adopted. (pacificresearch.org)
  • America's economy has been stuck in neutral for so long that some economists claim that low growth rates are now the new normal," said Dr. Wayne Winegarden, PRI Senior Fellow in Business and Economics, and co-author of Beyond the New Normal. (pacificresearch.org)
  • History has shown that when free-market policies are embraced, America's economic engine roars. (pacificresearch.org)
  • There is an important distinction to make between economic "multipliers" and "spillovers" that needs to influence how policymakers approach the issue. (rand.org)
  • New technologies must be exploited more extensively, with benefits for the whole society, as well as for strong growth consistent with the low-carbon transition. (oecd-ilibrary.org)
  • And the Obama administration will end before major carbon emissions cuts occur. (hudson.org)
  • For example, in her New York Times bestselling book This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate , Naomi Klein calls economic growth "reckless and dirty" and advocates a policy of "radical and immediate degrowth" in order to reduce global carbon emissions to manageable levels. (fee.org)
  • This paper explores the relationship between economic growth and carbon dioxide emissions over the period 1991-2008 with a balanced data set of 29 high-income countries. (mdpi.com)
  • Economists normally talk about real economic growth - that is, increases in the volume produced only, which takes away the effect of prices changing. (rba.gov.au)
  • An outward shift of the PPC results from growth of the availability of inputs, such as physical capital or labour, or from technological progress in knowledge of how to transform inputs into outputs. (wikipedia.org)
  • Beginning with an overview of global patterns of growth to the early 21st century, you'll be introduced to macroeconomic approaches to long-run growth, in particular accounting for technological change. (essex.ac.uk)
  • During the past few decades, Saudi Arabia has witnessed enormous economic growth and prosperity, accompanied by a technological transformation that has led to major negative changes in lifestyle. (who.int)
  • Significant economic growth and technological advancements have occurred, but this has also resulted in environmental problems due to the extensive use of fossil fuels. (lu.se)
  • Consider, for example, Northwestern University economist Joseph Ferrie's finding that "the transformation of manufacturing from manual to mechanical methods occurred most rapidly in [geographic] areas where a large unskilled labor force suddenly became available in the 1840s and early 1850s. (cafehayek.com)
  • Even before Russia's invasion of Ukraine, prices were climbing rapidly because of roaring demand and limited supply growth. (theconversation.com)
  • The main concern for policy makers is to make sure strong social and economic outcomes are sustained in the future and that efforts are stepped up to reduce inequality of market incomes and poverty risk. (oecd-ilibrary.org)
  • There's no reason why similar outcomes wouldn't occur today. (cafehayek.com)
  • Therefore, the rate hikes from March 2020 won't show up in the economic data until December. (theepochtimes.com)
  • CNBC reported that "the U.K. economy contracted by 9.9% in 2020, its largest annual contraction since the Great Frost of 1709, as the coronavirus pandemic ravaged economic activity. (moneyandmarkets.com)
  • We'll need further tax increases to help repair a crumbling infrastructure that will otherwise impede economic growth. (cbpp.org)
  • Nitrogen contributes initially to rapid growth of roots and leaves and chlorophyll production and also increases biomass accumulation and yields [ 7 , 8 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Although house prices in these markets are supported by strong demand and limited supply, it is possible that the price increases were fed, in part, by unsustainable expectations of continued price growth. (bankofcanada.ca)
  • Industrialization and the emergence of a manufacturing sector are generally perceived as key drivers for countries to see economic growth and increases in living standards. (lu.se)
  • More broadly, this thesis shows how firm-level growth in manufacturing created an economic dynamism that would ultimately better the lives of people. (lu.se)
  • GDP doesn't capture broader aspects of economic welfare of the nation's population. (rba.gov.au)
  • this refers to the economic policies of states and international financial institutions that enlarge or restrict the space for human rights, sustainable development, and responsible business conduct. (lu.se)
  • Calls for responsible business conduct occur in a context of economic policies and structures that has both facilitated growth, as well as inequalities and imbalances that can disrupt societies. (lu.se)
  • As Deaton and Pinker delineate in their aforementioned books, and as Harvard University Department of Economics chairman Benjamin M. Friedman explains in his book The Moral Consequences of Economic Growth , improving the material fortunes of the poor causes their physical health, educational opportunities, life expectancies, safety from violence, trust in their neighbors, and countless other standards of living to improve. (fee.org)
  • The global context today has changed dramatically: geostrategic fractures have re-emerged on multiple fronts with wide-ranging political, economic and social consequences. (weforum.org)
  • The study requested by ECON committee looks at the impact of CCPs on financial stability and economic growth and at the consequences of their location. (europa.eu)
  • In developing countries, economic growth and new infrastructure have transformed the human-animal interface, facilitating the emergence of previously unrecognized zoonotic diseases. (cdc.gov)
  • One example is the initial spending to replace buildings and infrastructure after a natural disaster, which boosts measures of economic growth. (rba.gov.au)
  • But Kudlow believes economic freedom incents the people who control the means of production and service to innovate and take the risks necessary to bring even more prosperity. (xent.com)
  • So here's the virtuous cycle: economic freedom incents entrepreneurial freedom which begets innovation which in turn creates more economic freedom and prosperity. (xent.com)
  • Westbrook's new economic development director, Daniel Stevenson, inside the Dana Warp Mill in Westbrook. (pressherald.com)
  • This fall, Stevenson became the economic development director in Portland's neighboring community. (pressherald.com)
  • Stevenson started as the economic development director in Biddeford in 2010 after 13 years with the state Department of Economic and Community Development. (pressherald.com)
  • Also, the number of acres of agricultural land is declining as a result of economic growth, residential development, and climate change [ 2 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Explore the process of economic change and development from the sixteenth-century to the present day. (essex.ac.uk)
  • But in the ongoing discussion about global development and how to close the income gap between rich and poor countries, not least in the context of the 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs), there is no mention of how to limit the devastating impact of regular economic shrinking. (lu.se)
  • Economic Development and Growth. (lu.se)
  • This course gives a deeper presentation of long term trends of economic and social development in Africa, with special focus on the agricultural sector. (lu.se)
  • To us, 'Business and human rights' is also about ensuring the development of a policy environment where democratic stakeholders can hold economic decision makers, public as well as private ones, systematically accountable to international human rights standards. (lu.se)
  • Economic growth comes from the sharing of ideas (once you get past growth through scarce resource discovery). (techdirt.com)
  • Besides, compared with economic regulation, social regulation has received scarce attention in economics studies, and led to fewer results, particularly regarding safety regulation (See details in literature reviews). (scirp.org)
  • Our collective inability to secure inclusive growth and preserve our scarce resources puts multiple global systems at risk simultaneously. (weforum.org)
  • plan has largely revolved around the short term concerns of who gets what and how much, rather than the more long term concerns of economic growth, job creation, deficit reduction, and tax reform. (taxfoundation.org)
  • While hoping for economic growth and reduction of the burden of HTM, EMR countries need to prepare for transition from Global Fund support. (who.int)
  • However, most economic contractions reflect not that less can be produced but that the economy has started operating below the frontier, as typically, both labour and physical capital are underemployed, remaining therefore idle. (wikipedia.org)
  • The chart below shows other historic economic contractions for the U.K. and the difficulty of snapping back. (moneyandmarkets.com)
  • Bad years follow very deep contractions - indicating that steep declines in economic growth create structural changes in the economy. (moneyandmarkets.com)
  • While higher interest rates, slower growth, and softer labor market conditions will bring down inflation, they will also bring some pain to households and businesses. (theepochtimes.com)
  • The ECB has not indicated the same desire to end easing as the Fed, due to slower growth in Europe, although inflation is being experienced there also. (advisor.ca)
  • The climate emergency is forcing a reconsideration of how goods and services are produced and consumed, as well as how we can pursue inclusive growth within planetary boundaries. (lu.se)
  • Economic growth occurs whenever people take resources and rearrange them in ways that are more valuable. (techdirt.com)
  • One of the ways to increase this kind of growth and to increase this kind of knowledge sharing is to be open and to allow everyone (or larger groups of people) to contribute. (techdirt.com)
  • This belief also has a corollary: that those people who excel at stoking the fires of economic growth should be exalted and rewarded, while those born at the fringes are available for exploitation. (wikiquote.org)
  • If people are consoled by the Biden administration's cherry-picked metrics of success within an economy that is suffering overall, it is likely in part because economic growth is considered a low priority at best among a substantial subset of the political commentariat. (fee.org)
  • Health risks like brucellosis, which occurs in high numbers in both people and livestock in the region, exist due to inadequate health and veterinary systems, and limited laboratory and surveillance system capacities in the country. (cdc.gov)
  • Studies on subjective well-being also show that people generally react much more strongly to economic loss than economic gain . (lu.se)
  • Of that total number, 1.5 million of them were premature, occurring among people aged 30-69 years. (bvsalud.org)
  • This tradeoff is usually considered for an economy, but also applies to each individual, household, and economic organization. (wikipedia.org)
  • Confirming findings in previous reports , the IEA said these energy savings occurred despite a growing economy. (nrdc.org)
  • While the economy grew by 2 percent, efficiency gains led to the flattening of growth in primary energy demand - showing that economic growth and environmental gains need not go hand in hand. (nrdc.org)
  • The calculation of real and nominal economic growth can be shown using an example of an economy that only produces one good - let's say it is apples. (rba.gov.au)
  • While GDP is the main measure of economic growth, it doesn't capture everything that adds value to the economy. (rba.gov.au)
  • Finally, financial market turmoil, housing price declines, and higher energy costs are all likely to place continued downward pressure on the macro economy, thus leading to a longer period of diminished economic activity. (epi.org)
  • The U.S. economy is structurally strong, but we are experiencing a period of economic challenge. (epi.org)
  • In the United States' highly regulated economy, we've come to expect low growth rates. (fee.org)
  • Higher costs lead to less capital and slower economic growth, whereas lower costs grow the economy and with it the number of jobs and the level of wages. (taxfoundation.org)
  • This module introduces students to the field of behavioural economics which combines economic analysis with insights from psychology to understand human behaviour. (essex.ac.uk)
  • The transition to university frequently occurs among students aged 18--24 years. (who.int)
  • If this is the case, a complete business cycle from 2001 through the end of 2007 (or perhaps the start of 2008) is now on the books, and the economic performance of the current decade can be held up in comparison to that of past business cycles. (epi.org)
  • The bottom line of such a comparison is that the economic performance from 2001 to 2007 was anemic by most measures, especially in regards to the labor market. (epi.org)
  • This paper retrospectively assesses these claims of "strong fundamentals" by examining U.S. economic performance over the full run of the latest business cycle that began in March 2001 and comparing this recent performance with past cycles. (epi.org)
  • Economic growth can be measured in 'nominal' or 'real' terms. (rba.gov.au)
  • Nominal economic growth refers to the increase in the dollar value of production over time. (rba.gov.au)
  • The sum of the growth rates of real GDP and prices is close to, but not exactly equal to, the growth rate of nominal GDP. (rba.gov.au)
  • NIOSH partners with diverse stakeholders to study how worker injuries, illnesses, and deaths occur. (cdc.gov)
  • Human history teaches us, however, that economic growth springs from better recipes, not just from more cooking. (techdirt.com)
  • In this module, you will focus on the economic history of economic growth and technical change centred on the 'second industrial revolution' and stemming from the advances in the latter part of the 19th century. (essex.ac.uk)
  • History creates doubts about whether Washington can limit spending growth to 0.4 percent a year, suggesting that the deficit picture may be worse in 2012 than the budget projects. (typepad.com)
  • These patterns are also in line with what new research in economic history is showing: that it is the ability to reduce economic shrinking that explains why the West grew rich and the rest of the world did not. (lu.se)
  • Immersing yourself in economic history is not only the most interesting thing you can do, but has proven to be a successful venture to get a good job after graduation. (lu.se)
  • In the first sub-course the subject of Economic History is introduced. (lu.se)
  • I think Westbrook is really primed for significant growth," said Stevenson, 49. (pressherald.com)
  • Several factors contributed to swinging the budget into surplus, but social scientists who have studied the issue conclude that the paygo rule's influence on spending growth was significant. (typepad.com)
  • On a general level the student will acquire advanced knowledge about approaches of various disciplines to economic growth. (lu.se)
  • RWI interacts with partners from academia, public sector and private sector to analyse current developments and contribute to rights-based approaches to economic decision-making. (lu.se)
  • But a U.S. math deficit raises questions about how the country plans to protect its economic competitiveness and national security. (csmonitor.com)
  • If one replaces the Bush administration's spending growth assumption with the 4.6 percent rate that has thus far prevailed in the 21st century, the $61 billion surplus turns into a $701 billion deficit ( Chart 3 ). (typepad.com)
  • Part 1 of Beyond the New Normal provides an overview of the case Winegarden and co-author Niles Chura will present arguing that free-market policies are needed to stimulate long-term, strong economic growth in the U.S. (pacificresearch.org)
  • It aims to stimulate the use of economic modeling as a tool to support the decision-making process for NCD interventions, and to encourage investment in cost-effective strategies for healthy living and NCD prevention in the Region [… ] A healthy population is an important factor for sustainable economic growth. (bvsalud.org)
  • Likewise, the Fed's subsequent and more aggressive rate hikes won't be fully reflected in the economic data until early to mid-2023. (theepochtimes.com)
  • In such systems, as the OECD study notes, "differences in access to care, choice levels and utilisation patterns occur between individuals with and without private insurance" (p. 16). (springer.com)
  • An important question in the literature on climate change and sustainability is the relation between economic growth and greenhouse gas emissions. (mdpi.com)
  • Reducing inflation is likely to require a sustained period of below-trend growth. (theepochtimes.com)
  • With the Federal Reserve focused on combating inflation by tightening monetary policy, thereby slowing economic demand, logic suggests that economic data trends will continue to decline. (theepochtimes.com)
  • While evaluating the relationship between itself and the utility, the host community should think about ways in which the utility may be able to contribute more directly to the community's long-term economic goals. (smartgrowthamerica.org)
  • The financial impact of NCDs in the Americas is just as dismaying, with chronic diseases posing a growing threat to many nations' economic stability. (bvsalud.org)
  • Going for Growth is the OECD's annual report highlighting developments in structural policies in OECD countries. (oecd-ilibrary.org)
  • This report provides internationally comparable indicators that enable countries to assess their economic performance and structural policies in a wide range of areas. (oecd-ilibrary.org)
  • Shutdowns created structural economic changes. (moneyandmarkets.com)
  • and weakest in their relevance to political-economic-structural-demographic-human reactions and in their recognition of cross-impacts or substitutions. (cia.gov)
  • the role of the states and markets as facilitators and/or obstacles to economic growth and structural change. (lu.se)
  • The cause of the today's fall appears to be fresh concerns about the European debt and US economic data that fails to measure up to expected growth levels. (marketoracle.co.uk)
  • According to a World Economic Forum study, data can make it possible "to detect and deter fraud risks, complex networks and corrupt practices" by way of cross-referencing public databases. (indiatimes.com)
  • Economic synergistic projects and industry attraction - data centers, other support industries, etc. (smartgrowthamerica.org)
  • Using individual census data on the employment of individuals in Sweden, the USA, and Great Britain, the study also documents how industrialization led to further growth dynamics, primarily in the service sector. (lu.se)
  • So, public funding of basic research would add social and economic benefits. (rand.org)
  • People's health remarkably influences their capability to cope in daily life, their social and economic contribution to build a country, as wel as the general success of a country. (who.int)
  • As the authors of this research say: "We show that improved long run economic performance has occurred primarily through a decline in the rate and frequency of shrinking, rather than through an increase in the rate of growing. (lu.se)
  • In addition to the rapid expansion of industrial through economic growth, failure of government regulation has been a major factor. (scirp.org)
  • It is about India's Plans, their economic and social background and the degree to which they have been implemented this last decade. (marxists.org)
  • Most believe the bill will increase the growth rate by an average of 0.1 percentage points per year or less over the next decade, and that growth will fade as high levels of debt begin to hamper economic performance. (crfb.org)
  • The course will draw upon a wide range of databases that have been developed over the last decade and will consider alternative methods of accounting for economic growth. (lu.se)
  • Understand the tools and methods of analysis for economic reasoning, and develop your critical approach to economic issues and policies. (essex.ac.uk)
  • With two-thirds of our energy use uncovered by efficiency policies and that same amount of economic savings potential still untapped in every country, future action seems clear. (nrdc.org)
  • In this and subsequent volumes, Wayne and Niles make the compelling case that the President and Congress must instead embrace proven, free-market policies if we are to return America to the days of strong and sustained economic growth. (pacificresearch.org)
  • For over 80 years, our mission has remained the same: to improve lives through tax policies that lead to greater economic growth and opportunity. (taxfoundation.org)
  • Nevertheless, choosing the best health and economic policies can be a daunting task. (bvsalud.org)
  • Two-thirds of energy efficiency's economic potential remains untapped, with the greatest untapped potential in the areas where supportive policy is absent or inadequate, the EIA report shows. (nrdc.org)
  • Some growth critics go even further than to question the importance of growth as a policy target. (fee.org)
  • It means food shortages occur as per capita demand almost doubles. (hindawi.com)
  • Besides that, corruption also negatively affects economic growth, democracy, governance and rule of law. (indiatimes.com)
  • It creates nothing but an illusion of genuine economic activity by debasing the unit of account. (24hgold.com)