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First, some economists argue that we have simply been lucky, because there has been no structural change that has made the world economy more resilient.
Few people would argue that punishing criminals and terrorists is illegitimate, even if there are disagreements about specific cases.
As a consequence, the developing world’s representatives argue, the advanced countries should take responsibility for the problem.
Advocates of an “ownership society” argue that homeowners take better care of their property than renters, with positive externalities for the neighborhood.
France and Germany argue that this rotational system is dysfunctional, partly because of discontinuity, and have proposed that the Council should appoint a full-time permanent President for a period of five years.
Someone who wants to blame the exchange rate for India’s export slowdown can look at the index from the low point of September 2013 and argue that it has appreciated 20% (based on the IMF measure).
Bush administration officials argue that the new plan is “not an open-ended commitment: we are putting real, specific requirements and expectations on the Iraqi government.”
A school of revisionist historians and anthropologists argue that caste is an invention of the colonial British Raj.
Before this, these historians argue, Hindus were allegedly no less individualistic than Europeans.
Some will argue that Europe’s consumption of gas will grow.
While Yellen’s arguments are correct, the Fed’s entitlement to participate in international negotiations does not oblige it to do so, and a new appointee might argue that it should not.
If Basel becomes a talking shop, without the ability to set firm standards, another key link in the chain will be broken, and it will be harder for the UK to argue that if London’s banks meet international standards, they should be granted equal treatment in the EU.
In the course of the Cold War America understood this, though historians argue about the situations in which it tested its competence, or the means it employed.
Many Shia insist that the last vestiges of Saddam’s elite must be purged, but many Sunnis argue that the process is intended to bar them from good jobs and political influence.
Europe, they argue, faces a mass influx that threatens to place even greater strain on its economies, labor markets, and cultures.
If it were to fall below the 43% attained in 2009, the Council could more plausibly argue that the preferences of a decreasingly interested public can be largely ignored.
Traditionalists argue that criticism of cronyism is really criticism of social solidarity and responsibility, which they see as positive features of Korean society.
Traditionalists also argue that meritocracy implies individualism, and that too much individualism and too little social solidarity and responsibility are negative features of western society.
The Portuguese rightly argue that their situation is not as dire as that of Greece, which is already in the economic equivalent of intensive care.
This hypothesis is supported by Giannetti and Simonov, who argue that differences in the prestige of entrepreneurs across municipalities may account for differences in levels of entrepreneurship.
Proposing an alternative approach to economic modeling that they call “imperfect knowledge economics,” they urge their colleagues to refrain from offering “sharp predictions” and argue that policymakers should rely on “guidance ranges,” based on historical benchmarks, to counter “excessive” swings in asset prices.
Because Europe is militarily insignificant, they argue, it is not surprising that Europeans emphasize diplomacy, rather than military might, to resolve disputes.
Those who argue that the migration crisis also poses an existential threat to Europe are right.
While too rapid a rate of immigration can cause social problems, proponents argue that, over the long term, immigration strengthens the power of the US.
The Stanford economists Nicholas Bloom and David Price confirmed this finding, and argue that virtually the entire increase in income inequality in the US is rooted in the growing gap in average wages paid by firms.
And, in fact, many former colonies rightly argue that it is Britain that owes them reparations for centuries of oppression and looting.
Supporters of lifting the arms export ban argue that this litany of sins does not reflect China’s real improvements in human rights and penalizes European armaments jobs to the benefit of Russia, which enjoys a lively arms trade with its neighbor (something it might one day regret).
Some proponents of helicopter money, such as Adair Turner, former head of the United Kingdom’s Financial Services Authority, argue that this danger can be neutralized with clear rules to limit the use of monetary and fiscal stimulus.
The EU's trade regulators argue that they have the right--and the obligation--to initiate antidumping investigations if they suspect that a state, say, regulates prices for energy carriers in a way that subsidizes domestic firms.
Second, they argue that financial markets must be stabilized before addressing systemic issues.
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