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Moreover, the European welfare state will
cushion
the impact of the economic crash, at least for some time.
As a result, the Russian government’s only option for financing its deficit is to tap its reserve fund, which is meant to
cushion
the economy against shocks.
Since private debts have a way of turning into public liabilities, a low government-debt burden might not, in fact, provide these countries with the
cushion
that they think they have.
A growing number of people, inside and outside of the country, are starting to blame the revolution itself for derailing an economy that was growing, reducing its external-debt burden, and maintaining a comfortable
cushion
of international reserves.
They funded this activity with a lot of short-term debt and a wafer-thin
cushion
of equity.
Accordingly, interest rates should be used more actively to
cushion
the adjustment, given that bailouts are unaffordable and default is undesirable.
Yet these are temporary remedies that
cushion
the unfavorable external and domestic environment, they go no further than that.
While America must, of course, bear any cost to fight a war of survival, throughout history, America’s economic power gave it a broad
cushion
to pursue wars of choice.
Russia’s leaders, tucked behind the political safety
cushion
provided by high energy prices, rightly feel that time is working in their favor, that “we” in the West need Russia more than Russia needs us.
First, he is negotiating side deals with holdout senators to
cushion
the economic impact on coal states and to increase US investments in the research and development, and eventually adoption, of clean-coal technologies.
Does a regime have the financial reserves with which to
cushion
the shock and buy time to adjust?
Greater reliance on equity would give banks a much larger
cushion
to absorb losses.
Since the full fury of the economic crisis hit in mid-2008, the World Bank has delivered a record $88 billion of assistance for infrastructure, targeted safety nets, and private-sector investment to
cushion
the most vulnerable and to spur job creation.
The
cushion
would minimize the risk of a future banking crisis.
But instead of trying to find a way to
cushion
the possible impact of such a shock, the ECB is rejecting out of hand any sort of restructuring.
The absence of such outbursts of popular anger in Italy can be explained partly by the savings
cushion
built by previous generations.
As the Nobel laureate economist Robert Mundell and others spelled out in the 1960’s, relinquishing nominal exchange rates emphasizes three alternative mechanisms to
cushion
regional adjustment: inter-regional fiscal transfers, intra-union migration, and, most importantly, labor markets capable of adapting to shocks.
In particular, if the firm’s equity capital erodes, the government should not provide funds (directly or indirectly) to increase the
cushion
available to bondholders.
Too many Americans built no
cushion
into their budgets, and mortgage companies, focusing on the fees generated by new mortgages, did not encourage them to do so.
It is likely to yield little
cushion
for employment and income per dollar spent, while servicing the large debt accumulation will impede long-run growth, either by forcing substantial future tax increases or spending cuts, or by forcing central banks to inflate.
Spain, Ireland, and Portugal were all able to
cushion
their post-2008 slumps with a surge in export earnings.
Yet the breadth and speed of Globalization 2.0 demand new approaches to
cushion
the blows of this disruption.
Moreover, policymakers should work to build a diverse, resilient, and self-sustaining private sector, which can
cushion
the economy from oil-revenue volatility.
Stocks-to-use ratios are a primary driver of commodity prices, because they give us an indication of the
cushion
that we have for shortfalls somewhere in the world.
Thus, in many cases, measures that
cushion
the transition are essential.
Public policies have a role to play not only in providing a
cushion
for workers in transition, via income support, but also in creating incentives and opportunities for skills acquisition.
It funded the investment imperatives of economic development and boosted the
cushion
of foreign-exchange reserves that has shielded China from external shocks.
But, before long, many developing countries will also have to face up to it, and in many cases without a
cushion
of affluence.
For fiscal policy, the crisis showed the value of maintaining low public debt and deficits during good times: countries with healthier public finances have more space to
cushion
the economic impact of crises.
But there is another problem with persistently subpar growth: It provides no
cushion
to shield economies from unexpected blows.
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