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Instead of following a pro-cyclical fiscal policy (spending more when oil prices are high, and vice versa), policymakers should evaluate the non-oil economy on a stand-alone basis, and make fiscal-policy decisions based on metrics like a target for the non-oil fiscal balance.
But certain fiscal decisions, and most critically the level of the fiscal deficit, can be delegated to an independent board.
But possibilities are shaped by our decisions as much as they are by our circumstances.
Such pay structures gave executives excessive incentives to seek short-term gains – say, by making lending and investment decisions that would improve short-term earnings – even when doing so would increase the risks of an implosion later on.
These recent decisions have encouraged China, Russia, and other NPT signatories to respond with similar actions.
Russia's Center Is Failing to HoldMOSCOW: For most of its nine years of postcommunist transition Russia's political blocs were too deeply divided to work together except negatively – this at a time when the country demanded resolute and positive decisions.
Policy mistakes ranging from tax hikes to poor central-bank decisions to a global wave of protectionism (most famously America’s Smoot-Hawley tariff) turned a deep recession into the Great Depression.
But just as important as making decisions is explaining them well.
Especially in a time of crisis that has caused so much suffering, its decisions must be explained to the public clearly and without cacophony.
The beauty of a Tobin tax is that it would discourage short-term speculation without having much adverse effect on long-term international investment decisions.
In other words, the courts should be able to make decisions independently of the local governments that finance them.
It is good that the Court’s decisions cannot be forecast, and even better that the Court cannot be lobbied or petitioned.
The government does not say that it is against democracy, only that it is untimely and needs to be delayed – a logic that manifests itself in most official decisions.
As a result of the disappearance of these checks and balances, the quality of the government’s decisions has fallen sharply.
Of course, bringing more democracy into our daily lives cannot mean perpetual debate, without actually making decisions.
The third insight revealed by our research relates to the true complexity of Chinese investment decisions.
Above all, we should ensure that health policy decisions are based on sound evidence, so that we truly do the most with every dollar spent.
This example highlights how household investment decisions shape wealth outcomes.
Back then, irrational news decisions, sycophancy, and propaganda were passed off as journalism.
But presidents make many policy decisions – concerning energy, anti-trust, regulation, trade, labor, and foreign policy, to name a few – beyond how much fiscal and monetary stimulus to pursue.
But sovereign decisions are unavoidable everywhere, Schmitt argued, even in societies founded on liberal principles.
Last June, it was agreed at the EU level that European institutions’ decisions should not impinge on member states’ control of fiscal policy.
Many of the decisions to be taken by the new European institutions may imply costs that will emerge only much later.
With these crucial issues unresolved, we are creating a Europe-wide system that violates the golden rule of any institutional design: decisions should be made by those who bear responsibility and who ultimately must pay.
Conversely, the European institutions will bear neither the costs nor the responsibility, but will make the decisions.
If decisions about systemically important national financial institutions are made at the European level in good times, while in bad times national taxpayers pick up the tab, the whole EU will lose.
Normally, when patients are unable to make decisions about their treatment, the family’s wishes should be given great weight.
Ideally, heads of state will have teams of dedicated public servants to ensure that political decisions are made with a full understanding of their context and consequences.
Indeed, not only do judges’ decisions support the system, but the reverse is also true: patriarchy has become the driving force of the law.
Obviously, these international money managers must constantly follow the news to make their portfolio decisions.
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