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The Sensex in India rose by a
factor
of five in real terms over 2003 to 2007, and has since lost a third of its value.
Recasting Governance in AsiaGovernance--the way in which decisions that affect the public interest are made--has emerged as a key
factor
in determining a country's pace of development.
For example, the International Finance Corporation’s China Utility Energy Efficiency Program has been highly successful in using small amounts of risk capital and money from donors to generate large amounts of loans, with a stunning leverage
factor
of more 100:1.
As we have seen, unemployment has been an important
factor
in the rise of populist parties that are now threatening social cohesion, democracy, and the rule of law in Europe.
To be sure, the ACA is only one
factor
in this promising trend; growth in health-care spending often slows in the wake of an economic downturn.
This is especially true in developing countries, where it is common to find differences in productivity of a
factor
of ten at the provincial or state level and many times higher at the municipal level.
But that leaves the third, longest-term, and most dangerous
factor
underlying the crisis: the structural imbalance between the eurozone’s north and south.
One
factor
is the will of the new government.
A second
factor
is restraint on the part of the Shi’ite community.
The third
factor
is the willingness of outside groups – both states and non-state groups – to prolong Iraq’s misery by supporting the insurgency, whether overtly or by inaction.
Indeed, businesses cite uncertainty about the strength of demand, not uncertainty about regulation or taxation, as the main
factor
holding back job creation.
This has fanned speculation that a “mismatch” between workers’ skills and employers’ needs is a significant
factor
behind the elevatedunemployment rate.
A major
factor
behind that relative decline has been the US school system’s failure to ensure high-quality education for disadvantaged Americans, particularly children from poor, minority, and immigrant households.
That partly reflects a decrease in the risk of financial instability; but “reform fatigue” among members is a
factor
as well.
At the same time, we should not overestimate the longer-run impact of football’s “feel-good”
factor
in influencing political and social events.
We know from influenza that a new epidemic can suddenly appear just as an older one is fading, if a new form of the virus appears, or if some environmental
factor
increases the contagion rate.
One
factor
diminishing the likelihood of governments intervening more directly in markets is that the recent crisis seems to have discredited government as much as it discredited the financial sector.
According to this view, the total payment to a
factor
of production should not exceed its marginal productivity, so desirable outcomes should be promoted through tax incentives.
While treating MDR-TB remains possible, doing so is arduous, with a treatment time of roughly two years, using drugs that are neither as efficient nor as benign as canonical drugs – and at a cost that rises by a
factor
of 10-100.
China’s economy is growing more rapidly, and its total size will probably overtake Japan’s in a decade or two, but any serious analysis of power in East Asia must include Japan as a major
factor.
Another
factor
supporting a more positive outlook is the rebalancing that has occurred between the US and China, the world’s two largest economies.
Nonetheless, where firms or industries are particularly vulnerable to reputational issues, image and ethics could be a significant
factor
in more marginal business decisions (particularly with rising costs and tougher labor regulations already causing some firms to look elsewhere).
Another
factor
keeping prices down is that non-OPEC producers have significantly reduced their costs.
Deep poverty is but one risk
factor
for toxic stress and its long-term consequences.
With each additional risk factor, the odds of long-term damage to brain architecture increase.
However, another
factor
could also be the digital revolution which, at least for the main protagonists, is increasingly turning out to be a “wealth catalyst”.
But the most important
factor
supporting America’s currency dominance is the institutionalized system of checks and balances that operates among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of its government.
The reason is that monetary cost is only one
factor.
The up-front cost is a factor, too, especially for those on low budgets.
America’s foreign policy will be another key
factor.
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