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We are currently in discussions with 20 possible contributors, underscoring the message that if we achieve universal education, per capita GDP in the poorest countries will be almost 70% higher by 2050 than if current trends continued.
Currently, however, central bankers are not worried about inflation, except in the sense that they want it to be a little higher.
When, as is usually the case, the long-term interest rate is higher than the GDP growth rate, the wealthy may accumulate wealth faster than the rest of the economy – a point made by the economist Thomas Piketty.
Moreover, at least one of his pre-crisis columns flatly contradicts his view today that current – or even higher – levels of federal debt carry no risk whatsoever.
After all, if over-populated countries with high unemployment cannot export people, why not reach for higher tariff barriers to protect the jobs they have?
But if the best way to reduce sovereign over-indebtedness is to achieve higher nominal GDP growth (the combination of real growth and inflation), cutting investment – a key ingredient in a pro-growth-strategy – is not a sound approach.
Furthermore, impediments to higher and more efficient public- and private-sector investment must be removed.
The efficient integration of global supply chains has created employment opportunities in developing countries and in the higher value-added sectors of advanced countries.
And collaboration and exchange of people make for profitable businesses and higher standards of living.
Moreover, at higher prices, the oil industry crowds out other export sectors that support open markets and a less aggressive foreign policy.
Yet the benefits of a successful Doha round are between 45 and 440 times higher than these costs.
The benefits are between 28 and 220 times higher than the costs.
And when the second group discovers that interest rates don’t always stay low, many of them will be unable to meet their higher mortgage payments and will likewise try to dump their properties.
The longer officials remain paralyzed, hoping that the financial system will right itself, the higher the eventual cost of the cleanup will be.
As aid donors gather in Oslo for a conference aimed at mobilizing support for northeast Nigeria, the stakes could hardly be higher.
The sunny climate of the eastern Mediterranean draws a steady stream of tourists, and European Union membership in the south has pushed income levels for Greek Cypriots higher than the EU average.
China must take action to curb overinvestment by SOEs, cutting off such firms’ access to subsidized credit and forcing them to pay much higher dividends to the government.
But, as Republicans point out, Western Europe’s standard of living is 30% lower than that of the US, on average;Europe also faces slower growth, higher unemployment, and heightening social tensions.
But an unforced debt default now could dramatically accelerate the process, costing Americans hundreds of billions of dollars in higher interest payments on public and private debt over the coming decades.
Similarly, California, which boasts a long tradition of excellence in public higher education, recently introduced a $50 million fund to foster innovative approaches in the sector, with an emphasis on public-private collaborations that have demonstrated their ability to deliver the skills that employers need.
The purpose of higher education is evolving.
They cannot fail to note that the non-state sector provides more jobs (80% of new jobs in the last decade) and higher incomes, as well as an increasing share of government revenues, over 50% in some coastal regions.
But China’s actual military spending is estimated to be much higher than the official budget: according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, China spent some $228 billion on its military last year, roughly 150% of the official figure of $151 billion.
Companies with more women in top management and board positions better reflect the profiles of their customers and employees, benefit from more diverse views when solving problems, rank higher on indicators of organizational cooperation and health, and report higher profitability and returns on equity.
Furthermore, the CSRI study indicates higher returns on equity, higher valuations, and higher payout ratios, with no discernible differences in risk-taking.
As I argue in my new book The Frugal Superpower: America’s Global Leadership in a Cash-Strapped Era, the burden that these obligations will impose on Americans – in the form of higher taxes and fewer benefits – will weaken public support for the expansive international role that the United States has played since World War II.
In the short term, Americans would have to make modest economic sacrifices in the form of higher fuel prices.
Of course, because China’s population is more than four times larger, its per capita GDP, at $12,900, is still less than a quarter of the $54,700 recorded in the US, which highlights America’s much higher living standards.
Robots are capable of performing repetitive tasks with a higher degree of precision and accuracy than are humans, and without muscle fatigue.
Looser lending rules would conflict with the higher cost of money.
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