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The incomes of the poorest third of humanity rose by 40-70%, and those of the middle third increased by 80%.
In the same vein, pensioners’ real incomes increased more than 30% on average over the past eight years, reflecting aggressive minimum-wage increases.
The tax burden has increased by ten percentage points of GDP in 15 years, to a level (35%) that puts Brazil at odds with countries with similar per capita income levels.
This results in high turnover owing to overwork, and an increased need for foreign health-care workers to fill sorely needed positions.
Over the last decade, global soft-drink sales have doubled; per capita alcohol consumption has risen; and tobacco use has increased.
In recent decades, vulnerability and economic insecurity have increased with the rise of transient, casual, and precarious employment, including self-employment, and part-time, fixed-term, temporary, and on-call jobs.
Since 2004, annual investment in the sector has increased by an impressive 630%.
In other words, Ukraine’s dependence on nuclear energy, which accounts for about half of its electricity generation, has increased its strategic vulnerability to Russia.
On the contrary, beyond weakening relations with America’s closest allies, Trump’s tactics have increased tensions with Russia, thereby increasing what economists call the “shadow price” of national security.
They point to Abe’s ability to overcome resistance from small rice farmers, part of the LDP’s electoral base, to Japan’s participation in negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which would open Japan’s economy to increased global competition.
Offsetting this trend will require increased immigration and greater female labor-force participation – neither of which will be easy to bring about.
The right policy is to channel China’s high saving to increased investments in infrastructure and skills in low-income Africa and Asia.
In fact, the Roma’s suffering has increased as a result of the euro crisis, and intolerance has intensified, especially in the countries with the largest Romani populations – Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and Greece.
If anything, the risks of a US-Europe split will be reduced rather than increased by the EU's recent enlargement.
So far, uranium mining in Kazakhstan has increased roughly as expected, from 4,357 tons in 2005 to 8,521 tons in 2008 to 14,000 tons in 2009.
But the economy made a strong recovery, helped by Reagan’s tax cuts and increased military spending.
For example, earlier this month, while many were fixated on Trump’s rhetoric, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson secured United Nations Security Council approval for increased sanctions on North Korea, and China said that it would curtail its imports from the North.
But it does recommend a legally binding commitment to keep investment levels at least as high as the rate of depreciation of state assets, and to use unexpected budget surpluses, first and foremost, for increased public investment.
With increased investment in infrastructure, not to mention a competitive education system and more investment-friendly business conditions, it can place its economy on a stronger footing for the future, and help pull Europe out of its malaise.
And, while increased supply – particularly from North American shale resources – has put downward pressure on prices, so has weaker demand in the eurozone, Japan, China, and many emerging markets.
Many colleges have increased monitoring of students’ odd behavior by threat-assessment teams.
Downward risks to growth had significantly increased, Fed officials explained.
The result will probably be the same: at the end of the campaign, Hamas will have increased its popularity in Palestine and in the Arab world.
While the number of persons working increased by 1.6% per year, on average, from 1970 to 2010, the CBO forecasts that the rate of annual employment growth will fall to just 0.4% in the coming decades.
If I pay the same price for some product or service this year as I did last year, but the quality of the product or service is better, my standard of living has increased.
The government’s increased spending on infrastructure and social services is creating new work opportunities for an estimated seven million workers, and at wages that are 70% higher than farm-related work.
In theory, negative rates, by forcing commercial banks essentially to pay the central bank to be able to park their money, should spur increased lending to companies, which would then spend more, including on hiring more employees.
The type of corruption that has increased in recent years is partly a consequence of rapid economic growth.
Nine thousand new Israeli settlement housing units have been announced in Palestine, the number of roadblocks within the West bank has increased, and the stranglehold on Gaza has been tightened.
Australia put real money on the table for increased food production, along the lines that Spain is proposing.
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