Indicator
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But, because existing measures are all we have, the weaknesses are often overlooked when ranking relative gains or making policies, even though “progress” according to a given
indicator
is not necessarily genuine.
The dramatic increase of China’s share in scientific publications worldwide, recently highlighted in a report by the Royal Society in London, is a good
indicator
of what lies ahead.
Astonishingly, many interpret Germany’s export boom and current-account surplus, which measures these capital exports, as an
indicator
of the strength of Germany as an investment location.
Researchers found three-quarters of water sources in the city contained high levels of coliform bacteria, a key
indicator
of contamination with fecal matter.
But the best
indicator
of China’s growth potential is not its per capita GDP relative to some arbitrary threshold; it is the difference in per capita GDP between China and the United States, the world’s most advanced economy.
Moreover, while credit growth is high by international standards – a key
indicator
of a potential crisis – its ability to spur further growth is diminishing.
One obvious
indicator
of progress will be whether governments can simultaneously increase per capita income and reduce per capita emissions.
The most telling
indicator
was the inability of George Osborne, Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2010 to 2016, to achieve any of his budget targets.
A key
indicator
of economic vitality is the number of legally registered enterprises per population.
Many members of Pakistan’s elite have been educated in American universities – another leading
indicator
of a country’s orientation.
In this sense, the EU’s decision to delay implementing its association agreement with Ukraine in order to create space to pursue consensus with Russia is a positive
indicator.
Declining competitiveness is best captured in a single indicator: unit labor costs, which measure the average cost of labor per unit of output.
Once again, the Pope added a caveat: “But profitability is not the only
indicator
of a firm's condition.
And, in fact, with their selections for the top jobs, all central banks are failing in this respect, even though diversity is now viewed, in many institutional contexts, as an
indicator
of good performance.
In a related
indicator
of stress on American workers, the number of homeless people in the US actually rose in 2017 – the first increase since 2010 – partly driven by skyrocketing rents and housing prices.
Income is not the only
indicator
of inequality that is dropping.
The Ifo climate
indicator
for Germany, based on monthly surveys of 7,000 firms, jumped upwards in the second half of 2005, reaching its highest value since the boom year 2000, with businesses’ assessment of the current situation and expectations improving.
Economic growth replaced military might as Russia’s most important
indicator
of success and earned it a spot in the so-called BRICS grouping of the world’s major emerging economies, alongside Brazil, India, China, and South Africa.
The real issue, then, becomes perceived fairness in a particular society – a hard
indicator
to quantify.
The predictive significance of oil prices is indeed impressive, but only as a contrary indicator: Falling oil prices have never correctly predicted an economic downturn.
If the Gorbachev conference -- or any of a dozen other high-level conferences whose programs I have seen but to which I either was not invited or had the good sense to decline -- is an indicator, hardly anyone even wants to think about the real issues -- like how to maintain the necessary institutions of world order, from international policing to more or less free trade, when economic power is no longer restricted to a handful of wealthy nations.
The decline in the WES
indicator
during the last two quarters was the sharpest since 2001, when the stock market bubble burst.
In the US, the WES
indicator
is now below the level of September 11, 2001 and so is the Michigan index of consumer confidence.
One clear
indicator
of the Bank’s performance is how high a premium governments are willing to pay to avoid it.
Since 1990, the share of people living in extreme poverty in the developing world has fallen from 47% to 14%, and child mortality – a critical
indicator
– has been halved.
One
indicator
of this is the old-age dependency ratio: the share of the population that is 65 and older.
In 2009, M2 money supply (a key
indicator
used to forecast inflation) increased by 27% year on year, and credit expanded by 34%.
Fortunately, the World Bank now appears to recognize the limits of its income-based
indicator.
A current
indicator
is that the world’s central banks are holding an increasing share of their foreign-exchange reserves in euros rather than US dollars.
The OECD paper went on to conclude that GDP is not a reliable
indicator
of a country’s material well-being.
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