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Quotas could be established at levels set on the basis of past
periods
of high migration - say, an annual flow of 400,000 people to the EU.
But, although freeing a few people who were unjustly imprisoned for long
periods
is significant, it should not obscure the Russian government’s ongoing major human-rights violations at home and abroad.
Real GDP growth in the US has averaged only 2.1% in the 28 quarters since the Great Recession ended in the third quarter of 2009 – barely half the 4% average pace in comparable
periods
of earlier upturns.
In both periods, fiscal laxity stoked volatility in the foreign exchange markets, where the surge in inflation in the 1960s destroyed the fixed exchange rate system of Bretton Woods.
Thus, unlike the short risk-off
periods
in 2015 and 2016, which lasted just two months, investors have now been in risk-off mode since February, and markets are still moving sideways or downward.
Playing Defense in EuropeLONDON – The most frightening
periods
in history have often been interregnums – moments between the death of one king and the rise of the next.
Geographical restriction and specialized transmission mean that in most time periods, most pathogens occur in a small number of host species, often only one, but retain the ability to infect more.
Moreover, systemic risks potentially created during
periods
of booming asset prices escape the purview of macroprudential rules.
And we know – or should know – that women in sweatshops around the world report being locked in and forbidden to use bathrooms for long periods, as well as sexual harassment, violent union-busting, and other forms of coercion.
The EU’s claims to the contrary are based on an inappropriate focus on “real” national income, a metric bound to mislead during
periods
of falling prices.
But in
periods
of deflation (when prices are falling), like those encountered in Greece and in Cyprus today, R can be deeply misleading.
Moreover, the power of America’s presidency, and of the United States, has undergone dramatic shifts in recent years, making our era unlike earlier
periods
when the world was in flux and a new American president faced deep challenges.
Those suffering the most are the young, whose life prospects will be badly hurt by the extended
periods
of unemployment that they face today.
The history of legislative reform is substantially a punctuated equilibrium, with long
periods
of time during which public apathy prevents any progress, interrupted by scandals that suddenly make progress possible.
Rather, non-payment – a “default,” according to credit-rating agencies, when it involves private creditors – typically spurs a conversation about debt restructuring, which can involve maturity extensions, coupon-payment cuts, grace periods, or face-value reductions (so-called “haircuts”).
Officials must be at least as vigilant about reducing expenditure and withdrawing stimulus measures during
periods
of growth as they are inclined to introduce such policies during downturns.
Economies, Keynes believed, can become stuck in prolonged
periods
of “under-employment equilibrium”; in such cases, an external stimulus of some kind is needed to jolt them back to higher employment.
Senior Bank staff deployed in regions for long periods, such as Jim Adams in Tanzania and Uganda, or David Dollar in China, have enviable track records.
When potential refugees are blocked by offshore barriers, detained for excessive
periods
in unsatisfactory conditions, or refused entry because of restrictive legal interpretations, the protection of international law is lost.
Extended
periods
without new data facilitate – indeed, foster – the unrestrained growth of speculative-theory bubbles.
Over extended
periods
of time – decades or longer – a data-driven culture without programmatic reins offers such extensive benefits that profit-oriented businesses often choose to support it.
In the twentieth century, abuses of civil liberties were particularly severe during four
periods.
The problem here is that these measures implicitly assume that risk declines when markets are doing well: they demand less capital during calm
periods
and more capital during volatile
periods.
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (CEPAL) has compared the
periods
from 1945 to 1980 and 1990 to 2000.
Fewer people are dying on battlefields than during previous
periods
for which we have data; and, at least until a few years ago, the share of people living under more or less representative governments was gradually increasing.
In this interpretation, ice ages in Russia’s history –
periods
when cold-blooded leaders ruled with an iron fist – were good for the country.
Thaws –
periods
of democratization and modernization – were bad, characterized by disruption and violence.
Furthermore, victims must be informed of their rights and, if needed, protected during high-risk
periods
– for example, during or after a divorce.
The long boom of the 1990s, when the US enjoyed sustained full employment, was one of few
periods
in the last 40 years when incomes climbed at every quintile of the income distribution.
Only if other countries absorb the lessons of previous
periods
when revanchist trade techniques were used can they preemptively mitigate the effects of Trump’s measures.
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