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The overall response rate was only 31%, and researchers working in AI have an incentive to boost the importance of their field by trumpeting its
potential
to produce momentous results.
Or, to put it another way, let’s look at our problems in the light of the EU’s existing mechanisms and its
potential
for creating far-reaching new policies, and then let’s ask ourselves why the EU isn’t realizing its own
potential
and delivering the goods.
But while some of these might increase
potential
growth over the long term, almost none can make any difference in growth or inflation rates over the next 1-3 years.
The
potential
for yet more QE to change behavior in the real economy is equally unclear.
These impasses have fueled growing fear that we are “out of ammunition” to fight inadequate growth and
potential
deflation.
Based on the experiences of successful countries, every developing country has the
potential
to sustain 8% annual growth (or higher) for several decades, and to become a middle- or even a high-income country in one or two generations.
In the last few months, enthusiasm about these countries’ post-2008 economic resilience and growth
potential
has given way to bleak forecasts, with economists like Ricardo Hausmann declaring that “the emerging-market party” is coming to an end.
Only by recognizing the weaknesses of old growth patterns and pursuing the needed structural reforms can emerging economies achieve strong, stable, and sustainable GDP growth – and fulfill their
potential
as the global economy’s main engines.
Unfettered innovation and entrepreneurship are necessary for connecting the poor to the formal financial system; but, from a policy and development perspective, we need to shift our efforts toward improving the larger ecosystem to realize new fintech products’ full
potential.
After all, bets on leadership, vision, and earnings
potential
should not be limited to investments in California-based technology start-ups.
Guinea, which is making progress despite annual per capita income of roughly $450, exemplifies the
potential
of the world’s poorest countries to surpass expectations.
In the past, Turkey was seen as a
potential
EU member state and a model for Islamic liberal democracy; today, it is mainly seen as a geopolitical buffer zone.
Thus, the Japanese economy’s
potential
annual growth rate slowed by roughly an additional two percentage points at the beginning of the 1990’s, as the post-WWII development model lost its steam.
It was largely a fluke that this growth slowdown coincided with an asset-bubble collapse and a cyclical depression – one that caused Japanese output to shrink by about 10% in a few short years, followed by only a slow recovery to the new, lower
potential
growth rate.
And this assumes that there is only a one-time permanent downward shock, with no additional slowdown in the rate of
potential
output growth.
If a mostly well-handled bubble collapse in a low-inflation US economy could permanently push down
potential
economic growth by roughly 10% over a decade, is it out of the question that a poorly handled bubble collapse could, over a generation, leave Japan’s economy 40% poorer than it might have been?
A complete ban on all nuclear explosions would hamper the upgrading of existing nuclear arsenals and the development of new weapons, diminishing the capabilities of both current and
potential
nuclear-armed states.
At this point, fear of a new crisis could precipitate capital flight away from the dollar, at which point the US would have to deal with a dollar crisis in addition to a
potential
military conflict.
Despite Singh’s academic abilities, his
potential
as India’s top politician was severely limited.
“Techno-optimists,” for their part, believe that ICT advances do have the
potential
to drive rapid productivity growth; their benefits are merely subject to lags and come in waves.
At the recent G20 summit in Hangzhou, China, world leaders emphasized the need to boost investment and accelerate structural reforms to enhance productivity and lift
potential
growth.
This is a dangerous combination that erodes social cohesion, political effectiveness, current GDP growth, and future economic
potential.
In fact, after running twin current- and capital-account surpluses persistently for two decades, China’s foreign-exchange reserves are poised to break the $4 trillion threshold, with the marginal cost of every dollar accrued vastly surpassing its
potential
benefits.
The term reflects a growing awareness that rapid developments in these fields offer the
potential
for great benefits, but that the knowledge, tools, and techniques that enable scientific advances also can be misused to cause deliberate harm.
But contemplating
potential
new bioweapons raises deeply worrying possibilities that return us to the problem of how to ensure ethics in scientific research.
Greece’s location, together with existing strengths such as tourism, shipping, renewable energy resources, and a pool of scientists at home and abroad, provides real
potential
for the country to grow.
But to realize that
potential
requires both stability and genuine reform.
The
potential
pitfall is that any British tariff increase above the EU level would expose the UK to claims for compensation from third countries in the WTO.
This is why the
potential
of GiveWell is revolutionary.
Moreover, political firebrands, populists, and radicals, from Italy’s Beppe Grillo to American Tea Party members, use social media and the blogosphere to appeal directly to
potential
supporters.
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