Potential
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It is less disruptive and much less expensive to maintain
potential
asylum-seekers in or close to their present location.
They buy expensive toys to maximize their child’s learning
potential
and spend much more on private schools or after school tutoring in the hope that he or she will excel on the tests that determine entry to elite universities.
A weaker euro would raise the cost of imports and the
potential
prices of exports, thus pushing up the eurozone’s overall inflation rate.
Nonetheless, the
potential
of the emerging economies must not be underestimated.
They signal
potential
risks and enforce debt discipline on borrowers.
Indeed, Yellen’s predecessor, Ben Bernanke, recently addressed such possibilities, notably the
potential
for a permanent increase in the money supply (so-called helicopter money).
The
potential
benefits of public investment are not limited to developing countries.
The struggle for independence, he explained, was aimed at creating the kind of efficient administrative and economic structures that would enable Scotland to reach its
potential.
Second, weaker
potential
growth – the counterpart to lower equilibrium interest rates – has created fertile ground for populism in countries lacking robust institutions.
But with the growth
potential
now lower, political sensitivities to exchange rate-driven adjustments are more pronounced.
Despite lower
potential
growth and equilibrium interest rates in developed economies, average absolute returns for emerging markets may be no lower than in the past.
Lower
potential
growth also raises the risk of populist policies, which would most likely have to be offset with higher spreads.
Auditing is intended to put limits on
potential
abuses.
While
potential
coalitions to check American power may be created, it is unlikely that they will become firm alliances unless the US handles its hard coercive power in an overbearing unilateral manner that undermines its "soft" or attractive power.
Moreover, austerity has been accompanied by structural reforms, which should increase countries’ long-term growth potential, while pension reforms are set to reduce considerably the fiscal cost of aging populations.
Ahead of that, a new president should unleash America’s creative
potential
in boosting energy efficiency and developing clean technologies.
The reforms have been guided by two broad concepts: the “Four Mechanisms” – competition, evaluation, supervision, and encouragement – and yujun yumin, or identifying military
potential
in civilian capabilities, with defense industries integrating into the broader civilian economy.
Exchange-rate fluctuations pose a serious short-term challenge for monetary policy, given the
potential
of the resulting price changes to spur inflation.
It is also simply bad business: Consider the millions of
potential
customers whose ways of living, working, and playing might be transformed by these women’s ideas.
Tourism also offers significant growth potential, particularly if Brazil can build on the rare opportunity presented by hosting the World Cup and the Olympics.
Africa's enormous energy
potential
remains vastly under exploited.
While almost half of Africa's 53 countries could profitably produce hydropower, only 7% of this
potential
is reached because of poor infrastructure and the high costs of initial investments.
Furthermore, despite its large geothermal and solar energy potential, Africa accounts for only 1.3% of the world's installed solar facilities, and only four countries have started exploiting underground heat sources.
Clearly, African countries, assisted by their development partners, need to develop the continent's enormous energy
potential
as an integral part of their efforts to spur economic growth and reduce poverty.
Some countries have sought to bridge the gap between their energy
potential
and their populations' lack of access to energy.
Such reforms have the
potential
of benefiting consumers by lowering costs and improving the reliability and quality of services.
Indeed, boosting its energy capacity will be critical to unleashing the continent's economic and human
potential.
The
potential
for export of nuclear material and know-how by countries such as Pakistan – and perhaps one day Iran – is also a matter of concern for Israel.
And
potential
national outcomes would be less uncertain if excessive inequality were not treated as an afterthought.
It is not out of line with other American yardsticks: since the output trough, real GDP has grown at an average rate of 2.86%/year, barely above the rate of growth of the US economy’s productive
potential.
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