Preference
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Given this, the Fed will be the site of rising tension, as regional presidents counter the governors’
preference
for monetary stimulus by pushing for policy tightening.
No policy area better illustrates this EU
preference
for talk over action than Pakistan.
A BBC World service poll of 21 countries found a strong
preference
for Obama everywhere except Pakistan.
First, they could do nothing – apparently the
preference
of the Republican congressional leadership, which recently wrote to Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke to demand that he not try to stimulate the economy further.
In Switzerland, for example, a referendum might be used to get a sense of the public’s preference, but politicians must take responsibility for crafting the policy that best serves the national interest.
That was the case in a February 2014 referendum, in which a majority of Swiss voters and cantons expressed their
preference
for limiting immigration through quotas.
Circumstantial evidence is their
preference
for record-setting vacations – and relatively low labor-force participation.
The sub-prime market seems too small to have caused such a broad-based change in risk
preference.
And – perhaps most problematic of all – he is not likely to satisfy the five permanent Security Council members’ traditional
preference
for a secretary rather than a general, someone who doesn’t rock their boat too much.
If, however, she signals a
preference
for an alternative path, democratic institutions, public opinion, and economic pressure will remind her that Chileans do not favor changing the approach that has made their country the envy of Latin America.
And yet the argument that this tax
preference
for debt played a role in the financial crisis – and that it remains an ongoing risk to financial stability – was quickly rejected.
After all, the tax
preference
for debt has existed for a long time, and nothing heightened it before the crisis hit.
On the contrary, if anything, the tax
preference
has decreased somewhat over time.
To be sure, the tax
preference
for debt has been embedded in the economy for a long time, with no financial crises for most of that period.
Today’s uncertainty concerns whether this
preference
may be overridden by pressing considerations of national politics, or resentment at the slow pace of reform in certain eurozone countries.
Moreover, Blanchard fails to note that the
preference
for leisure is not gender-neutral.
Russian leaders’ high ratings do not, however, indicate a rational
preference
for the incumbents over potential contenders; with political competition in Russia eviscerated, comparison and choice are not part of the political left.
His observation that the US-China relationship will shape the twenty-first century was not a statement of preference, but an acknowledgement of reality.
This is what explains the unexpected
preference
of global markets for parties of the Left.
On the environmental front, perhaps the most telling evidence is Beijing residents’
preference
for the United States Embassy’s air-quality readings over those of their government.
When Samuelson took on the subject in his 1947 book, he did not look into the brain, but relied instead on “revealed preference.”
The truth, of course, is that the decision not to renounce, unilaterally, one’s wealth does not discredit a
preference
for a more equitable society.
The current
preference
for inaction, while perhaps understandable, threatens to lead to precisely the outcomes that its advocates want to avoid.
The message needs to be sent not only by individual consumers, but also by organizations with the capacity to encourage and amplify the message: “We will not buy products and services defying the sustainability agenda, and we will give
preference
to quality products and brands that respect and promote sustainability.”
My
preference
is to assume that shocks arrive relatively frequently, but that they vary in size and probability.
In order to determine the Kashmiris’ preference, the UN mandated a plebiscite, to be conducted after Pakistani troops had withdrawn from the territory.
The US, concerned with ensuring stability in case of a transition to a new government, is keeping silent about its
preference
for Musharraf to remain head of both the government and the army.
These are just a few examples of the vast misuse of the country’s resources, owing to the marked
preference
of Senegal’s elite to use import licenses to build up their own fortunes rather than develop import-substitution industries.
Putin has spoken continuously about the need for the rule of law, but in his TV statement on October 27, he effectively stated his
preference
for law enforcers.
The European Parliament’s
preference
for greater gender parity is surely welcome, though it is probably based more on a desire to avoid criticism than a genuine commitment to diversity.
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