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(Perhaps some readers can even pick up clues on when the Fed will
raise
rates!)
Instead of relying on rules of thumb about when to
raise
or lower rates, we need to do some creative, analytical thinking.
Even proposed measures to
raise
fiscal revenues – such as the privatization of minority shares in seven state-owned corporations – will likely be done in a way that favors his cronies.
Many people deny that the Ebola virus exists at all, claiming that their governments have invented it to
raise
additional funds – which they will never see – from the international community.
Moreover, opportunities for foreigners to
raise
their voice and influence American policies constitute an important incentive for being part of an alliance with the US.
These policies are motivated by domestic considerations, as the Chinese government seeks to
raise
living standards more rapidly than the moderating growth rate of GDP.
Their net effect will be to
raise
consumption as a share of GDP and to reduce the national saving rate.
Indeed, when radical innovations are first rolled out, their immediate effect is to reduce, not raise, productivity.
Similarly, crowdfunding platforms, such as Kickstarter and Lending Club, allow start-ups to
raise
grants, loans, or investment from the general population, rather than relying on a financial intermediary.
While there is a plan to
raise
and then eliminate the 20% threshold, this is left to some future, unspecified date.
This traditional Republican embrace of trickle-down supply-side economics will mostly favor corporations and wealthy individuals, while doing almost nothing to create jobs or
raise
blue-collar workers’ incomes.
These deepening crises on several fronts – some attributed to poor governance –
raise
the question once again as to whether Pakistan can sustain its democracy.
As the late MIT economist Rudi Dornbusch pointed out, it makes more sense for residents of poor countries to invest their resources at home in ways that
raise
productivity and living standards, rather than buying US Treasury bills.
It is time to convene all concerned to
raise
awareness and to forge a global strategy for ensuring adequate supplies of talent.
To
raise
the effectiveness of the Council now, one needs to learn to work with (not against) the newly-dominant US through UN mechanisms.
Former Presidents Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush also each cut taxes sharply, resulting in budget deficits that prompted the Fed to
raise
interest rates.
But, ironically, more expensive imports will also put upward pressure on the domestic inflation rate, which could force the Fed to
raise
interest rates even faster than planned.
By 2015, according to this logic, politicians will have done nothing to
raise
taxes and very little to cut expenditure, so the US will still have a budget deficit of around $1 trillion, and will finance a substantial portion of it by selling government bonds to foreigners.
The USMCA will not destroy NAFTA’s efficient supply chains, but it will
raise
their costs, thus undercutting that advantage.
That will have to change if the economy is to
raise
productivity and modernize its non-oil sectors.
Meltdown fears, even if remote, directly
raise
the premium that savers are willing to pay for bonds that they perceive as the most reliable, much as the premium for gold rises.
It is nonsense to argue that central banks are impotent and completely unable to
raise
inflation expectations, no matter how hard they try.
In theory, the stone and its magic are typically the idea that entrepreneurs, investors, and the media make so much fuss about; in fact, the stone’s true importance usually is as something that the entrepreneur can use to generate enough enthusiasm to
raise
money and get people to work together to build the company.
Together, they represented an energetic team, convinced that if they worked hard enough, they would continue to
raise
resources for the hopelessly underfunded global response to AIDS, TB, and malaria.
While Obama was hardly the first American politician to use the Internet, he was the most effective in using new technology to
raise
money from small donors, energize and coordinate volunteers, and convey his messages directly to voters.
Several banks that passed with flying colors were soon obliged to
raise
new capital.
Specifically, the G-8 leaders should commit to providing adequate financing for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria; to
raise
food productivity in Africa through a new Green Revolution; to ensure that all poor children have the opportunity to go to school; and to ensure that poor people everywhere have access to clean drinking water and sanitation.
The European Union, the United States, and the world’s other democracies have the capacity to
raise
the issue of religious persecution; what they lack is the will.
Another possibility is to
raise
the issue through bilateral agreements with countries where Christians are persecuted.
The differences in the two countries’ growth patterns are striking, and
raise
significant questions for development economists.
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