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American foreign policy reflects that obsession.
This “new normal” for oil reflects new realities: China’s economic growth – and so its demand for oil – is bound to be lower; the world’s energy efficiency will increase, not least because of commitments made in December at the Paris conference on climate change; and disruptive innovation is making shale oil and gas, along with renewable energy sources, far more competitive.
The US may be cautious about overextending itself in the Middle East, but that reflects its experience with the costly invasion of Iraq and the general turmoil of the Arab Spring revolutions, rather than illusions that shale produces political “energy independence.”
Strong economic performance reflects strong domestic demand in the US, owing to low borrowing costs and rising asset prices.
To some degree, the Iraq insurgency reflects its historic predecessors.
The prospect of falling prices reflects the collapse of industrial production, the resulting high level of unemployment, and the dramatic decline in commodity prices.
Much of this progress reflects surging exports, which grew at an annual rate of 5.2% in 2013, outperforming Germany.
That partly reflects a decrease in the risk of financial instability; but “reform fatigue” among members is a factor as well.
For Israel, the cease-fire with Hamas reflects its reluctance to become mired in another asymmetric war like the one it fought in Lebanon two summers ago, this time in the alleys of Gaza’s refugee camps.
Darwin argued that more organisms are born than can survive and reproduce; that this leads to a struggle for existence; and that success in this struggle partly reflects the physical and behavioral differences between the winners and the losers.
It also reflects a broader, raging battle for Poland’s soul.
The eurozone’s flagging growth reflects old and new structural problems, the legacy of the last crisis (which still weighs on banks’ asset quality), high debt levels in some countries, and external shocks that have affected demand.
Taiwan’s missed opportunity reflects its government’s sheer incompetence, arrogance, and ignorance.
It has even acquired infrastructure in distressed eurozone countries like Portugal and Greece – a move that reflects a lack of strategic thinking on Europe’s part.
The build-up of public debt in industrial countries (which was rising briskly well before the Great Recession pushed it to near-unsustainable levels) reflects this kind of calculus.
It is unlikely that US policymaking reflects the grip of some ideal view of the world, in which getting rid of dictators is the same thing as creating democracies.
The atmosphere surrounding the Sochi Games reflects many of Russia’s worst traits.
Europe's low productivity reflects a simple statistical fact that fatally undermines relatively high productivity per hours worked: weak participation in the active labor force means that Europeans work a very low number of hours.
This partly reflects training in foreign affiliates, but the main reason has been the Chinese government’s sustained effort to foster education and training, encourage technology transfers from foreign to domestic firms, and, in particular, to build up research and development capabilities.
The unemployment rate is also declining – more slowly than in the US, to be sure, but that partly reflects a divergence in labor-force participation trends.
The departure of Americans from the job market reflects what economists call the “discouraged worker” phenomenon.
Once the eurozone has reached the so-called “Lewis turning point” – when surplus labor is depleted and wages start to rise – growth rates will fall to a level that better reflects demographic dynamics.
The debate about the causes and effects of the price slump since 2014 will continue, which both reflects and underscores a fundamental point: the conventional wisdom about the global oil market no longer applies.
The call is for a new financial architecture that reflects these realities.
This is partly because the final price of an imported good reflects numerous costs such as distribution and marketing, which are unaffected by the exchange rate.
Together with the leaders of the Carbon Pricing Panel, we call on governments to seize the moment – for the sake of the planet and future generations – to put a price on carbon pollution that reflects the environmental damage it causes.
The success of Europe’s newly established science centers and festivals in reaching their potential audiences reflects their invention of a new way of teaching and learning.
The trend partly reflects the success of efforts to reduce maternal deaths.
The Iranian Nuclear Threat Goes GlobalTEL AVIV – The current drive to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear arsenal reflects two important, and interrelated, changes.
The current account reflects an economy’s saving-investment balance.
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