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If we generate our own economic surplus without accounting for it – what the American writer Clay Shirky calls “cognitive surplus” – how does that influence reported economic statistics and, ultimately, shape incentives and activities?
Statistics like these utterly disprove the idea that global inequality is growing.
But here is the remarkable thing: whether one listens to the Republicans, the Democrats, or the middle-ground observers, one gets the impression that economic statistics show no discernible improvement around the time that Obama took office.
Their main concern is the falling growth rate - from 9% in 2000 to 3.5-4% this year - yet output statistics keep rising.
Current Account Balances, Actual and Forecast (2017-2022): US, China, and Germany (% of GDP)Sources: Historical Statistics of the United States, Economic Report of the President, IMF World Economic Outlook.
For now, that is about all that statistics can safely tell us.
Official statistics show a slowdown in real growth in the old manufacturing and construction-based economy, reflected in declining corporate profits, rising defaults, and an increase in non-performing loans in poorer-performing cities and regions.
“[I]f the US were getting good value from the extra…$750 billion diverted annually from paying people who make directly useful goods and provide directly useful services, it would be obvious in the statistics.”
As economists and policymakers, we could be content to continue looking only at prices and income and related statistics to explain people’s decisions.
China's Anonymous GulagWith rare candor, China's government recently released statistics on people arrested and prosecuted for endangering state security, the most serious political offence in the criminal code.
Those sentenced to two- or three-year terms of "re-education through labor" are not included in the statistics on endangering state security released by Procurator General Han.
With a small but highly competent professional staff, the IEA has also become the primary source for the world’s energy statistics and is playing a key role in the climate debate.
Those statistics are daunting, but the startling news is that the goal of an “AIDS-Free Generation” is realistically within reach.
It is statistics like these that have led me to conclude that the fight against antimicrobial resistance must be placed high on the G-20’s agenda.
The costs of not reaching a peace settlement may not show up in Israel’s economic statistics or in formal diplomatic interactions.
If this is true – nobody can say for sure because of the unreliability of Greek financial statistics (another of the EU authorities’ complaints) – the Greek government’s negotiating strategy is doomed.
I was appalled when I first saw the statistics: Japan’s wage level since 2000 has fallen at an average annual rate of 0.8%, compared to average nominal-wage growth of 3.3% in the United States and the United Kingdom and 2.8% in France.
The OECD purchasing-power statistics paint a similar picture, with Greece needing to depreciate by 39% and Portugal by 32% just to reach the price level prevailing in Turkey.
But, while we can all think of examples of Americans who rose to the top on their own, what really matters are the statistics: to what extent do an individual’s life chances depend on the income and education of his or her parents?
It was not until last month, however, that the full extent of these gains came to light, with the Census Bureau’s annual economic statistics showing that median household income had increased by a record 5.2% ($2,800) in 2015.
While the epidemiological statistics are alarming, the death rate has declined in recent weeks, from 7.6% to 3.6%.
Since 2005, according to official statistics, 2,051 servicemen have committed suicide.
Though economic statistics must be part of the argument for Europe, such data will not convince those who fear that Britain is becoming a foreign country.
Youth unemployment is a particularly serious concern, even in countries with otherwise positive employment statistics; in countries with worse labor-market conditions, it represents a potential source of social and political instability.
These are just two of the very personal stories behind the shocking statistics reported by the United Nations’ Population Fund.
Hate-crime statistics reveal a different picture.
Consider a few dismal statistics reflecting the current state of affairs.
The OECD demands a smorgasbord of reforms affecting corporate governance, private insurance markets, competition policy, statistics, health, technology, agriculture, and many other regulatory areas.
Remembering GazaLONDON – Government is all about statistics, but life is about people.
The statistics say that 80% of Gaza’s population is dependent on UN food aid.
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