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They have relied on this bizarre conspiracy
theory
in their rise to power, despite having no evidence to support it.
That
theory
runs counter to much historical experience, as well as to the prevailing approach to central banking that emerged in the 1990’s.
For years, Trump has indulged the strange conspiracy
theory
that, as he put it in 2012, “The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make US manufacturing non-competitive.”
But Germany has never accepted the static
theory
of comparative advantage on which this practice is based.
In theory, as the chart below shows, the cost of producing oil is usually assumed to be constant and determined by immutable factors such as the type of oil and the geographical conditions where it is extracted.
If economic stagnation continues, and if the challenges of expanding economic inclusion are not addressed, Hirschman’s
theory
of political ruin may become prescient.
After two terms, Morales would in
theory
be prohibited from running again.
While the Nobel Prize committee cited his contributions to macroeconomics, Phelps has made contributions in many areas, including the
theory
of growth and technological change, optimal taxation, and social justice.
This
theory
has gained credence because the Communist Party’s current leader in the Tibet Autonomous Region formerly held a powerful position in Xinjiang Province.
Standard economic
theory
tells us that excessive profits are the direct result of concentrated ownership.
Though economic
theory
predicts convergence in standards of living, Europe lags behind the US by 30% or more.
The other term that suddenly became prominent around 1937 was “underconsumptionism” – the
theory
that fearful people may want to save too much for difficult times ahead.
Indeed, Tsipras seems to have forgotten the Marxist tradition’s emphasis on the dialectical unity of
theory
and practice.
That, at least, is the lesson most of us have learned from
theory
and practice (also known as life).
In theory, it is immaterial whether the ECB eventually buys all euro sovereign debt through its Securities Markets Program or guarantees all debt pre-emptively.
His hugely influential “dependency”
theory
argued that if poor countries relied too much on commodity exports, they would never achieve the industrial depth needed to sustain rapid growth.
Nowadays, there are many adherents of the “Hubbert’s peak”
theory
of oil production, which holds that we have reached the upper limits of output capacity, the wells are running dry, and it is all downhill from here.
Future deficits could, in theory, be reduced through higher contributions, but social security contributions are already far too high in Europe, inhibiting job creation and economic growth.
Donors and their partners agree on a way forward that could, in theory, tackle these challenges.
It is when the Paris Agenda leaves
theory
and confronts reality that problems emerge.
Economic
theory
is squarely on his side.
In fact, much of modern growth theory, starting with Paul Romer’s research in the late 1980’s, sprang from the idea that output was driven higher by ideas that are hard to come by but easy to copy.
This
theory
informs some countries’ reluctance to commit to the Kyoto Protocol’s second term.
The
theory
behind this strategy is simple: Unable to cut the price of credit further, central banks shift their focus to expanding its quantity.
In theory, the suicide attacks against Bhutto should have brought them closer together.
Of course,
theory
and practice have been refined.
The
theory
of asymmetric information provides much of the micro-foundations for modern macroeconomics.
When the IMF forced large expenditure cuts in East Asia, output in those countries fell--just as Keynesian
theory
predicted.
The IMF continues to insist on an alternative economic
"theory"
(though using that term may suggest a higher level of analysis than is merited)--one which Keynes fought against over sixty years ago.
Under "IMF" theory, investors, seeing government resolve to eliminate deficits, flock to the country, economic performance recovers, and the policy is vindicated.
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