Showing posts with label economic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label economic. Show all posts

Thursday, March 31, 2016

Economic Trends: Contractors and Temps Accounted for All of the Growth in Employment in the Last Decade

Economic Trends: Contractors and Temps Accounted for All of the Growth in Employment in the Last Decade


One result is that employers have succeeded at shifting much of the burden of providing social insurance onto workers.










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Thursday, March 24, 2016

Economic slowdown: Does China know what it"s doing?

Economic slowdown: Does China know what it’s doing?













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Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Economic Scene: Imagining a World Without Growth

Economic Scene: Imagining a World Without Growth


To deflect climate change, some experts say the economic growth afforded by ample, cheap fossil fuel must stop. But could the planet survive without growing?










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Tuesday, December 1, 2015

China"s Fitful Economic Reforms

China’s Fitful Economic Reforms


Despite the I.M.F.’s elevation of the renminbi, the Chinese government has a long way to go on the path to a market economy.


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Monday, October 19, 2015

Rapid Economic Growth in China Is Chipping Away at Coastal Wetlands

Rapid Economic Growth in China Is Chipping Away at Coastal Wetlands


A report adds to rising concerns that China’s decades of rapid economic growth have caused possibly irreversible damage to the environment.










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Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Economic Scene: Getting to $100 Billion in Climate Change Aid

Economic Scene: Getting to 0 Billion in Climate Change Aid


Far from meeting a commitment of $ 100 billion a year by 2020 for developing nations, the richest countries have trouble defining what that would mean.










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Sunday, September 13, 2015

Economic Growth in China Missed Forecasts in August

Economic Growth in China Missed Forecasts in August


Investment and factory output were weaker than expected, indicating a further cooling in the Chinese economy.










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Thursday, September 10, 2015

Economic View: How Stanford Took On the Giants of Economics

Economic View: How Stanford Took On the Giants of Economics


The university’s recruiting success in recent years shows how the profession is shifting from a focus on one doctrine to multiple ways of thinking.










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