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- 1From:Development and Globalization: Facts and Figures 2012Many vulnerabilities affect SIDS' productive capacity Fostering productive capacity and structural transformation for sustainable and inclusive growth and development is particularly important for SIDS (1) as they are...
- 2From:Development and Globalization: Facts and Figures 2012SIDS' economies are vulnerable to changes in global markets SIDS are highly integrated with the global economy and often depend on a limited set of commodities and economic sectors. Therefore, they are vulnerable to...
- 3From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsAugust 8, 2017 Long-term economic growth is generally dependent on three factors: growth in the size of the labor force, growth in the amount of physical capital (e.g., tools, machines, computers) available to workers,...
- 4From:World Economic OutlookSince the initiation of economic reforms in the late 1970s, China has achieved impressive economic growth coupled with significant structural transformation . During 1978-96, real GDP grew on average by over 9 percent a...
- 5From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsNovember 5, 2009 Summary There is ongoing interest in the pace of U.S. technological advancement due to its influence on U.S. economic growth, productivity, and international competitiveness. Because technology...
- 6From:World Economic OutlookDespite an inevitable slowdown from the 5 percent GDP growth rate in the first half of 2005, Japan's expansion remains solidly on track. With incoming data generally exceeding expectations, GDP growth for 2005 is now...
- 7From:World Economic OutlookEmerging Market Economies The prospects for evolution of the components of potential growth in emerging market economies are as follows: * Potential employment growth is expected to decline further in the medium...
- 8From:Development and Globalization: Facts and Figures 2012Growth in gross domestic product (GDP), the rate by which the value of output from production of goods and services in a country (8.1) increases, has always been a widely used indicator for measurement of human...
- 9From:World Economic OutlookTable 10. Advanced Economies: Hourly Earnings, Productivity, and Unit Labor Costs in Manufacturing (Annual percent change) Ten-Year Averages 1984-93 1994-2003 1994 1995 Hourly earnings Advanced economies 5.8 3.3 3.3 3.2...
- 10From:The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know (3rd ed.)In business, a measure of worker efficiency, such as one hundred units per hour. In economics, involvement in the creation of goods and services to produce wealth....
- 11From:World Economic OutlookThe statistical appendix presents historical data, as well as projections. It comprises four sections: Assumptions, Data and Conventions, Classification of Countries, and Statistical Tables. The assumptions underlying...
- 12From:World Economic OutlookTable 1 Summary of World Output (1) (Annual percent change) Ten-Year Averages 1984-93 1994-2003 1994 World 3.3 3.5 3.7 Advanced economies 3.2 2.7 3.4 United States 3.2 3.2 4.0 European Union 2.4 2.4 2.8 Japan 3.7 1.0...
- 13From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsNorth Korea's industrial sectors are shifting rapidly. At the end of World War II, the DPRK represented the industrialized part of the Korean peninsula. Under Japanese colonialism, heavy industry, water power, and...
- 14From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsFebruary 11, 2013 Summary The health of the U.S. manufacturing sector has long been of great concern to Congress. The decline in manufacturing employment since the start of the 21st century has stimulated...
- 15From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsApril 15, 2013 Summary The health of the U.S. manufacturing sector has been a long-standing concern of Congress. Although Congress has established a wide variety of tax preferences, direct subsidies, import...