Word: benefitted
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...Exports. In classic theory, a decline in the dollar makes American goods cheaper and therefore easier to sell in foreign markets. That does happen, but the benefits are smaller than is often supposed. Many of the products that the U.S. sells abroad are "price inelastic"; sales do not necessarily go up when the price goes down. The U.S. is a major exporter of commercial jet aircraft and computers. But overseas customers buy them on the basis of quality and need, not price. Much the same is true of another major U.S. export, agricultural goods. The quantity of wheat that American...
...Operations of multinational companies. They get some benefit from a weaker greenback because profits earned in, say, West German marks or Swiss francs are worth more dollars to be sent back to the parent company in dividends, though this can be offset by the greater dollar operating costs abroad. Also, American-owned multinationals have been slowing down investment abroad. One reason is the sluggishness of European and Japanese economies. The drop of the dollar has added another reason, by increasing the amount of dollars that multinationals must spend to build, buy or expand foreign factories. Weakened American investment abroad prolongs...
Whereas some other cities, notably Detroit, have plunked sports stadiums in the suburbs, Louisiana decided early on that the dome's maximum economic benefit could be realized by placing it in a seedy, archaic industrial area (which is no more). Most of all, its accessibility benefits the cus tomer; indeed, it was designed as a "people place." As the plans evolved, it was agreed that it would not be just a foot ball palace, but a multipurpose sporting-business-conven tion-cultural center that could revitalize the sensual, sickly Blanche DuBois of cities...
...report, which Goodwin said was greeted with "mixed reactions," suggests consideration of a booklet on energy conservation to increase the benefit of energy consciousness...
...says. There is no important order to any of these categories, but Ed emphasizes that he just doesn't want anyone to make special allowances for him because he is blind or black. He adds that he tries to deal with people, especially Harvard people, by giving them the benefit of the doubt...