Word: biased
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Harvard-educated Sedgwick has also been accused of bias because of his alma mater...
Savings and capital formation are the keys to economic growth, and compared to other industrialized nations, the US savings and investment rates are abnormally low. Our current tax system's anti-savings bias is a major cause of this. Our low savings rate inhibits economic growth and future productivity...
Replacing current taxes with a VAT would remove the bias towards consumption, and thus cause savings to increase. This, in turn, would result in the creation of more jobs and an increase in economic growth...
...child to crib death or some other natural cause. Now, in addition to enduring their grief, they will face more intense questioning from officials. But SIDS parents are among the most fervent supporters of stricter investigations. "The truth," notes Thomas Moran, president of the SIDS alliance, "is that bias and confusion will disappear only when people are really sure why every baby in this country dies...
Assistant Professor of Computer Science Margo I. Seltzer '83 says the discrepancy may result from a cultural bias against women who pursue scientific interests. "This problem starts much sooner than high school and college," she says...