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...economic activity. But China is the world's fourth largest economy. According to a 2007 report by Nomura Securities, China's Olympics outlays and tourism revenues will boost the GDP growth rate by a miniscule 0.25 percentage points in 2008. Moreover, Beijing, the host city where the impacts are strongest, plays a relatively small role in the national economy, contributing only 4.4% to GDP, according to a Credit Suisse study. Compare that with Seoul, host of South Korea's 1988 Games, which accounted for a whopping...
...road remains smooth and straight, the car roars ahead. But throw in some potholes and a tight turn, and the wheels come off. Factories have been able to increase output in recent years because the global economy has been on a tear. The 2004-07 period saw the second strongest bout of global growth on record--which translated into strong demand for cheap Chinese-made products. But this era may be ending. Most economists are forecasting a significant slowdown in worldwide GDP growth in 2008. This slowdown, predicts Lehman Brothers economist Sun Ming-chun, will prove to be the "unmasking...
...reached again for the crystal decanter, then paused. There are some thirsts, she thought, that even the strongest liquor will not satisfy...
...We’re focused on learning from our mistakes and playing well in terms of small-ball, hitting, bunting, running, and manufacturing runs without relying on the long ball,” Vance said.For a team that needs to use this weekend to put itself in the strongest possible position in the Ivy league, the Crimson hopes to make it one win at a time, several times in a row.—Staff writer Robert T. Hamlin can be reached rhamlin@fas.harvard.edu...
...belong to public institutions any more than they do to the Ivies. Rather, they choose to teach at Harvards, Yales, and Princetons because of the intellectual opportunities that such positions afford. Indeed, the meritocratic sensibilities of American education dictate that the best educators should teach at the strongest schools and for the highest pay. It is this critical concentration of bright minds and prolific resources that both fosters and generates high levels of thought and discovery. Indeed, a study of America’s leading research universities, released this year by the National Bureau of Economic Research, showed that...