Health is an integral component of human capital that enhances economic performance and productivity for the individual and the nation as a whole. Consequently, a healthier population yields more investment from abroad, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research.
The authors analysed data from 74 countries, industrial and developing, between
The United States is not alone in dealing with the challenge of paying out retirement benefits to an aging workforce. Indeed, many nations are facing the prospect of fewer workers supporting more pensioners.
A study from the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) shows that paying workers to retire early, as
The McKinsey Global Institute just published a study of how both Germany and France have suffered, compared with the United States, by trying to put up walls against outsourcing and off-shoring. It noted:
A new competitive dynamic is emerging; early movers in off-shoring improve their cost position and boost their market
The United States has just assumed the largest burden of forgiving $40 billion in debt owed by 18 mostly African countries. It’s no wonder these countries can’t repay their debts when they suffer the enormous human and economic costs of malaria, says Phyllis Schlafly.
Malaria is a disease carried by mosquitoes,
British Prime Minister Tony Blair, the media and a gaggle of U.S. senators are pressuring President Bush to reverse the United States policy on Kyoto. But are rising emissions a danger or a blessing in disguise? asks Investor’s Business Daily (IBD).
Last week, for example, USA Today ran a front-page story
