The application of economic tools to questions in other disciplines is not new.

将经济学工具应用于别的学科的问题不是新东西。

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It was there that, in the 1950s, Gary Becker first used economic tools to understand the behaviour of the family.

正是加里·贝克尔(Gary Becker)于1950年代首先在芝加哥大学利用经济学工具解释家庭行为。

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But most research make use of economic tools to emphasize particularly on one or some of factors of company governance.

但这些研究多是利用经济学的工具，侧重于对公司治理的一个方面或几个方面进行研究。

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They said they will employ all available tools to promote economic recovery.

VOA: standard.2009.03.18

"If we are serious about confronting the Islamic Republic of Iran, we have got to use all of the economic and diplomatic tools at our disposal to focus pressure on that country and its leadership to cause them to stop pursuing their plans to become a nuclear power,"

VOA: standard.2009.05.20

"Trade sanctions are only one of the economic tools at our disposal, " the report said.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy

Nevertheless, the answer does not lie solely in well-functioning markets and the proper application of economic tools.

ECONOMIST: Intelligent communication

The report also calls attention to economic tools employed by the PRC in its campaign against the United States.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: US-China Commission provides second opinion