Some findings could lead to policy choices that aren't yet on the table or help determine where we should best focus our attention.
The downward trend for monthly inflation is expected to continue, says the Overseas Edition of the People's Daily, while China Daily hints that this may lead to policy changes by the Chinese government aimed at promoting growth.
BBC: China morning round-up: Inflation and economy discussed
Such competition, as in business, usefully disciplines the public sector, even as it can lead to policy gridlock (as noted about India in this space last issue.) And the competition is real: Around the world we see a remarkable number of closely fought elections with high stakes.
Unfortunately, the sensible goal of rebalancing towards net exports can lead to dubious policy prescriptions.
Economic crises may not lead to good policy-making, but at least they demand a do-no-harm standard.
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Most people have an incomplete understanding of the uninsured population, which can lead to bad policy choices.
It is also expect to lead or share policy on food poisoning organisms, animal feed, food hygiene, genetically-modified food and other novel processes.
Environmentalists say California's action is significant because the state is so large and because other states and the federal government often follow California's lead on environmental policy.
Others say keeping Gates could delay the change that Obama promised during his campaign, because it could lead to potential policy conflicts over missile defense funding and a speedy Iraq pullout.
Now add to that the fact that any revenue implications of such a policy change are substantially overstated and what you get is the potential for good intentions (closing the fiscal gap) to lead to bad policy.
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In 1956 Clinton Rossiter, a political scientist, wrote that Americans wanted their president to make the country rich, to take the lead on domestic policy, to respond to floods, tornadoes and rail strikes, to act as the nation's moral spokesman and to lead the free world.
We keep hearing that Federal Reserve monetary policy will lead to the demise of paper money.
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Republicans and Democrats alike are warming up to the idea that adequate research can lead to more informed policy decisions.
Democrats say the conversations lead to better public policy because investors tell them about loopholes, inefficiencies or unseen consequences of existing laws.
"Right now, a company manufactures a chemical and puts it out on the market and reaps the economic reward, " said Dr. Jerome Paulson, lead author of the policy statement.
Meanwhile, if Fed policy does lead to growth in nominal income, it will be because inflation will start to rear its ugly head, not because printing money will spur production.
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On Tuesday, Len McCluskey, leader of Unite - the UK's biggest union and Labour's largest donor - told the Guardian newspaper the shift on pay policy would lead to the party's "destruction".
Through their research, faculty not only can decipher and explain current issues, but they can also lead the business and policy dialogue that aims to solve similar problems that might arise in the future.
As the last set of fiscal policy negotiations lead to the failure of the super committee and the death of Simpson-Bowles, trust in the fact that the government would not dance at the edge of the fiscal cliff has been compromised.
Smart health insurers have begun to recognize that a way they will compete on insurance exchanges is based on price, so they are actively developing their DPC strategy since the combination of DPC and a high-deductible policy can lead to lower overall costs.
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This, some predict, will eventually lead to a more relaxed policy towards population-control, even in the big cities.
Doing so will lead to a more sound policy making environment and a more sustainable and robust economic environment.
Under these terms, the last thing we want to do is adopt policy measures that lead to arrangements that will lower productivity.
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He cautioned that the coming report isn't a final position statement, but rather the beginning of a "dialogue" that would lead to an official administration policy on information privacy.
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But Naomi Heaton, CEO of London Central Portfolio, which specialises in acquiring properties for investors in central London, said the policy would not lead to an increase in property occupation.
As a result, Malian civil society and local governments have created an action plan and activities that will lead towards a more transparent policy-making and more equal opportunities for local artists.
Liberal Democrat leader Councillor Tim Pickstone said the policy would not lead to the wholesale privatisation of council services, but the authority needed far more scrutiny and consultation when service reviews take place.
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