But in fact academic studies have shown that this is wrong-footed and that in the long run by not having a level playing field, by not building systems, by not creating competitive markets you are actually undermining development and you are undermining economic growth and you are taking away the trust of potential investors."

VOA: standard.2009.11.17

If you're investing with a long time horizon, having an equity bias makes sense; stocks go up in the long run.

如果进行长线投资,且存在股权偏好,那么从长期看,股票是上涨的

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The very presence in a theatrical piece of a long and weighty philosophical debate like this one could easily be seen as having a pretty tedious effect.

很容易看出这样一个戏剧般长篇,而有分量的哲学争论,有着令人厌倦的作用。

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