OECD countries with higher female labor force participation rates also have higher birth rates.

For almost all countries, higher emissions come from higher growth rates.

Unemployment rates and budget deficits are higher, and public debt GDP ratios are at record levels.

China s growth, meanwhile, is leveling off at 7 , with other developing countries preparing for higher interest rates.

German banks might be able to issue securities at very low rates, but these rates are still higher than what they earn on their ECB deposits.

At some point, Japan will face its own Greek tragedy as the market charges sharply higher interest rates.

The euro is at record levels, oil prices are surging and interest rates are expected to go higher.

Lenders may charge higher interest rates, and the government may charge higher taxes or fees.

Suicide rates for rural residents are higher than urban.

Applied tariff rates in developing countries, while higher than in advanced countries, are already at an all time low.

Higher debt service costs require higher tax rates, which in turn weaken incentives and reduce economic growth.

Inflation convergence between high headline and low core rates, as well as between high emerging market and low advanced country rates will occur at levels higher than currently anticipated.

Rolling it over at higher rates of 4 or 5 would add more than 100 billion to the budget deficit.

Youth unemployment rates are typically two to three times higher than for others, and young women are particularly at risk.

Still more of the relationship comes from countries where inflation rates are higher when government debt is higher.

Ordinarily, a sharp rise in oil prices quickly translates into higher inflation expectations, followed by rising interest rates at all maturities.

With higher interest rates depressing housing prices, the game is over.

Death rates for young girls are much higher than for boys.

Infant and maternal mortality rates are reportedly higher among the displaced.

Rates of chlamydia infection are generally higher in females than males.

Central banks respond to lowered demand by reducing interest rates and to higher expected inflation by raising interest rates.

Consider a teaser loan, which initially charges low or even no interest, with much higher rates kicking in at a later date.

We might also be looking at a potential ratings downgrade for US government debt implying the prospect of even higher interest rates.

The market s reaction was to send Spanish government bond rates even higher.

Frankly, higher US personal saving rates would not be a bad thing.

Greece had to offer them increasingly higher interest rates to stay put.

Moreover, the deficits would mean higher interest rates and continued international imbalances.

A second argument is that higher oil prices are due to lower interest rates and anticipations of higher long term prices.

The benefits of higher recycling rates would surely offset the associated administrative costs.

History shows that rising inflation is eventually followed by higher nominal interest rates.

The dropout rates of male minors were higher, especially in the 11th grade.

The budget execution rates are clearly higher than for the National Development Budget.

Uniformed services report much higher HIV AIDS prevalence rates than the general population.

Participation rates of women in higher education are greater than those of men.

But this time the downturn was not caused by higher interest rates, and reducing those rates did not produce a strong rebound.

The higher the growth rate, the more revenues the government will collect without raising tax rates and higher revenues enable smaller deficits.

Homicide rates in the US are roughly five times higher than in northern Europe.

The resulting higher tax rates distort economic incentives and thus weaken future economic performance.

After all, tax rates were higher in the 20th century and regulation more extensive.

But higher interest rates also imply large capital losses for central banks asset holdings.

Fear of that strategy could cause investors to demand even higher real interest rates.

Concurrently, greater investment in infrastructure is also necessary to achieve higher rates of growth.

Unemployment rates for 1999 were 0.5 per cent for men and 0.6 per cent for women, with slightly higher rates in rural areas.

At the very least, the combination of higher interest rates in the shadow banking sector and weaker nominal GDP growth undermines borrowers debt repayment capacity.

They might have to pay somewhat higher interest rates to address concerns about moral hazard.