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The American Employment Cost index and other indicators of developed country nominal wage growth show no acceleration of change.

Rising labor costs are inevitable.

And if the decline in nominal wages signals that there is an excess supply of labor, matters only get worse.

In nominal terms, Italian and Spanish borrowing costs are indeed comparable to the levels of the late 1990 s.

They naturally raised concerns, or expectations, that China s labor cost advantages may be disappearing.

Labor costs in the US industrial sector are currently 25 lower than the European average.

Lastly, the division and nominal value of the shares had not been specified.

One must also recognize that low labor costs are an essential component of China s competitive advantage.

In the first decade of the euro, nominal unit labor costs rose sharply in Greece, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, and Spain, while virtually flatlining in Germany.

The alternative is to cut the face value of Greece s debt.

Then a decade of nominal wage growth that out paced productivity gains led to a rise in unit labor costs, real exchange rate appreciation, and large current account deficits.

(If NO, go to question 31).

Lower productivity and higher unit labor costs eroded firms' willingness to hire, leaving Europe with chronically higher unemployment than in the US.

Likewise, Obama s health care reform, the Affordable Care Act, has hampered employment growth, as businesses reduce their hiring and cut workers hours to shelter themselves from increased labor costs (estimates of the rise vary).

On the other hand, there may be adjustment costs, especially social costs in the case of offshoring of labour intensive activities.

(f) Full employment, expansion of productive employment

Prepayments involve paying off at par the outstanding stock of debt.

The Parties may note that the nominal budget increase of 5 per cent from the 2002 2003 budget to the 2005 budget translated into a significant decrease in the amount of available resources, mainly due to the impact of the depreciation of Usthe United States dollar against the Euro This resulted in severe financial limitations that affect the work of the secretariat.

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(b) Reduce labour rigidities which add to employment apos s costs or deter job creation, eliminate excessive regulations and ensure that indirect costs of employing people are reduced wherever possible

His land costs are low. So are his labor costs, since he relies on family and friends to weed and pick the crop.

As labor costs continue to climb, is China set to lose its coveted spot as the world s workshop?

Provision is made at an estimated cost of 165,000 per month (exclusive of labour costs) for the six month period ( 990,000).

Its nominal interest rates will rise as bondholders fear inflation.

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

So Barro is simply wrong when he claims that although the stimulus boosts employment now, amortizing the stimulus must inevitably reduce employment at some point in the future.

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Shop hands are cheap.

The contract was said to have been unconscionable, since the employer had demanded a regular amount of work in order to save on labour costs, and because the internship had no educational purpose.

Finally, flexible labor market policies seem to be important, too. Legal requirements that significantly increase the costs of hiring and firing labor discourage employment creation in new industries.

Cost is defined as the nominal value plus or minus any unamortized premium or discount.

Together with real appreciation, the increase in labor costs is bound to weaken the competitiveness of China s labor intensive export sector, which will be reflected in the trade balance more clearly in the coming years.

According to a study by the US consulting firm Jassin O Rourke, labor costs in China are higher than in seven other Asian countries.