Uncertainty.

Unnecessary Instability

Finance theorists have written reams on the consequences of the failure of the efficient markets hypothesis.

It is reprehensible that the poor are expected to absorb the cost of instabilities of production.

It has the advantage of ease of administering, but the disadvantage of inflexibility, particularly in times of inflation or unstable prices.

They are pathetic, deranged, and often have struggled with mental instability for much of their lives.

The continent suffers from one of the most unstable rainfall regimes in the world.

The instability of this period can be attributed to the power struggle between the kings and the nobility.

Lack of success by the Government in these endeavours could lead to political and security instability.

Market instability is thus integral to how capitalist economies allocate their savings.

All of this serves to increase the political uncertainty that threatens the region s stability.

Suppose, for example, that we identify macroeconomic instability as the binding constraint in a particular economy.

Pursuing real economic stability, it seems, may lead again to financial instability.

The instability of political regimes, characterized by the alternation between coups and elections, is also an indicator of underdevelopment and the absence of a truly national political programme.

In addition, my country is deeply concerned by the instability and high prices in international oil markets, which militate against our hard won macroeconomic stability.

Studies for the development and adoption of job evaluation systems based on gender neutral criteria that would facilitate the comparison of the value of those jobs of a different nature, in which women presently predominate, with those jobs in which men presently.

In fact, it would add another one the instability of the exchange rates among major reserve currencies.

Yet the IMF pinned significant blame for global financial instability on this policy.

A blogger based in Djibouti writes about food insecurity in the country Food instability is about to hit Djibouti.

Political instability, a fragile law and order situation, frail institutions and sociopolitical polarisation make the country a breeding ground for violent elements.

With potential instability looming, Monti should ensure that Italy is not defenseless in the event of another round of market instability.

Bahrain remains a flashpoint Iraq is deeply unstable and the simmering conflict between Iran and Israel could flare up at any time.

The Russian delegation is deeply concerned about the instability in the situation in Côte d'Ivoire and the continuing lack of progress in finding a settlement there.

I am convinced that, in a world beset by instability, the eradication of hunger is a sine qua non condition for the emergence of a more stable and peaceful international order.

There has been a continued increase in the costly build up of precautionary reserves as a form of self insurance against volatility in international capital flows.

In 1686, Edmund Halley presented a systematic study of the trade winds and monsoons and identified solar heating as the cause of atmospheric motions.

Another explosion like that of March 2004 would unleash the dogs of another war which would generate regional instability.

Sudanese strife has had a profound impact beyond the region as well. The country's instability has at times provided cover for international terrorist movements.

65. Emphasizes that the reclassification of posts should not be used as a promotion tool and that reclassified posts, as approved by the General Assembly, should be filled only in full conformity with the established procedures for recruitment and placement

While Keynes had focused on the value stability of currency, with the resulting panics based on an insufficient money supply leading to alternate currency and collapse, then Friedman focused on price stability, which is the equilibrium between supply and demand for money.

The treaty would promote stability in the Irish economy and contribute to stabilizing the euro, our currency.

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The second great challenge is that our modern energy system is destabilizing the global climate.

However, violations of the Constitution and of civil service rules and regulations sparked off fresh political instability, the result of social, military and political unrest.

There was no policy of discrimination against indigenous populations, but education and awareness raising programmes were hampered by the instability and constant movement of the communities in question.

China s Stability Gambit

If one believes that market instability is rare, then it is reasonable to refuse to act unless there is a compelling case to do so.

Keynes saw that it is the financial markets precariousness which creates no small part of our contemporary problem of securing sufficient investment.

The euro originated from the harmful effects of international currency instability in the wake of the collapse of fixed exchange rate regimes in the early 1970 s.

August had been elected King of Poland in the previous year, but the unsettled condition of the country obliged Maurice to spend the greater part of his youth outside its borders.

61. Decides not to approve the upward reclassifications of the posts requested by the Secretary General in the proposed budget for the biennium 2002 2003

The European constitution has failed, the Lisbon reform treaty is in limbo after the Irish rejected it, and stronger European economic governance is blocked by German French disunity.

Doing nothing would mean Syria s disintegration, divided in blood, with the countries around it destabilized and waves of terrorism rolling over the region.

It is recognized that possible instability in post conflict transition countries where UNOPS has significant portfolios may affect delivery targets.

As reported in the past, programmes designated as advanced technology programmes, such as those involving transplants, cardiovascular surgery, nephrology and genetics, continue to be affected by supply instability.