Foreign students are often surprised at how poorly prepared American students are when they enter a university. Actually, at very select schools the students are usually very well prepared, but at less selective schools, they may not be as well prepared as students in your country are. Schools ...
While many businesses are either actually sidelining workers or at least are considering doing so, some industries are laying off staff more aggressively than others. All told, approximately 5.9 million Americans left the workforce in November 2022, either by being laid off or quitting their job ...
People who worry they're spending insufficient time with their family actually spend significantly more of it than those in past generations. What's more, the people who say they're the busiest generally aren't.2 What's going on? Part of the answer is simple economics: As economies grow,...
While it is possible to access the plethora of incentives being offered in Asia-Pacific alone, the complexity of the region, the scope of the provision, and the critical nature of getting every detail correct, suggest a clear role for an experienced partner who understands the nuances of what...
When modern economics was born, Adam Smith envisioned it as a study of the “nature and causes of the wealth of nations. “ His seminal work, The Wealth of Nations, was widely read by businessmen, even though Smith belittled them quite bluntly for their greed, shortsightedness, and other ...
题目China's reform and opening-up policy, which started in 1978, has become more effective. The success of reform and opening-up has transformed China from a low-income country to one of the world's largest economies today. In my view, the success of China's development...
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如: telegram n. 电报 telephone n. 电话 telecommunication n. 电信 2. 前缀“under-”, 表示“在……之下,不够”。如: underline v. 在……下画线,强调 underground adj. 地下的 underestimate v. 低估 Text-Related Exercises Complete the following sentences by using words with affixes of“tele- ”...
1. A demographic shift that reconfigures modern economies. Here’s what’s happening: Source: Census Bureau In 1960 there were three times as many Americans age 0-4 as age 70-74. By 2060 those groups are about even. The share of young workers is declining. ...
Japan is a G7 country with one of the most sophisticated economies in the world, yet still it has one of the highest gender pay gaps among high-income countries, and the biggest in the G7. Only 16 out of 1,802 companies listed on the Tokyo Prime Market are headed by women, according...