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 | | The standard of living is a measure of economic welfare. | | | Because the well-being that living standards are supposed to measure is an individual matter, per capita availability of goods and services in a country is a measure of general welfare only if the goods and services are distributed fairly evenly among people. | | | It generally refers to the availability of scarce goods and services, usually measured by per capita income or per capita consumption, calculated in constant dollars, to satisfy wants rather than needs. |
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http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0007652
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| | Social Report 2001 : Economic standard of living |
| | The impact of low incomes on the economic standard of living of the population is reflected in the direct measures of living standards. | | | The indicators chosen include income-based measures of economic standard of living, direct measures of the material circumstances in which people live, and a subjective measure of how people rate their own economic standard of living. | | | The survey of living standards shows that eight per cent of the total population have a "low" or "fairly low" self-rated living standard (as assessed by the adult answering the survey). |
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| | Standard of living in the United States - definition of Standard of living in the United States in Encyclopedia |
| | If leisure time were taken into account in measuring the standard of living, the advantage of the US would be reduced. | | | While the United States is known for spending less on social welfare programs (in particular, it is one of very few developed nations with private health insurance), in some areas it does excel. | | | For example, if this extra "leisure" actually reflects widespread unemployment, it may not really contribute to the standard of living at all. |
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http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/Standard_of_living_in_the_United_States
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| | The high standard of pecuniary decency in force among these superior classes is transfused among the scholarly classes with but little mitigation of its rigor; and as a consequence there is no class of the community that spends a larger proportion of its substance in conspicuous waste than these. | | | This suggests that the standard of expenditure which commonly guides our efforts is not the average, ordinary expenditure already achieved; it is an ideal of consumption that lies just beyond our reach, or to reach which requires some strain. | | | The difficulty in the way of receding from an accustomed standard is the difficulty of breaking a habit that has once been formed. |
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| | standard of living on Encyclopedia.com |
| | While standard of living may vary greatly among various groups within a country, it also varies from nation to nation, and international comparisons are sometimes made by analyzing gross national products, per capita incomes, or any number of other indicators from life expectancy to clean water. | | | Factors such as discretionary income are important, but standard of living includes not only the material articles of consumption but also the number of dependents in a family, the environment, the educational opportunities, and the amount spent for health, recreation, and social services. | | | Assessing the adequacy of private provision for retirement: a living standards perspective. |
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http://encyclopedia.infonautics.com/html/s1/stndliv.asp
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| | EH.Net Encyclopedia: A History of the Standard of Living in the United States |
| | The most widely used measure of the material standard of living is Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita, adjusted for changes in the price level (inflation or deflation). | | | Among poor unhealthy countries, health aspects of the standard of living have improved more rapidly than the material standard of living relative to the world average. | | | Nevertheless most economists believe that real GDP per capita does summarize or otherwise quantify important aspects of the average availability of goods and services. |
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| | standard of living -- Encyclopædia Britannica |
| | monetary cost of maintaining a particular standard of living, usually measured by calculating the average cost of a number of specific goods and services required by a particular group. | | | Suggests that traditional CPI figures may have overstated inflation by 1.1 percent per year, and argues that the CPI is not a complete measure of the true increase in Americans' standard of living and quality of life. | | | Features details about the resources, standard of living, and various areas to invest in. |
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http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9048592
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| | The standard of living of Humboldt County families is important to all county residents |
| | As discussed in the living wage section of the report, median income in the County is only 85% of the income needed to purchase the median-priced home. | | | A proposed living wage ordinance in the city of Los Angeles included not only the subsistence wage based on what was needed for a household of four to live at the poverty level, but an additional $1.25 per hour to cover private health insurance costs. | | | A proposed living wage ordinance in the city of Los Angeles included not only the subsistence wage based on what was needed for a household to live at the poverty level, but an additional $1.25 per hour to cover private health insurance costs. |
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| | Measuring the Standard of Living |
| | Economists estimate the average standard of living in a particular year in a particular country by taking the total value of goods and services produced in that country in that year and dividing by population. | | | The average standard of living in a country is defined as its real GDP divided by population, or real GDP per capita. | | | Nominal GDP is a misleading measure of the standard of living. |
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| | Canada's standard of living slips |
| | Ottawa — Canada's standard of living fell further behind the United States during the past two years and the gap is expected to grow over the next two, partly because Ottawa did not do enough in its recent budget to boost the economy, according to a leading economic forecaster. | | | The study in the article I posted is a measurement of the standard of living...meaning the level of material comfort that is available to the individual. | | | Economists say Canada can improve its economic growth and standard of living by boosting economic productivity through measures such as corporate and personal income tax cuts, more aggressive writeoff schedules for capital investments and smart investments in such areas as transportation and education. |
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| | Standard of Living Project |
| | Tie in the relationship between income and standard of living. | | | What is the relationship between standard of living, saving, budgeting, and income? | | | Standard: Explains how people in all economic systems engage in basic economic activities: producing, exchanging, consuming, saving, and investing. |
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| | Industrial Revolution and the Standard of Living, by Clark Nardinelli: The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics: Library ... |
| | Their cost of living index attempted to represent actual working-class budgets. | | | Real income is money income adjusted for the cost of living and for the effects of things such as health, unemployment, pollution, the condition of women and children, urban crowding, and amount of leisure time. | | | He emphasized that it would take implausibly high increases in unemployment or inequality for living standards to fall when average income was rising. |
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| | GDP and Standard of Living (Student Version) |
| | The Penn world data table measure of Standard of living is calculated by taking the level of consumption expenditure, adding the level of government consumption (less military expenditure). | | | Put a tick in the box that you think is most appropriate for each variable to give the economy a higher standard of living. | | | Worksheet on GDP and Standard of Living (Student Version) |
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| | Tutor2u - measuring the standard of living |
| | The benchmark for measuring the standard of living in a country is to use real national income per capita. | | | Adjustments can also be made for variations in price levels and the average cost of living between countries by expressing the figures using estimates for purchasing power parity. | | | To make a cross-country comparison of living standards, we need to express the data in a common currency (nearly always the US dollar). |
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http://tutor2u.net/economics/content/topics/livingstandards/measuring_sol.htm
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| | EUROPA - Keyfigures - Standard of living |
| | But prices vary from one country to another, and those price differences must be eliminated before we can compare standards of living. | | | This figure is given not in national currency units but in a common artificial currency we call the ‘purchasing power standard' (PPS). | | | To get a rough idea we can measure the total value of everything a country produces in a given calendar year (its ‘gross domestic product': GDP) and then divide that figure by the number of inhabitants. |
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| | Business Economics: Policies to grow the U.S. standard of living |
| | In both ways our standard of living has been improving in recent years as a result of explicit government policies. | | | When a new drug comes on the market, in spite of its contribution to health, there is no extra increase in the standard of living, nor is there a reduction in the consumer price index. | | | The failure to include leisure and nonmarket activities is only one aspect of the problem of using official GDP figures to measure changes in the standard of living. |
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| | Realty Times: Wake-Up Call: Canadian Standard of Living Slipping |
| | According to a recent Industry Canada study, "A Regional Perspective on the Canada-U.S. Standard of Living comparison," standards of living in Canadian provinces are well behind those of U.S. states, based on data collected from 1992 to 1997. | | | Although employment levels have reached all-time highs in many Canadian communities, cooling economies, rising health care costs and skill shortages may cause standards to drop further. | | | Industry Canada researchers concluded that productivity was the predominant factor explaining income gaps among provinces and states. |
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| | FRBB: How Do We Measure Standard of Living? |
| | In the summer of 2000 she was not pleased when a Canadian government study reported that all 50 U.S. states and every Canadian province except Newfoundland enjoyed a higher standard of living than her island home. | | | For most of us, standard of living is a know-it-when-I-see-it concept. | | | Or try to tell them that their standard of living isn’t as high as they think, and. |
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| | Retiring farmers’ declining standard of living |
| | Because they live longer than men and spend more time in retirement, farm wives are especially at risk for drastic declines in their standard of living in retirement. | | | The study said that America’s farmers are at a higher risk of experiencing declining standards of living in retirement, and warns Congress that to provide farmers with a secure retirement, “the challenge goes beyond Social Security.” | | | Now they need to convert these assets into an income stream they can live on the rest of their lives. |
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| | Albania - Standard of Living |
| | Under the communist regime, the cost of living for the average Albanian was generally low. | | | Officials estimated that the standard of living for town dwellers with average monthly incomes dropped by about half in 1991. | | | The state provided free education and health care and absorbed 65 percent of tuition for day care and kindergarten and 18 to 35 percent of the cost of meals in worker cafeterias. |
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| | Cafe Hayek: Standard of Living |
| | But it would be absolutely absurd to use changes in housing prices as representative of changes in the cost of living because 70% of Americans own their own house. | | | The implication is that we stand on the edge of a precipice, our standard of living imperiled by Japan or Mexico or China or India or the deficit or multinational corporate greed. | | | For those folks, rising housing prices improves your standard of living in the form of higher wealth. |
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| | Coyote Blog: The Scandinavian Standard of Living Myth |
| | The U.S. is consistently ranked towards the bottom in primary education standards. | | | In Sweden a much greater share of total consumption is through the puplic sector, so using private consumption for the comparison is a measure that significantly understates the Swedish standard of living. | | | I have a high income in the US which I am forced to spend on the things I don't value much (size of the car, costs of the commute, housing cost). |
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| | » Immigration and standard of living : Pensieri di un lunatico minore |
| | Philip Greenspun tackles the intersection of standard of living and immigration policy: | | | Canada, for example, takes into account the languages you speak, your income, whether you have a job waiting, your family’s past (i.e. | | | do other members live in Canada), and your education. |
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| | Moulin.nl: Cyprus standard of living - Cost of living |
| | The cost of living on the island is relatively low compared to other European countries. | | | Cyprus standard of living - Cost of living | | | The annual per capita income is about Euro 15.000 (2003) and real GDP growth averages at about 4,5% while inflation remains stable at around 3%. |
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| | ZNet Economy A Necessary Standard Of Living |
| | The need to provide them a decent living is at least as urgent as the need to rebuild the communities ravaged by Katrina and other recent hurricanes. | | | More than 130 cities and counties and the District of Columbia have adopted "living wage" ordinances setting minimums as high as $11, but they generally cover only employers doing business with the local government. | | | That's well below the official poverty level and in obvious violation of the law - the Fair Labor Standards Act - which says the minimum wage should be high enough to guarantee "a standard of living necessary for health, efficiency and general well-being." |
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| | Allowances, Applying for Assistance, Student Financial Aid, AVED |
| | The following costs are used to reflect a student's moderate standard of living if attending a school located in Canada. | | | *The assessment process calculates the Moderate Standard of Living on a weekly basis. | | | These maximum costs will be used in determining your assessed need under the British Columbia Student Assistance Program. |
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| | High standard of living |
| | The standard for housing procedures is Fort Dix Pamphlet 210-2. | | | MOB/AT/IDT currently exceed the standards for barracks maintenance. | | | The key, Col. Lowry added, to enforcing housing standards is Command emphasis. |
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| | Standard of Living |
| | Pennsylvania's new environmental standards are a response to these general concerns. | | | And so is Earth Force, a national program created in 1994 as a means for students to combine their dual interests in community service and environmentalism. | | | The standards finally became state law in January and an assessment test - to be administered to students in grades 4, 7, 10 and 12 - is in the works. |
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| | SparkNotes: Economic Growth: Standard of living |
| | Since labor is the only cost that can be changed, as the machines are paid for and their maintenance cannot be put off, workers are paid less to make the country that lags in productivity competitive in the international marketplace. | | | In this case, the only way for the lagging country to produce the good at a low price is to pay labor a low wage. | | | In general, a country that lags in productivity will have both lower wages and lower living standards than a country with higher productivity. |
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| | Standard of living in the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | On measures such as the UN Human Development Index the United States is always in the top ten, though generally ranked lower than the Scandinavian countries, Canada, Australia, and Japan; Canada and Norway have alternately held the top spot for some time. | | | The United States measures better under some measures of standard of living than others. | | | The standard of living in the United States is one of the highest in the world by almost any measure. |
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| | Ynetnews - Money - Standard of living up | | | Consumer good imports rise by 9 percent; expected to amount to USD 4.5 billion in 2005 | | | A forecast released by the economic department at the Federation of Israeli Chambers of Commerce revealed that by the end of 2005, the import of consumer goods to Israel is expected to grow by 9 percent compared to 2004, a growth of USD 360 million. |
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| | Wordwizard Clubhouse - standard of living |
| | Tim, STANDARD OF LIVING means a level of material comfort as measured by the goods, services, and luxuries available to an individual, group, or nation. | | | 1903 “The STANDARD OF LIVING in England is an. | | | I'm interested in finding out when the phrase "standard of living" was first used and when it began to come into wide use. |
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http://www.wordwizard.com/ch_forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=17816
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| | The Reagan Information Page:The Standard of Living |
| | One of the more often spoken myths of the 1980s is that the standard of living plummeted as costs grew but incomes didn't. | | | In addition, the costs of living only rose modestly, unlike the Carter years. | | | For example, take a look at the affordability of housing, which increased during the Reagan expansion, after falling during the Carter years and actual home ownership figures from 1982-9. |
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| | Standard of living |
| | Health expenses for examinations, hospitalisation, etc. are paid for with tax revenues. | | | Even if you choose to send your children to a private school, the state pays approximately 85% of the bill, so parents only have to pay one third of the actual costs. | | | The standard of living is high in Denmark, and many benefits are free |
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| | Universal measures of standards of living cannot be applied to individuals. | | | Individual standard-of-living expectations are heavily influenced by the income and consumption of other people in similar jobs. | | | Helicon Publishing is a division of Research Machines plc. |
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| | Standard Of Living |
| | When we come up with a set of standards for a new universe, why usually a good set of technical proposals gets laid out, and then they just get changed in stupid little ways so they're not anything like what anyone's prepared to do. | | | "Murray Hathaway, welcome to the Multiuniversal Standards Organization!" the voice boomed out. | | | Everyone has his own interests, and everyone seems to be looking out to make sure that no one gets what they want, and no one gets ahead of anyone else. |
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| | Standard of Living - Raleigh NC Alimony Lawyers, Divorce Attorneys, Spousal Support, Family Law |
| | § 50-16.3A(b), including the retirement savings as it pertained to the parties' accustomed standard of living pursuant to factor (8) of the § 50-16.3A(b). | | | In Barrett the court found that the trial court made explicit findings with respect to the parties' marital standard of living by reviewing the parties' expenditures during marriage, including their incomes, the type of home in which they lived, and the types of family vacations. | | | It had long been the rule that the previous standard of living formed, in effect, a "ceiling" with regard to spousal support. |
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| | Franklin County, Ohio Recorder - Why Use Standard Form Living Wills? |
| | Is the preparer of such form liable in any way? | | | In the first case, if the doctor treats it like a standard form and a court finally determines that his/her actions were not in conformity with the actions required of him/her under the non-standard form, he/she may be assuming liability for his/her actions, or the patient may have problems resolving life insurance settlements. | | | In addition, it gives the patient protection against defenses that may be used by life insurance companies who might argue that this was a suicide, which is excluded by the terms of the insurance contract. |
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| | Center for Economic and Social Rights Adequate Standard of Living |
| | The right to an adequate standard of living requires governments to consistently improve these rights. | | | The right to an adequate standard of living encompasses several more specific rights, including the right to food, the right to health, the right to water, the right to necessary social services, the right to clothing, and the right to housing. | | | This “progressive realization” means that any legal or political developments that diminish current protections are prohibited. |
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| | Sweden: Poorer Than You Think - Mises Institute |
| | When one counters that Swedes pay enormously high taxes, the standard reply is, "That is true, but look at what they receive for their payments." | | | Some high-profile Swedish companies like Volvo have been able to remain well capitalized, but even those companies are now finding it more attractive to locate in other nations, where their profits are not so readily confiscated. | | | One of the enduring myths of the "Third Way" welfare state is that a nation as a whole can have a high standard of living--even if no one really has to work--as long as government transfers massive amounts of wealth from those who are well off to those who are less well off. |
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| | Living Earth Crafts Standard Facecradle Mercantila |
| | If you are not perfectly satisfied with your new Standard Facecradle, return it within 30 days of delivery for a full refund of the purchase price. | | | The company manufactures the highest quality equipment for many of the most exclusive spa and resorts in the world. | | | This facecradle has only one setting and it is perfect for students or therapies requiring minimal head support. |
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| | Standard of Living and Population Density |
| | The percentage of people who are able to read and write | | | We can measure their standard of living by looking at | | | Countries that have a low standard of living are mainly found in the southern part of the world and are called developing countries. |
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| | Find in a Library: The standard of living |
| | Subjects: Cost and standard of living -- Great Britain. | | | Find in a Library: The standard of living | | | WorldCat is provided by OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. on behalf of its member libraries. |
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| | Standard 2-Living & Non-living Things |
| | You could also use the Explore-A-Pond activity on UEN. | | | This website has the students categorize which are animals and which are non-living things. | | | Have the students identify the living and non-living things in the environment. |
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| | Overpopulation and Standard of Living |
| | I simply looked at the population, land area, and gross national product of various nations listed in my 1995 Information Please Almanac. | | | While a very sparsely populated country might have so many natural resources to spare that an increase in population would hardly be noticed, as population grows each person will only be able to use a smaller and smaller share of the resource "pie". | | | Every single one of the four most densely populated countries has a higher standard of living then every single one of the least densely populated. |
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| | CRUD CRUD |
| | And then a Mitch Easter meets bubblegum meets Young Rascals version of Sally Had a Party. | | | Both this song and The Windmills of Your Mind, another lounge standard, are made by the organ, which gives the songs an eerie psychedelic twist (especially on Windmills, which has a very cool ending). | | | A perfect house party 45." My thoughts certainly haven't changed, though I'd add that this sounds like what the MC5 were going for with Back in the USA, but which Jon Landau's weak production couldn't deliver. |
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| | New Home Guide.com - Finance - Standard of Living |
| | New Home Guide.com - Finance - Standard of Living | | | If it does not, please contact us at | | | Your complete "Moving Resources" guide for everything moving! |
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| | ABC News: Maisel: Standard of living |
| | The standard isn't defined in the BCS Manual. | | | "We have to play to a standard," coach Mack Brown said. | | | Texas didn't play near its high-rent standard in a win over Texas A&M, but sparkling special teams play ensured that the Horns could still end up in the penthouse, writes Ivan Maisel. |
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| | Chaise Longue (Standard) : Preferred Living |
| | This great-looking, lifetime furniture is very affordable, especially considering the alternative cost of replacing the cheap goods every year. | | | Standard Chaise Lounge adjusts from full upright to full reclining positions. |
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