But part of it is due to policy.
There will also be a focus on the extent to which the two parties have been forced to defer issues until after 2015 due to policy disagreements.
"We're doing a little bit worse over the long term," Holtz-Eakin said, "and it's largely due to policy" changes.
19.39 The Bank of England's Adam Posen has said that the economic situation is "not a good one" but not a "disaster" due to policy action.
Nearly half of all Germans in their early 60s are employed today, compared with a quarter a decade ago.This is in part due to policy.
Young children in poor communities are spending more hours in non-parental care due to policy reforms and expansion of early childhood programs.
This suggests that policy markers of close substitute markets should coordinate, or at least communicate policy intentions due to policy spillover.
One major reason for non-compliance is an unforced restriction on enforcement information flow to the national environmental governance repository either due to policy regulations or, technological hindrance.
Inconspicuous electricity consumption from network appliances (e.g. set-top boxes, routers) is an issue of particular concern due to policy gaps.
"This is due to policy instability and uncertainty driven by numerous reviews into the renewable energy target and a lack of clarity about the policies to reduce emissions after 2020".
When I met with Ellison after Christmas, I asked him if Obama's apparent preference for Perez was due to policy differences — perhaps Ellison's outspoken opposition to the T.P.P. had irked the President.
