Where economies are shrinking, people will have to endure even more pain some of it imposed by diktats from Brussels and Berlin.Although structural reforms may boost long-term growth prospects, they take years to bear fruit.
We assume mobile money may boost long-term time deposits/loanable funds through overnight/short-term interbank deals.
A more open financial system may boost growth in the long run, but it also makes it easy for capital to flood out fast.
Capex may boost eps in the long term but by that stage the executives have either left the business or cashed out.Meanwhile, QE has pushed up both share and bond prices to dangerous levels (the former defined by the Shiller p/e or the Q ratio of prices to replacement cost of net assets).
Less noticed is that the tax package does surprisingly badly on the other two criteria.Particularly if the Senate succeeds in limiting the reduction in the top rate of income tax, this tax package may not do much to boost long-term growth.
In the short-term, automated scheduling may boost profits, but in the long-run, it destroys morale - and possibly competitive advantage.
Similarly, Morningstar's Andersen suggests the current flu season may boost near-term earnings, but the long-term view of these companies – where pharmaceuticals, not vaccines, are not the primary focus – will remain unchanged.
That would make it even tougher to boost long-term sustainable growth in the poorer states, as bigger firms may be reluctant to set up shop there, which would hurt the economy and also dent job creation.
Like steroids, "bribes" and "bounties" may boost performance in the short run, but the long-term impact is not positive.
Not Ashley Giles, alas, for whom qualification for the semi-finals would represent an achievement that may boost his credentials to be appointed Andy Flower's long-term successor.
In the long run, winning the city of culture prize may boost the local economy and it may create jobs and reduce the troubles that people in Hull face.
