Far better, say the three economists, to replicate the financial incentives for whistle-blowing used in America's health-care system, which have led to a higher rate of fraud detection but scant increase in frivolous accusations.Another good sign is that the costs of complying with SOX are coming down.
The Redlands-based economist attributed the scant increase in manufacturing jobs to California's tough regulatory environment and its expensive electricity.
The Congress party took 26 seats and had the lead in two more - a scant increase from the 22 it currently holds.
But Wal-Mart Stores reported a scant 2percentt increase in profits.
Against a backdrop of prolonged consumer stinginess, reinforced Friday by reports of a scant monthly increase in August retail sales, an anemic back-to-school performance may herald more economic sluggishness to come.
During this time there has been a rapid increase in the number of Ph.D.s coming through universities, combined with scant growth in permanent academic posts.
But with little investment there is scant hope of the increase in productivity needed to justify a wage boost.
The glut of male-directed, female-led movies may have "forced the conversation on gender into this festival," thinks Silverstein, but that is scant compensation for the increase in women's stories which more women behind the camera would likely bring.
Yet, even though studies have reported a substantial increase in qualitative research [12], scant empirical evidence exists supporting this statement.
As for Mr. Coen's worldwide forecasts, his total for 2002 of $448 billion, compared with $440.9 billion in 2001, is based on a scant 0.5percentt increase overseas along with the 2.6percentt increase in the United States.
-- for home price appreciation in the nation's 220 largest metropolitan areas, according to the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, logging a scant 1percentt increase for the year, far below the national average of 7.7percentt.
