But that is the wrong yardstick.
It may just mean that money is the wrong yardstick to use when our decisions involve the loss of life.
"Principals Younger and Freer, but Raise Doubts in the Schools" ("Controlling Interests" series, front page, May 26) used the wrong yardstick to measure the success of the New York City Leadership Academy, a nonprofit entity whose board I head.
No wonder Denmark's central bank cut rates this week.In this section The economics of optimism Accentuate the negative Better late than never Connect 450 Bigger and better Swiss miss The wrong yardstick Oily and easy Berated Broke but never bust ReprintsOn average, Americans abroad get more burger for their buck than they did last summer.
And when solar electricity is in surplus France can import it at rock bottom prices to the benefit of its own consumers who enjoy the Europe's lowest electricity prices.JACK PONTON Earlston, BerwickshireMeasuring inequalityYour claim that Oxfam's use of net wealth to measure inequality is "The wrong yardstick" (January 24th) missed some salient points.
Long-standing German antipathy to the policy, however, has made the ECB a late adopter.In this section The economics of optimism Accentuate the negative Better late than never Connect 450 Bigger and better Swiss miss The wrong yardstick Oily and easy Berated Broke but never bust ReprintsThe central bank is turning to QE because of the enfeebled state of the European economy.
If Oxfam had based its forecast on the trend in 2000-14, then the crossover point would have been 2035.In this section The economics of optimism Accentuate the negative Better late than never Connect 450 Bigger and better Swiss miss The wrong yardstick Oily and easy Berated Broke but never bust ReprintsMeasuring wealth is in any case problematic.
The ECB's 2013 payout divvied up across the euro-area national central banks was €1.4 billion $1.9 billionn).In this section The economics of optimism Accentuate the negative Better late than never Connect 450 Bigger and better Swiss miss The wrong yardstick Oily and easy Berated Broke but never bust ReprintsThe financial crisis changed the business.
"If you are trying to have a career, as a black or Hispanic actor in a state – California – where white people are now the minority, and you are being judged by an Academy where the vast majority are white, male, middle-aged and old … well, perhaps that is the wrong yardstick".
Gives the wrong impression.
