But economists also said the law's ultimate effects could reach well beyond Germany.
Mr. Besharov said it was hard to predict the ultimate effects of Mr. Lott's case on public policy.
Even if the news remains manageable, the ultimate effects of the revelations on his abilities as an entertainer are tough to know.
And as the impact of the tax expands, it becomes hard to know what the ultimate effects on the real economy will be.
The ultimate effects of these cross-cultural (and commercial) exchanges with western and especially southern Asia are usually described collectively as "Hinduization".
To the degree that it succeeds in achieving these ends, a successful social reform — however liberal or radical its original impulse — is conservative in its ultimate effects.
In a speech last month, he called it "a move in the right direction" but said the ultimate effects were "likely to be relatively modest".
The hormone replacement story is a perfect case study in this domain; it has much to teach us about how fragile our knowledge base can be concerning a drug's ultimate effects.
In addition, it might signal to all companies, large and small, that governments punish success.The ultimate effects of anti-trust are speculative, and speculation provides a poor guide for economic policy.
He called the policy, which buys Treasurys with the goal of easing credit conditions and lifting growth toward better levels, "a move in the right direction".... "There are good reasons to suspect that the ultimate effects of any amount of [quantitative easing] are likely to be relatively modest," he said.
Several labor groups — including those representing the national rail and Paris public transport workers — voted Tuesday to extend their walkouts through Wednesday, and unions have also called for another day of demonstrations on Saturday, so the ultimate effects of the strikes remain unclear.
