There is ample reason to worry that major economies like the United States are heading for a recession, accompanied by cascading financial turmoil. Some of the worst elements of both the 1970s and the 2008 crash are now in play, with equity markets likely to move deeper into bear territory.
says six factors will determine how bad the next downturn will be for the real economy and equity markets.
班加罗尔—在资源有限的情况下,人力资本决定了一个社区的可持续发展,特别是在资源配置不当和利用不足代价高昂的情况下——发展中国家往往如此。印度就是这种情况的最佳写照,其当前人口红利系于严重利用不足的资源储备——女性劳动力上。
尽管教育水平不断提高,女性识字率已达到65%,但只有大约四分之一印度妇女参与了劳动力。到2025年,只要提高妇女劳动力参与率十个百分点可以让印度GDP增加7,000亿美元。而这需要消除达到这一目标的一个主要障碍:破败的交通服务。
阿莎(化名)是一名35岁的教师,在拉贾斯坦邦琼丘努(Jhunjhunu)地区首府工作。她是被提名晋升校长的最年轻的教师之一。但接受晋升意味着她要在离家很远的地方工作。履新后,她发现通勤既困难,又危险,每天天蒙蒙亮就要出门,步行1.5—2公里。上任后两个月,因为无法在家人的护送下到达每天的巴士站点,她放弃了这个工作,回到离家近的学校担任较低级别。缺少可靠的交通手段导致她放弃了这个机会。
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