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But Chinese officials nearly torpedoed the seemingly technical agreement by rejecting efforts to include "exchange rate" as a specific "indicator" of distortive policies.

G-20 at Odds Over Crisis Prevention Damian Paletta 2011

And the Economists can say this isn't distortive, because anyone who pays less than $12 per hour is imposing social costs which are picked up by the government.

Think Before You Sign, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

They also didn't agree on any consequences if a country's policies were seen as distortive.

Bernanke Defends U.S. Policies Damian Paletta 2011

That is a difference in degrees; and collective action in the private sector can often be very distortive and hard to escape.

Most Economists Have Two Hands, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

The distortive power of such highly concentrated funds on specific legislative causes cannot be overstated, and it is influence dispersed citizens and small business owners cannot match.

Stuart Whatley: Orrin Opens the Hatch 2010

Knowing yourself is not a mystical notion, it is entirely practical, but it is not easy because of the distortive effect of our thoughts and belief systems.

Paul David Walker: Leadership: Can Intention Move Providence? 2010

The distortive power of such highly concentrated funds on specific legislative causes cannot be overstated, and it is influence dispersed citizens and small business owners cannot match.

Stuart Whatley: Orrin Opens the Hatch 2010

Knowing yourself is not a mystical notion, it is entirely practical, but it is not easy because of the distortive effect of our thoughts and belief systems.

Paul David Walker: Leadership: Can Intention Move Providence? 2010

Measures so far taken by Beijing to contain credit growth and asset bubbles, including the restrictions on the property sector and quotas on total bank lending, "tend to create volatility and uncertainty on financial markets, are distortive, and sit oddly with efforts to make banks more commercially oriented," the report said.

World Bank: China Unlikely to See Wage-Hike Inflationary Spiral 2010

Until a level of reciprocal transparency is achieved, examining the impact of arbitrage strategies of domestic traders on the price of oil and oil products traded on offshore exchanges and how their distortive pricing impact on the domestic market can best be neutralized.

Raymond J. Learsy: Obama Finally Takes On the Banks -- Commodity Futures Trading Needs Be Next! 2010