this has led to vs this led to

Both "this has led to" and "this led to" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "This has led to" is used when emphasizing the ongoing impact of a past event, while "this led to" is used to simply state a past action or event without emphasizing its ongoing effects.

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this has led to

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to emphasize the ongoing impact of a past event.

Use "this has led to" when you want to highlight the continuing consequences or results of a past action or event.

Examples:

The new policy has led to increased productivity in the company.
The pandemic has led to changes in consumer behavior.
His actions have led to a breakdown in trust.
The discovery has led to a breakthrough in medical research.
The accident has led to a significant loss of revenue.

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However, employment markets in the European Union adapted progressively and this has led to a considerable improvement in profitability.
The Common Agricultural Policy has failed the sheep and goat sectors and this has led to a substantial fall in production.
This has led to further non-partisan investigations and indictments of high-level corruption.
Therev has been no hunting on this island since 1993 and this has led to a tremendous increase in both the variety of species and the numbers of individuals within the various species.
This has led to an incoherent and in some cases market-distorting patchwork of support mechanisms.
This has led to a more homogenous approach in operational work and procedures.
This has led to a reduction or elimination of dumping.
In Britain this has led to unbearable strains on infrastructure, public and social services and housing.
All this has led to a social explosion...
Nobody can or will deny that this has led to major side effects.
The applicant alleges that this has led to a reduction or elimination of dumping.
According to the relevant Eurostat data, this has led to a moderate increase in imports of Chinese FeMo.
And so this has led to a shallow path in politics, but also in a whole range of human endeavors.
Owing to unreasonably intensive and illegal fishing, fisheries stocks in Greece and other Mediterranean countries have fallen significantly: this has led to an environmental imbalance in the marine ecosystem.
However, this has led to laxer attitudes to prevention and a reduction in the number of specialists.
Owing to the success of sport there is a preoccupation with spectacular shows on a grand scale, and this has led to corruption.
Employers want to save on social insurance costs and gain greater flexibility, but this has led to a situation where we have to vote under pressure from this antisocial behaviour.
In poor working or operating conditions, this has led to or contributed to fatal accidents in several Member States.
In certain countries, this has led to a clawing-back of individual freedoms and the right of association.
It also "reiterates its satisfaction at the fact that this has led to a clarification of responsibilities at European and national level".

Alternatives:

this has resulted in
this has caused
this has brought about
this has triggered
this has produced

this led to

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to state a past action or event without emphasizing its ongoing effects.

Use "this led to" when you want to simply describe a cause-and-effect relationship in the past without focusing on the ongoing consequences.