Economics News
September 5, 2024
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Aug. 28, 2024 New research has found limits to how quickly we can scale up technology to store gigatons of carbon dioxide under the Earth's ...
Aug. 19, 2024 As the world faces the challenges of mitigating climate change and providing resources for a growing population, there is increasing focus on developing circular economies for sustainable production. But to evaluate strategies and impacts, it is ...
Aug. 15, 2024 If the U.S. became seafood independent, or meet its entire seafood needs through its own production, it could offer opportunities for improving dietary outcomes as well as individual and national food security, particularly against disruptions in ...
Aug. 14, 2024 Researchers reveal that individuals who finish their PhD in situations where the average team in their field is larger have worse academic career ...
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Aug. 13, 2024 A new interpretation of the runic inscription on the Forsa Ring (Forsaringen in Swedish), provides fresh insights into the Viking Age monetary system and represents the oldest documented value record ...
Aug. 6, 2024 To protect the Amazon and support the wellbeing of its people, its economy needs to shift from environmentally harmful production to a model built ...
Aug. 1, 2024 What if the 'Market Economy' always existed? Archaeologists tried to answer this question by researching how much Bronze Age people used to spend to sustain their daily lives. Their results show ...
July 31, 2024 Clean energy investments offer potential stability and growth, especially during volatile market conditions. A recent study explored the relationship between clean energy markets and global stock ...
July 26, 2024 There's an experiment going on in conservation in Africa. With biodiversity imperiled, and nations facing financial and political crises, some governments are transferring the management of protected ...
July 22, 2024 A new study identifies key patterns and factors influencing insect pest establishment and detection across the U.S. and suggests public surveillance ...
July 18, 2024 A new study suggests that the U.S. government's push to increase heavy-duty trucks' energy efficiency could encourage more shipping by truck instead ...
July 17, 2024 PrISMa is a new platform that uses advanced simulations and machine learning to streamline carbon capture technologies, by taking into account the perspectives of diverse stakeholders early in the ...
July 16, 2024 A new global assessment of scientific literature finds that nature-based solutions (NbS) are an economically effective method to mitigate risks from ...
July 9, 2024 Experience from the deployment of blue hydrogen projects will be helpful in lowering future costs of hydrogen production and will remain cost ...
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Sep. 3, 2024 A new study has found that state-level COVID-19 vaccination mandates successfully increased vaccine rates among health care workers, a finding that, while perhaps unsurprising, provides evidence of ...
Aug. 28, 2024 A new study finds that, counter to expectations, geographic disparities in rates of homicides in the US have decreased in recent ...
Aug. 28, 2024 Slow growth in health sector spending is projected in Sub-Saharan Africa as reported in a study. The decline is expected to continue to 2050, according to the authors, and is driven by tepid growth ...
Aug. 27, 2024 Millions of women who work in the fisheries industry are being left behind as technologies develop to counter the effects of climate change and economic pressures. A new study examines this global ...
Aug. 15, 2024 A new study finds that the effects of long COVID have caused many Americans to miss extensive work time, and that 14% of study participants reported not returning to work in the months after their ...
Aug. 9, 2024 A new study using data from COVID-19 lockdowns in Australia suggests that physical isolation does not lead to an increase in feelings of ...
Aug. 7, 2024 A new study finds an increase in knowledge could be a bad thing when people use it to act in their own self-interest rather than in the best interests of the larger ...
Aug. 6, 2024 It may be possible to turn anxiety into a superpower in some scenarios, recent research indicates. The study found that if entrepreneurs preparing to make a funding pitch connected their pitch ...
July 25, 2024 Researchers are investigating ways to better plan for climate-resilient energy systems in the Global South. Focusing on the case study of Accra, the capital of Ghana, the multidisciplinary team ...
July 24, 2024 The COVID-19 pandemic significantly widened existing economic and health disparities between wealthy and low-income countries and slowed progress toward health-related Sustainable Development Goals ...
July 17, 2024 Researchers have developed and validated a new tool for comparing gender inequality among different regions of a country, highlighting links between gender inequality, wellbeing, and participation in ...
July 16, 2024 A new study finds that the proportional allocation of water, and not additional taxes on the resource, is more effective from the point of view of those engaged in ...
July 12, 2024 A new study suggests that people who are trying to conceive and live close to oil and gas development sites have a heightened risk of developing adverse mental health outcomes. The study found that ...
July 9, 2024 Despite offering a path back to careers, returner programmes leave women vulnerable to wage gaps and limited advancement, according to new research from the University of ...
July 8, 2024 A recent study explored the relationship between corporate climate change mitigation actions and the cost of capital for 2,100 Japanese listed companies from 2017 to 2021. The findings reveal that ...
July 2, 2024 Researchers have uncovered significant flaws in current climate risk assessment techniques that could lead to a severe underestimation of climate-related financial losses for businesses and ...
July 1, 2024 Taxing certain antibiotics could help efforts to tackle the escalating threat of antibiotic resistance in humans, according to a new ...
June 24, 2024 Rising health care prices in the U.S. are leading employers outside the health care sector to reduce their payroll and decrease their number of employees, according to a new study. The study found ...
June 21, 2024 Protected areas, like nature reserves, can conserve biodiversity without harming local economic growth, countering a common belief that conservation restricts development. A new study outlines what ...
June 15, 2024 While farmer surveys suggest that carbon prices are still too low relative to the paperwork these programs demand, a new study finds that money alone does not explain either farmers' doubts ...
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- Geographic Differences in U.S. Homicide Rates Have Decreased Since the 1970s
- Lackluster Prioritization of the Health Sector in Government Spending and Dwindling Donor Contributions Drive Slow Growth in Health Spending in Sub-Saharan Africa
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- A Conservation Market Could Incentivize Global Ocean Protection
- Only One in 20 Therapies Tested in Animals Reach Approval for Human Use
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- The Price Tag of Phasing-out Coal
- Team Studies Factors Related to a Sense of Economic Insecurity in Older Adults
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- 38 Trillion Dollars in Damages Each Year: World Economy Already Committed to Income Reduction of 19 % Due to Climate Change
- Substantial Global Cost of Climate Inaction
Thursday, April 11, 2024
- Economist: Tens of Billions of Dollars in Forest Products Are Being Overlooked
- Food Security in Developed Countries Shows Resilience to Climate Change
- Economic Burden of Childhood Verbal Abuse by Adults Estimated at $300 Billion Globally
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- Atmospheric and Economic Drivers of Global Air Pollution
- How Climate Change Will Impact Food Production and Financial Institutions
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- Scientists' Urgent Call: End Destruction and Forge a Just, Sustainable Future
- Companies Ignoring Climate Risks Get Punished by Markets, New Study Reveals
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- New Technique Helps AI Tell When Humans Are Lying
- Study Shows Middle-Aged Americans Are Lonelier Than European Peers, Suggests Loneliness in Midlife Is Endemic
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- Benefits of Heat Pumps
- Older Adults Rely More on Trust in Decision Making. It Could Open Them Up to Scams
Thursday, February 8, 2024
- England's Oldest Became Frailer During Austerity, Study Suggests
- Lifting of Federal Funding Ban Tied to Increase in Gun Violence Research
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- Millennials Aren't All Worse Off Than Baby Boomers, but the Rich-Poor Gap Is Widening
- No One-Size-Fits-All Solution for the Net-Zero Grid
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- A 'fish Cartel' For Africa Could Benefit the Countries, and Their Seas
- Wildfire, Drought Cause $11.2 Billion in Damage to Private Timberland in Three Pacific States, Study Finds
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- Food Waste Prevention in Europe Can Generate Major Footprint Savings
- Decarbonizing Light-Duty Transportation in the United States: Study Reveals Strategies to Achieve Goal