University of Michigan-led study finds low- and middle-income countries can lower emissions, reduce inequality, and improve well-being—challenging the idea that climate mitigation must come at a social or economic cost

What a refugee camp reveals about economics

New model published in Nature and developed by the University of Michigan and the University of Colorado shows extreme weather events—like wildfires, windstorms, and heatwaves—can cause major economic losses by disrupting ecosystem services…

Schrodinger's Economics

Impact of Trump 2.0 on Sub-Saharan Africa

Study has uncovered evidence that the body’s internal regulation of eating may be influenced by an individual’s socio-economic background: internal signals from the vagus nerve may be more closely aligned with eating behaviour in individuals from higher socio-economic backgrounds

75% of Scientists in Nature Poll Weigh Leaving US

Harvard study: open-source has an economic value of 8.8T dollars

Banks that are investigated for financial misconduct take more risks, and this is worse in the presence of powerful CEOs and a higher proportion of institutional investors

Household electricity three times more expensive than upcoming ‘eco-friendly’ aviation e-fuels, study finds: Findings also show, among EU citizens, the wealthiest 1% is responsible for 66% of distances travelled by air – and air travel is almost non-existent for 50%

Prefabricated Construction in the Residential Real Estate Market

Small cities leaders lack a playbook for dealing with economic decline

Green monetary policy reduces emissions, and can help meet Paris goals, study finds

Inequality destroys the benefits of positive economic growth for the poor - inequality significantly increases the probability of being in poverty; and that inequality significantly increases poverty intensity.

Anthropic Economic Index: Insights from Claude 3.7 Sonnet

Delayed and disorderly energy transitions will threaten economic and financial stability whilst also increasing the economic risks from climate change

Wall Street stocks tumble as investors fret over US economic slowdown

Two weak spots in Big Tech economics

YouTube influencers drive engagement with video games, but may be costing millions for game developers in sales: Study finds influencers increase player engagement but often reduce game purchases…

GLP-1 drugs: An economic disruptor? (2024)

America faces a Trumpian economic slowdown

Basketball analytics investment is key to NBA wins and other successes, study finds: NBA teams that hired more analytics staff, and invested more in data analysis, tended to win more games.

Economic and Market Data Signal a Recession Is Coming

Economic sectors that drive nature decline are heavily subsidized, between 1.7 and 3.2 Trillion US dollars every year, and produce large environmental externalities…

Trump's Policies Have Shaken a Once-Solid Economic Outlook

Major cities in the US get the spotlight for economic decline strategies, but smaller cities often face similar struggles with fewer resources

America says there are 'extraordinary' economic opportunities in Russia. Huh?

According to researchers at Munich's IFO Institute and the University of Oslo, women's wages in Germany drop 20% on average after marriage

The Ghost in the Machine: How Tech’s Vanishing Jobs Could Birth a New Economic Reality

Employee burnout can cost employers millions each year, study finds: Ranging from approximately $4,000 to $21,000 per employee in the U.S., a 1,000-employee company in the U.S

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