Manmohan Singh, Indian ex-PM and architect of economic reform, dies at 92

Economics and Homemakers

Increased housing supply leads to lower house prices – In 2016, Auckland, NZ, implemented a zoning reform to permit multi-family housing in areas previously zoned exclusively for single-family homes

Looking at programs from more than 140 countries, a University of Michigan-led study concludes that large-scale, government-funded child cash transfer programs improve child health outcomes.

The import tariffs introduced by President Trump in 2018–2019 adversely affected US exporters by raising input costs – The cost increases for exporters were substantial enough that the import tariffs were also the equivalent of a US export tariff of 2-4 percent.

The costs of competition in distributing scarce research funds

Finance as a form of economic planning

Study finds Unemployment Insurnace(UI) had little to no impact on job finding, contradicting the theory that unemployment benefits incentivize people to stay unemployed and also suggests that temporary benefit supplements are a promising tool for countering economic downturns.

Green economic planning for rapid decarbonisation

Paul Krugman changed the public face of economics

Organic growth strategies, such as opening new plants or expanding existing operations, play a more significant role in the growth of firms and industries compared to transactional growth strategies, such as mergers, acquisitions and selloffs according to a University of Michigan study

Automating away the centre. Optimal planning and the menace of bureaucratisation

Data from 2000-2020 finds decline in unionization led to increased income inequality in Canada. This finding was consistent for all provinces

Ban medical research with links to the fossil fuel industry, say experts: Investigation reveals a case for stronger action against the influence of health-harming companies on academic research

Going vegan could lower food costs by 19%, while a Mediterranean diet is unlikely to have an impact on the cost of groceries

44,000 Deaths and $10 Billion: Study Quantifies Annual Cost of Child Marriage in Nigeria

Education makes people substantially more likely to support free trade – The study, which analyzes compulsory education reforms across 18 countries, finds that additional years of education boost support for free trade

Physical cash not only influences how much we spend but also fosters a profound sense of psychological ownership that digital payments cannot replicate

High childcare costs are a driver of US inequality – When childcare costs are high, mothers without college degrees reduce their participation in the workforce whereas college-educated mothers do not

From sports betting to financial markets, people make the same predictable mistakes in how they interpret new information

Pandemic raised food, housing insecurity in Oregon despite surge in spending: Beneficiaries surveyed reported that food, housing and interpersonal safety needs increased by 16.5%, 15.9% and 4.4%, respectively, starting in May 2020 and continuing through the end of 2021.

Disinformation can be considered a negative externality of the digital advertising market

Firms that read more perform better: Research finds the volume of information firms consume increases more than proportionally with their size

An Economic and Rational Choice Approach to the Autism Spectrum, Neurodiversity (2011)

Taiwan economic minister says TSMC's core tech will not leave country

London's congestion pricing scheme successfully reduced traffic in downtown London, as well as surrounding suburbs

Analysis of economic and productivity losses caused by cookie banners in Europe

Adolescent women who lived in a location with fewer abortion restrictions and adolescent women who had an abortion (compared to a live birth) are more likely to have graduated from college, have higher incomes, and have greater financial stability over the subsequent 25 years.

Javier Milei: President of Argentina – Freedom, Economics, and Corruption [video]

Taiwan’s chip output soars 22% to more than US$164 billion in 2024, “driven by AI and gradual economic recovery”

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