Economic growth does not produce well-being
Over the last three decades global society has grown richer, but not better off.
Social Sciences
Jul 4, 2013
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News tagged with gdp
China's online population reaches 731 million
The number of internet users in China—already the world's highest—reached 731 million in December, authorities said, as e-commerce drives consumer demand across the Asian giant.
Internet
Jan 23, 2017
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New study on how governments can fund radical ecological and social policies without GDP growth
According to a new study led by a researcher at Freie Universität Berlin's Otto Suhr Institute of Political Science, the level of gross domestic product (GDP) has no impact on the ability of states with monetary sovereignty ...
Economics & Business
Sep 26, 2023
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Personality change key to improving well-being
People's personalities can change considerably over time, say scientists, suggesting that leopards really can change their spots.
Social Sciences
Mar 5, 2012
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A year since Russia invaded Ukraine, new research shows global financial impact
On February 24, 2022, the Russian invasion of Ukraine escalated a dramatic conflict, with devastating effects both in human costs on the ground and international impact. Beyond the immediate reaction of world stock markets, ...
Economics & Business
Feb 24, 2023
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Governing economic growth in the cloud
Gross domestic product (GDP) can be boosted by cloud computing, the system in which remote computers on the Internet are used to store, manage and process data rather than the users' local machines. A report to be published ...
Business
Nov 14, 2012
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New economic model may prevent problems with capital flow
The sudden halt of capital flow within a country indicates, according to experts, a bottleneck related to its foreign finance: That is to say, the bankruptcy of the country, as it leads to the contraction of international ...
Economics & Business
Apr 17, 2020
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New research suggests economic stagnation is no excuse for climate inaction
Policymakers should be paying more, rather than less, attention to tackling climate change in economically tough times, a new study suggests. As economies have stagnated major emitters of CO2 seem unwilling to accept binding ...
Environment
Jul 3, 2013
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Climate on track to devastate world's poorest economies: study
The 65 most vulnerable nations will see GDP drop 20 percent on average by 2050 and 64 percent by 2100 if the world heats up 2.9 degrees Celsius, according to a report released Monday at the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow.
Environment
Nov 8, 2021
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Social responsibility of businesses questioned
When the Icelandic banking system was privatised in 2003, it inaugurated a period of furious expansion of both loans and risky investments. The bubble burst in 2008. At that time, the nominal assets of the three largest banks ...
Economics & Business
Feb 28, 2012
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