Imagine this: You take out a mortgage to purchase your dream home. But the rate you were quoted has expired, and when you go to renew it you find there's been a major hike in interest rates. With this new rate, you are no ...
Environment
Jan 24, 2022
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Britain's birth rates are plunging. The number of babies being born has been in steep decline since 2017. Now, researchers are investigating early signs that the pandemic may have caused rates to drop even further.
Social Sciences
Sep 24, 2021
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A study published in Economic Inquiry that examined data from 133 countries from 1950-2014 found that a reduction in fiscal space—with fiscal space being the ability of governments to provide resources without undermining ...
Economics & Business
Jun 23, 2021
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The COVID-19 pandemic has elevated consumers' focus on sustainability and willingness to pay out of their own pockets—or even take a pay cut—for a sustainable future, according to a new IBM Institute for Business Value ...
Social Sciences
Apr 22, 2021
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A study co-authored by an academic from Queen Mary University of London has shed new light on the true magnitude of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on financial markets.
Economics & Business
Jan 28, 2021
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In current turbulent times, people are concerned not only about their health, but also about their economic situation. While many research papers focus on the economy of the United States, the doctoral thesis defended recently ...
Economics & Business
Jan 26, 2021
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The coronavirus pandemic took a huge toll on global jobs last year, the United Nations said Monday, with the equivalent of more than a quarter of a billion lost.
Economics & Business
Jan 25, 2021
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The rise of populist movements is changing political systems around the world. As support for these "anti-elite" movements intensifies, many are scrambling to understand whether economic decline and intensifying inter-group ...
Economics & Business
Dec 11, 2020
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Global emissions are expected to decline by about 7% in 2020 (or 2.4 billion tons of carbon dioxide) compared to 2019—an unprecedented drop due to the slowdown in economic activity associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Environment
Dec 11, 2020
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There's little doubt that government-ordered business shutdowns to stop the spread of COVID-19 damaged the US economy, but the exact cost has not been clear.
Social Sciences
Nov 24, 2020
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