Driven by technological, societal and political change, renewable energy technologies are progressively replacing fossil fuels.
Economics & Business
May 26, 2022
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Coastal communities at the forefront of climate change reveal valuable approaches to foster adaptability and resilience, according to a worldwide analysis of small-scale fisheries by Stanford University researchers.
Environment
Mar 3, 2021
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Trillions of dollars' worth of financial assets may be under threat from global warming's effects by 2100, climate economists warned on Monday.
Environment
Apr 4, 2016
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Financial innovation is supposed to reduce risk—in theory, at least. Yes, new financial instruments based on the housing market helped cause the financial crisis of 2008. But in the abstract, those same instruments have ...
Economics & Business
Aug 26, 2013
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It is a central worry of many Americans: not having enough money to live comfortably in old age. Now an innovative paper co-authored by an MIT economist shows that a large portion of America’s older population has very ...
Economics & Business
Aug 3, 2012
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From the dotcom bust in the late nineties to the housing crash in the run-up to the 2008 crisis, financial bubbles have been a topic of major concern. Identifying bubbles is important in order to prevent collapses that can ...
Mathematics
Oct 31, 2011
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A country's financial health is rated more highly when its finance minister knows top executives in credit ratings agencies, new research led by Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh suggests.
Economics & Business
Jul 2, 2024
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A new study published in CABI Agriculture & Bioscience has revealed that major empowerment resources and decision-makings that are valuable to men and women vary across gender and farming systems in Ethiopia.
Social Sciences
Aug 8, 2022
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Most of what we know from prior research about which countries are more unequal than others is based on measures of income inequality. In their new study, "The Wealth Inequality of Nations," appearing in the August 2021 issue ...
Economics & Business
Jul 26, 2021
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A new study from Oregon State University found that 77% of low- to moderate-income American households fall below the asset poverty threshold, meaning that if their income were cut off they would not have the financial assets ...
Economics & Business
Aug 5, 2020
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