Using carbon tax revenue to fund free green electricity and public transport could significantly reduce individual households' greenhouse gas emissions, a new study has found.
Environment
Nov 23, 2021
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When Congress tasked a group of economists and social scientists in 2015 to study ways to cut child poverty in the U.S. in half, one finding stood out. More than any other policy, a "child allowance" of about $3,000 per year, ...
Economics & Business
Nov 8, 2021
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Many low and middle-income countries face a myriad of challenges. But policies that can address them are few and far between. The challenges include high and rising inequality, budget crises and the ongoing pandemic.
Economics & Business
Nov 8, 2021
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The time has come for Canada and other rich nations to pony-up and pay for the devastation they have caused countries in the Global South. That means, for a start, providing far greater climate adaptation financing to low-income ...
Environment
Oct 25, 2021
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No, there's not an increasing number of Australians freeloading off other taxpayers. A new ANU study explains why—with a little help from the cult film, The Princess Bride.
Social Sciences
Sep 7, 2021
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A report by an expert from The University of Manchester has found that low-income drivers are effectively being charged more than double (212 percent) per mile to subsidize more wealthy road users.
Economics & Business
Aug 25, 2021
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A recent study finds U.S. companies that have a substantial number of employees in foreign jurisdictions with lower tax rates are more likely than their peers to "artificially" locate earnings in those jurisdictions—and ...
Economics & Business
Aug 9, 2021
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Food insecurity is a major problem in the U.S., and it worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides some relief, but millions of Americans still lack adequate access ...
Political science
Jul 9, 2021
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The shift to home working brought about by the pandemic could cost the UK economy up to £32 billion a year in lost personal income tax.
Economics & Business
Jun 22, 2021
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Approximately one-third of all U.S. counties do not exempt grocery foods from the general sales tax, which means the lowest-income families living in those areas are most susceptible to food insecurity. New research from ...
Economics & Business
May 26, 2021
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