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
Apr 12, 2021
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Multinational companies headquartered in countries with tougher environmental policies tend to locate their polluting factories in countries with more lax regulations, a new study finds.
Environment
Mar 08, 2021
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For the second time in two years, Gildardo Urrego is scooping up piles of dead bees after an invisible evil invaded his hives in northwest Colombia, wreaking havoc among his swarms.
Ecology
Feb 26, 2021
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From toilet paper to industrial chemicals, there's no doubt the COVID-19 pandemic has been disruptive to global supply chains.
Economics & Business
Sep 22, 2020
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State-owned enterprises balance demands of markets and public sector. Ambiguous and changing demands create a power vacuum giving management more power, while creating potential for conflicts. State-owned enterprises are ...
Economics & Business
Sep 15, 2020
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A fifth of carbon dioxide emissions come from multinational companies' global supply chains, according to a new study led by UCL and Tianjin University that shows the scope of multinationals' influence on climate change.
Environment
Sep 07, 2020
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When coronavirus lockdowns were introduced, the shift to remote working was sudden and sweeping. Now the British government is hoping the return to the office will be just as swift – to help the economy "get back to normal". ...
Economics & Business
Sep 02, 2020
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Major industrialized nations currently live in a "consume and dispose" world. This is great for firms' bottom lines and abstract measures such as GDP, but the social and environmental costs of this way of life have been high—for ...
Economics & Business
Feb 17, 2020
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This week, as the danger of the coronavirus outbreak in China became apparent, airlines suspended flights to the Chinese mainland and multinational companies shut down their activities there. We asked Stephen Roach, a senior ...
Economics & Business
Feb 04, 2020
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While the familiar idiom "you say tomayto, I say tomahto" is meant to showcase the triviality of differences, the irony lies in its illustration of the wide variation in English pronunciation.
Education
Oct 31, 2019
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