Degrowth isn't the same as a recession – it's an alternative to growing the economy forever

Not only is degrowth is not the same as negative GDP growth, it is actually better for the planet.

Katharina Richter, Lecturer in Climate, Politics and Society, University of Bristol • conversation
May 23, 2023 ~8 min

Fed rate hikes, recession fears and political backlash leave ESG investors at a crossroads

Three forces are pulling down ESG’s once-rapid rise in the investment world.

Sehoon Kim, Assistant Professor of Finance, University of Florida • conversation
May 3, 2023 ~8 min


Misleading financial reports may be a recession red flag

Misleading financial statements can be an early sign of a recession, according to a new model researchers have created.

Pate McCuien-U. Missouri • futurity
Jan. 12, 2023 ~5 min

Japan's ivory market is no longer a threat to elephant populations – here's why

Japan was one of the world’s largest ivory markets – research explains why the country is no longer a key destination for the product.

Takahiro Kubo, Senior Researcher in National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES) & Visiting Researcher in ICCS, University of Oxford • conversation
Nov. 18, 2022 ~7 min

Listen: Is a recession on the way?

Are we heading for a recession? On this podcast episode, an economist explains why he's feeling optimistic—at least for now.

UC Irvine • futurity
July 25, 2022 ~2 min

The next big financial crisis could be triggered by climate change – but central banks can prevent it

It isn't just the effects of climate change that could destabilize the financial system, it's also fossil fuel assets losing value. The good news is that central banks can fix it.

Stefano Carattini, Assistant Professor in Economics, Georgia State University • conversation
July 19, 2021 ~9 min

The pandemic recession has pushed a further 9.8 million Americans into food insecurity

A team of experts are projecting that after a steep increase in 2020, food insecurity rates will dip in 2021. But behind this is a racial gap – rates for Black Americans will remain stubbornly high.

Craig Gundersen, Professor of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign • conversation
March 19, 2021 ~5 min

What will the economy look like after the COVID recession?

An economist explains why the current COVID-19 recession is different, why lockdowns aren't the cause, and what the future could bring.

Peter Iglinski-Rochester • futurity
Jan. 27, 2021 ~8 min


No country ‘immune’ to COVID-19 economic shock, but Asian nations will bounce back faster

Study uses forty years of quarterly data to forecast a lengthy global recession resulting from coronavirus, with the manufacturing bases of China and East Asia

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Dec. 2, 2020 ~6 min

It's time for states that grew rich from oil, gas and coal to figure out what's next

The pandemic recession has reduced US energy demand, roiling budgets in states that are major fossil fuel producers. But politics and culture can impede efforts to look beyond oil, gas and coal.

Morgan Bazilian, Professor of Public Policy and Director, Payne Institute, Colorado School of Mines • conversation
Sept. 23, 2020 ~10 min

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