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
Dec. 2, 2020 • ~6 min
covid-19 economics macroeconomic recession
Globalised economy making water, energy and land insecurity worse: study
The first large-scale study of the risks that countries face from dependence on water, energy and land resources has found that globalisation may be
Oct. 26, 2020 • ~5 min
climate-change covid-19 manufacturing economics macroeconomic global-food-security food-security globalisation
Green COVID-19 recovery packages can boost economic growth and tackle climate change, researchers say
Researchers find long-term, climate-friendly stimulus policies are often superior in overall economic impact – not just in slowing global warming.
May 5, 2020 • ~7 min
climate-change environment covid-19 coronavirus economics
Economic damage could be worse without lockdown and social distancing – study
The worst thing for the economy would be not acting at all to prevent disease spread, followed by too short a lockdown, according to research based on US data.
April 29, 2020 • ~5 min
covid-19 economics macroeconomic
Women bear brunt of coronavirus economic shutdown in UK and US
New data shows women and people who did not go to university are more likely to have lost work and earnings since mid-March.
April 21, 2020 • ~5 min
covid-19 economics work gender-inequality
Economic activity has halved during Spain’s coronavirus lockdown, study suggests
Almost one and a half billion spending transactions reveal “real time” reactions of consumers in a major western economy during the nation’s peak pandemic period.
April 15, 2020 • ~6 min
covid-19 economics spain
Younger workers hit harder by coronavirus economic shock in UK and US
In addition, those on low incomes are more likely to have lost jobs or pay, and less able to complete work tasks from home. Researchers warn the COVID-19 downturn is likely to “increase inequality between young and old”.
April 3, 2020 • ~6 min
covid-19 economics employment
Workers under 30 hit harder by coronavirus economic shock in UK and US
In addition, those on low incomes are more likely to have lost jobs or pay, and less able to complete work tasks from home. Researchers warn the COVID-19 downturn is likely to “increase inequality between young and old”.
April 3, 2020 • ~6 min
covid-19 economics employment
Climate change to shrink economies of rich, poor, hot and cold countries alike unless Paris Agreement holds
Study suggests that 7% of global GDP will disappear by 2100 as a result of business-as-usual carbon emissions – including over 10% of incomes in both Canada and the United States.
Aug. 19, 2019 • ~6 min
sustainability sustainable-earth climate-change economics macroeconomic
Cambridge historian and his family members announced as joint winners of one of the biggest cash prizes in world economics
A ‘radical’ plan by three members of the same family to boost UK growth has been named as one of the first winners of the £100,000 Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) Economics Prize, one of the world’s largest prizes in the discipline.
July 10, 2019 • ~5 min
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