Too Hot to Think Straight, Too Cold to Panic

Researchers from the University of Cambridge and Boston Consulting Group (BCG) offer a strong case for investing in climate mitigation and adaptation to avoid

Cambridge University News • cambridge
March 10, 2025 ~1 min

A new way of thinking about the economy could help protect the Amazon, and help its people thrive

To protect the Amazon and support the wellbeing of its people, its economy needs to shift from environmentally harmful production to a model built around the

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Aug. 6, 2024 ~6 min


Women economists underrepresented ‘at every level’ in UK academia – report

New research shows the gender gap in the teaching and study of economics is still dramatic and actually getting worse. Economists argue that this is not just a

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July 13, 2021 ~4 min

First COVID-19 lockdown cost UK hospitality and high street £45 billion in turnover, researchers estimate

However, UK supermarkets and online retailers made an additional £4 billion each thanks to the coronavirus lockdown that began in March last year, according to

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Feb. 18, 2021 ~6 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

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Dec. 2, 2020 ~6 min

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

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Oct. 26, 2020 ~5 min

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.

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May 5, 2020 ~7 min

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.

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April 29, 2020 ~5 min


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.

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April 21, 2020 ~5 min

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. 

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April 15, 2020 ~6 min

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