Economics
The newly released research offers a detailed and multi-dimensional exploration of China’s carbon market integration, combining the analysis of 346 policy documents with 22 expert…
US Farm Exports Slip as Trade Rows Deepen and Competitors Seize Market Share
For much of its modern history, the United States has stood as a titan of agricultural production, sustaining a robust trade surplus and feeding not…
ESMT Berlin report: ESG scores carry marginal weight in Gulf financial outcomes
Companies across the Gulf region are facing mounting pressure to comply with environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards. However, the connection between strong ESG performance…
Why Some U.S. Cities Prosper While Others Falter: New Study Reveals the Law of Urban Economic Coherence
A new study from the Complexity Science Hub (CSH) has uncovered a strikingly consistent pattern in the economic development of U.S. cities, one that has…
Tracing sustainability: Economic and social forces behind carbon emissions in West Java
A pioneering research initiative is shedding new light on the relationship between human activity and environmental change in West Java, Indonesia. Bringing together economic, social,…
Participation in English-language science journals is limited by gender, language, and income disparities
Women, non-native English speakers, and scientists from lower-income countries are publishing significantly fewer English-language peer-reviewed articles than men, native English speakers, and researchers based in…
Global Strategies for Balancing Health and Economy in the COVID-19 Era
The COVID-19 pandemic presented governments around the world with an extraordinary challenge: how to strike an effective balance between infection control and the preservation of…
Breakthrough research shows how developing nations can grow their economies without worsening pollution
Balancing environmental sustainability with economic development remains one of the defining challenges of the twenty-first century. For many developing nations, the dilemma is particularly acute:…
Environmental justice and economic divides: a shared challenge
Governments across the globe are increasingly confronted with two pressing challenges: environmental degradation and the persistence of economic inequality. While each has long been the…
Do Steeper Taxes Prompt the Rich to Seek New Homes?
In debates about taxation, it is often claimed that raising rates drives wealthy individuals to uproot themselves in search of more favourable fiscal climates. Yet…
Economic analysis highlights major benefits of COVID-19 vaccination, especially among seniors
As the United States prepares for the rollout of an updated COVID-19 vaccine, new research underscores the economic value of continued broad vaccination. The study…
US Oil and Gas Emissions Drive Unequal Exposure and Health Risks
A major new study led by researchers at University College London and the Stockholm Environment Institute has revealed that air pollution from oil and gas…