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The new coronavirus is inspiring panic buying of a variety of household products such as toilet paper in cities across the U.S. and world. While it makes sense to me …
Zero risk bias: The economics of toilet paper hoarding Read More
Over recent years there’s been a surge in European cities that, via public tendering, are using their spending power far more pro-actively and strategically to promote social justice and environmental …
Cities fight back against EU rules that prevent progressive public policy Read More
38 out of 75 of the world’s largest asset managers, with greater assets under management than the GDP of the US and China combined, are stalling on taking action on …
Top asset managers show disregard for harmful impacts of their investments Read More
How would you value care work, cheese, and a piece of forest, if not mediated by a market? There are many proposals for radical economies from progressive economists, activists and …
How artists are exploring radical economies Read More
In Jordan, only 15% of women are engaged in the formal economy. Jordan is near the bottom of global rankings for economic participation and opportunity for women, ranking 145 out …
The sharing economy helps women find new economic opportunities in Jordan Read More
The past decade of political failure on climate change has cost us all dear. It has shrunk the time left for action by two-thirds. In 2010, the world thought it …
Past decade of climate inertia has shrunk the time left for action by two-thirds Read More
The coronavirus outbreak in China has come down hard on the country’s poor who cannot afford to be quarantined, have less access to supplies, and do not have the money …
Coronavirus exposes China’s rich-poor divide and personalized power networks Read More
Uber and Lyft have consumed a vast amount of attention since they arrived a decade ago. But in many ways, we’re just beginning to understand what ride-hailing is doing. A …
Environmental impact of Uber and Lyft is worse than the transportation modes they replace Read More
Pandemic bonds sound like a curious financial concept — but they were brought in by the World Bank in 2017 to help developing economies. Against the odds, the coronavirus outbreak …
Investors flee from controversial pandemic bonds Read More
This novel coronavirus is just one of a whole spate of other pathogens we’ve seen — Ebola in West Africa, where it had never been seen before, Zika in the …
Climate crisis makes the spread of infectious diseases like Coronavirus more common Read More