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Category: Economics

Climate change: extreme weather a new normal in Vietnam

Posted 3rd December 2020 & filed under Blog, Climate change, Economics, Environment, Global warming.

Severe floods have devastated millions of households in the central region of Vietnam over the past month. As expected, this has triggered investigations into how much of this disaster can be attributed to climate change. IF researcher Melissa Bui explains why these types of studies are not necessarily having the effect we might hope for

A green recovery requires transparency – from governments as well as businesses

Posted 13th November 2020 & filed under Blog, Climate change, Coronavirus, Economics, Environment, Government policy.

Recent pledges by Chancellor Rishi Sunak suggest a solid and welcome commitment to the transition to a green economy, post-COVID-19. But IF researcher Melissa Bui says there is reason to treat such pronounced good intentions with caution

The scandal of state-sponsored age discrimination

Posted 19th September 2020 & filed under Blog, Economics, Employment, Finance, Government policy, Young people.

The age bands that are applied to the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage are examples of age discrimination, surely? Rosie Neville, second-year Economics and Politics student at the University of Bristol, finds this government-prescribed policy unacceptable – scandalous, even

A new approach to setting carbon prices

Posted 22nd August 2020 & filed under Blog, Climate change, Economics, Environment, Social issues.

Researchers at the SIPA Center on Global Energy Policy released a study this week outlining a new approach for setting carbon prices. They claim their model permits countries to price carbon in a way that allows them to meet their net-zero targets. IF researcher Melissa Bui explains

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