A carbon tax can have economic, not just environmental, benefits for Australia
A new study has found that a carbon tax, accompanied by "revenue recycling," can produce both environmental and economic benefits for Australia.
A new study has found that a carbon tax, accompanied by "revenue recycling," can produce both environmental and economic benefits for Australia.
Environment
Aug 3, 2023
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In 2015, two political scientists at the University of Rochester began assembling data to study the effects of colonialism on the ability of newly liberated states to collect revenues after independence.
Economics & Business
Jul 26, 2023
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It's become easy to order items thanks to the miracles of online shopping. But it's not so simple on the retailer end, especially when more than 16% of those sales are later sent back. In the U.S., that adds up to a staggering ...
Economics & Business
Jul 20, 2023
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Over the past couple of years, artificial intelligence (AI) has greatly improved hotel operations and efficiency by automating processes such as booking and contactless check-in, allowing staff to focus on providing premium, ...
Economics & Business
Jun 20, 2023
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As society reckons with climate change, there's a growing call to keep fossil fuels right where they are, in the ground. But the impact of curtailing oil production will depend on the policies we implement to achieve this.
Environment
May 18, 2023
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Consumers paid high energy costs while electricity generators saw enormous increases in revenues beyond their costs, finds a new report by UCL researchers that traces the revenues of the UK's electricity generation sector ...
Economics & Business
May 16, 2023
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Researchers from NC State University and Texas A&M University published a new Journal of Marketing article that examines membership fee shipping programs and the effect on consumers' purchase behaviors and company net revenue.
Economics & Business
Apr 12, 2023
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Sacrificial dilemmas are popular among philosophers. Should you divert a train from five people strapped to the tracks to a side-track with only one person strapped to it? What if that one person were a renowned cancer researcher? ...
Economics & Business
Mar 15, 2023
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Around 30 years ago, many developed countries started a process of absolute decoupling of their emissions of CO₂ and energy use from economic growth. This means keeping emissions stable, or better yet, shrinking them, while ...
Economics & Business
Mar 10, 2023
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Cyclone Gabrielle's trail of misery and destruction presents a major fiscal and political dilemma for the government: how should the country pay for the recovery? Does it borrow now and spread repayment over generations, ...
Economics & Business
Mar 1, 2023
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