Invasive species have been invading foreign territories for centuries. By quantifying the mammoth economic impacts, we hope political leaders will start to take notice.
Most people used the first coronavirus check to pad their savings or pay down debt.
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Groundwater was once thought to buffer streams from warming, but an inexpensive new technique shows streams fed by shallow groundwater may be just as susceptible as those without.
First year Western University students Sarah Pignatelli and Mason Shearer wait for a COVID-19 test in London, Ont., on Sept. 19, 2020.
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Media depictions of youth during the pandemic are distorting the actual experiences, practices and attitudes of young adults during COVID-19, as well as the pandemic’s impact on them.
Sidewalk Labs had planned to develop the Toronto Port Lands, seen here in June 2019.
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The economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic has caused Sidewalk Labs, a Google affiliate, to withdraw from the Toronto waterfront development partnership.
Economists are using models to try to determine what short- and long-term impacts the coronavirus pandemic will have on the global economy.
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As countries get ready to re-open their economies, will there be a post-pandemic recovery? History and current economic models suggest those looking for a quick rebound will be disappointed.
Residents of Hong Kong wear masks as they make their commutes.
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New Zealand has become more economically dependent on China than many nations in the past generation, with a 12-fold jump in trade in commercial services.
It can be difficult to get pain from endometriosis under control.
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Women with endometriosis pay an average of $1,200 in out-of-pocket health costs a year. When you add lost wages and productivity, the costs add up to $30,000 per sufferer every year.
Cars sit submerged in water from Hurricane Dorian in Freeport, Bahamas.
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The usual way we calculate the economic damage of natural disasters underestimates their true toll – which is key to understanding the costs of climate change.
The Hong Kong protests have drawn massive and diverse crowds.
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While the political and long-term consequences of the protests are still impossible to know, Hong Kong is already experiencing some short-term economic impacts.
Australia is currently experiencing one of the largest booms in international student enrolments, which needs to be sustainable if we’re going to continue to benefit economically.
Americans make charitable donations for many reasons.
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Economic trends, not politics, typically influence how money money Americans donate to charity. Yet some advocacy groups say their donations surged after the 2016 presidential election.
A student learns to operate a mill in an advanced precision machining class.
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The Trump administration’s cuts to social programs like career and technical education would deal a blow to its efforts to boost economic growth.
The treasurer referred to the A$13 billion “zombie” measures the Senate has failed to pass as a “Senate tax”, in justifying the tax increases in this budget.
Lukas Coch
The budget was extraordinary in many ways. It is an abandonment of restraint on taxes by a liberal government. It is nakedly populist and it also acknowledges that government debt can be productive.
Charitable organisations need support in a number of areas from government and other stakeholders in order to measure and improve on their work.
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Matthew Flinders Professor of Global Ecology and Models Theme Leader for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, Flinders University
Professor of Economics and Philanthropic Studies; Associate Dean for Research and International Programs, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Indiana University