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A lone walker in a shopping district of Leeds, UK, during lockdown.

No country ‘immune’ to COVID-19 economic shock, but Asian nations will bounce back faster

02 Dec 2020

Study uses 40 years of quarterly data to forecast a lengthy global recession resulting from coronavirus, with the manufacturing bases of China and...

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Iowa County Drought

Globalised economy making water, energy and land insecurity worse: study

26 Oct 2020

The first large-scale study of the risks that countries face from dependence on water, energy and land resources has found that globalisation may be...

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A reporter takes a photo of Donald Trump during a White House coronavirus briefing in April

Economic damage could be worse without lockdown and social distancing – study

29 Apr 2020

The worst thing for the economy would be not acting at all to prevent disease spread, followed by too short a lockdown, according to research based...

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A forest on fire.

Climate change to shrink economies of rich, poor, hot and cold countries alike unless Paris Agreement holds

19 Aug 2019

Study suggests that 7% of global GDP will disappear by 2100 as a result of business-as-usual carbon emissions, including over 10% of incomes in both...

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Energy

‘Carbon bubble’ coming that could wipe trillions from the global economy – study

04 Jun 2018

Macroeconomic simulations show rates of technological change in energy efficiency and renewable power are likely to cause a sudden drop in demand for...

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New report on macro-economic impact of Brexit questions Treasury forecasts

06 Jan 2017

Economists at the Centre for Business Research (CBR) have challenged the assumptions of the Treasury in their new forecast for the UK economy and the...

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El Niño waves crash into a pier

Study reveals economic impact of El Niño

11 Jul 2014

El Niño has a significant impact on the world and local economies - and not always for the worst - and countries should plan ahead to mitigate its...

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