//www.koonmotors.com/news/science_society/economics/ Science and economics. Read the latest scientific research pertaining to economic theory, including practical applications. en-us Mon, 10 Jul 2023 22:55:21 EDT Mon, 10 Jul 2023 22:55:21 EDT 60 //www.koonmotors.com/images/scidaily-logo-rss.png//www.koonmotors.com/news/science_society/economics/ For more science news, visit ScienceDaily. //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230710113854.htm Financial payments made by land developers to offset their impacts on threatened species may fall short, according to new research. Mon, 10 Jul 2023 11:38:54 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230710113854.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230706124546.htm A new study identifies how to calculate the economic value of temporarily reducing carbon emissions through carbon offsetting. Thu, 06 Jul 2023 12:45:46 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230706124546.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230704110933.htm The UK risks a growing divide between organizations who have invested in new, artificial intelligence-enabled digital technologies and those who haven’t, new research suggests. Tue, 04 Jul 2023 11:09:33 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230704110933.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230703133044.htm Researchers have identified a strategy that can offset the random and unpredictable nature of weather conditions that threaten carbon emission reduction efforts in the shipping sector. Mon, 03 Jul 2023 13:30:44 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230703133044.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230629193301.htm In light of climate change and the impending transition to clean energy, many long-standing programs to address energy insecurity need to be refreshed. A new paper provides growing documentation of the connections between energy insecurity and poor health. The paper also offers an overview of current policy initiatives and discusses ways that current policies can be improved upon. Thu, 29 Jun 2023 19:33:01 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230629193301.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230627123108.htm New research from Dartmouth takes a fresh look at game theory to show that being uncooperative can help people on the weaker side of a power dynamic achieve a more equal outcome -- and even inflict some loss on their abusive counterpart. The findings can be applied to help equalize the balance of power in labor negotiations, international relations and everyday interactions, as well as integrate cooperation into interconnected AI systems such as driverless cars. Tue, 27 Jun 2023 12:31:08 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230627123108.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230626164149.htm A new study shows that current trends in environmental degradation will lead to large economic losses in the coming decades, hitting the poorest countries hardest. But there is hope: investing in nature can turn those losses into gains. 星期一,2023年6月26日16:41:49美国东部时间 //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230626164149.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230623161147.htm The global economy will grow slower in the 21st century than economists have expected, a finding that has implications for our ability to adapt to climate change in the coming decades, according to new research. Fri, 23 Jun 2023 16:11:47 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230623161147.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230622120833.htm One common rationale against climate action is that the resulting fossil fuel investment losses could impact people's retirement or long-term savings. However, researchers report that the loss of fossil fuel assets would have a minimal impact on the general populace. In high-income countries, most financial losses would be borne by the most affluent individuals for whom the loss makes up a small percentage of their total wealth. In contrast, the financial loss of lower-income individuals would be minimal and feasible for governments to compensate. Thu, 22 Jun 2023 12:08:33 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230622120833.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230619120152.htm How do asset markets work? Which stocks behave similarly? Economists, physicists, and mathematicians work intensively to draw a picture but need to learn what is happening outside their discipline. A new paper now builds a bridge. Mon, 19 Jun 2023 12:01:52 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230619120152.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230608121013.htm Human-induced warming, largely caused by the burning of fossil fuels, reached an average of 1.14°C for the most recent decade (2013 to 2022) above pre-industrial levels. This is up from 1.07°C between 2010 and 2019. Human-induced warming is now increasing at a pace of over 0.2°C per decade. The analysis also found that greenhouse gas emissions were 'at an all-time high', with human activity resulting in the equivalent of 54 (+/-5.3) gigatonnes (or billion metric tonnes) of carbon dioxide being released into the atmosphere on average every year over the last decade (2012-2021). Given the speed at which the global climate system is changing, the scientists argue that policymakers, climate negotiators and civil society groups need to have access to up-to-date and robust scientific evidence on which to base decisions. Thu, 08 Jun 2023 12:10:13 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230608121013.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230530125450.htm A detailed plan to transform product packaging and significantly cut plastic production and pollution has been developed by researchers. The study comes as government representatives meet in Paris to negotiate a legally binding global plastics treaty with a mandate to end plastic pollution. Tue, 30 May 2023 12:54:50 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230530125450.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230530125419.htm A survey of philosophers finds they broadly agree with economists on the best way of valuing the environment of the future in policy decisions made now -- although for different reasons. Tue, 30 May 2023 12:54:19 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230530125419.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230522131302.htm Researchers took a deep dive into the economic and environmental value of community recycling efforts and compared it to the value of other climate change mitigation practices, concluding it provides a return on investment. Mon, 22 May 2023 13:13:02 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230522131302.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230522131143.htm A team of researchers has created a new supply chain model which could empower the international hydrogen renewable energy industry. Mon, 22 May 2023 13:11:43 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230522131143.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230518172010.htm Researchers report that the financial toll of the climate pattern known as El Niño can persist for several years and cost trillions in lost income worldwide. The study, which is among the first to evaluate the long-term costs of El Niño, found that the 1982 and 1997 events led to $4.1 trillion and $5.7 trillion in lost income in the five years following them. With El Niño projected to return this year, the researchers project that global economic losses for the 21st century will amount to $84 trillion as climate change potentially amplifies the events' frequency and strength. Thu, 18 May 2023 17:20:10 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230518172010.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230516115544.htm New research shows the number of farms globally will shrink from 616 million in 2020 to 272 million in 2100, posing significant risks to the world's food systems. Tue, 16 May 2023 11:55:44 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230516115544.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230501112122.htm A recent study quantified the number of harmful fisheries subsidies that support fishing in the high seas, domestic and foreign waters and found that between 20 and 37 per cent of these subsidies supported fishing in waters outside the jurisdictions of their home nation. Further, these subsidies also primarily originated from developed nations, yet disproportionately impacted developing countries, leading to environmental and societal impacts all around the globe. Mon, 01 May 2023 11:21:22 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230501112122.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/04/230407094243.htm People around the globe are so dependent on the internet to exercise socio-economic human rights such as education, healthcare, work, and housing that online access must now be considered a basic human right, a new study reveals. Fri, 07 Apr 2023 09:42:43 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/04/230407094243.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230328145431.htm In interventions designed to encourage more sustainable and climate-smart behavior, examples of what other people are doing and financial 'carrots' are more important than providing knowledge and facts. This has been shown in an international second-order meta-analysis of more than four hundred primary studies. However, all types of climate mitigation interventions have a relatively small effect on how people behave. Tue, 28 Mar 2023 14:54:31 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230328145431.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230328145428.htm An international research team develops a rubric for governments and policymaking bodies to evaluate preparedness for ocean acidification. Tue, 28 Mar 2023 14:54:28 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230328145428.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230328145332.htm Can monetary policy such as the U.S. Federal Reserve raising interest rates affect the environment? According to a new study, it can. Results suggest that the impact of monetary policy on pollution is basically domestic: a monetary contraction or reduction in a region reduces its own emissions, but this does not seem to spread out to other economies. However, the findings do not imply that the international economy is irrelevant to determining one region's emissions level. The actions of a country, like the U.S., are not restricted to its borders. For example, a positive shock in the Federal Reserve's monetary policy may cause adjustments in the whole system, including the carbon emissions of the other regions. Tue, 28 Mar 2023 14:53:32 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230328145332.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230323135755.htm 气候变化的严重后果vironment and people and is a major threat to economic stability. A new assessment reviews innovative, integrated research that underpins the economic case for strong near-term climate action. Thu, 23 Mar 2023 13:57:55 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230323135755.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230321112611.htm People might be more positive to the removal of fuel subsidies if told where the money would be spent instead. This has been shown in a study which investigated attitudes towards removing fossil fuel subsidies in five developing countries. Tue, 21 Mar 2023 11:26:11 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230321112611.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230316114055.htm A recent study makes it clear: Countries like Sweden that can link data from different areas -- such as the labor market and health care -- have a decisive advantage when it comes to setting targeted actions. Thu, 16 Mar 2023 11:40:55 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230316114055.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230314154913.htm A global maternal immunization program for group B Streptococcus -- strep B -- would save millions in healthcare costs by reducing death and disability, but without tiered pricing, equitable access would likely not be achieved. Several vaccines are currently under development, and an assessment of the impact and value of a global program has now been published. Tue, 14 Mar 2023 15:49:13 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230314154913.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230314110751.htm In a world experiencing growing inequality and intolerance, tools borrowed from science and mathematics could be the key to understanding and preventing prejudice. Experts apply evolutionary game theory, which combines techniques from economics and biology, and complex system analysis to investigate the relationship between inequality and intolerance. They found that inequality boosts intolerance and that redistribution of wealth can prevent its infectious spread. Tue, 14 Mar 2023 11:07:51 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230314110751.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230314110716.htm 技术存在that the BC government could leverage to help small farmers connect directly with consumers and also mitigate climate change impacts, say new findings. Tue, 14 Mar 2023 11:07:16 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230314110716.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230313162740.htm Hydrogen is often heralded as the clean fuel of the future, but new research suggests that leaky hydrogen infrastructure could end up increasing atmospheric methane levels, which would cause decades-long climate consequences. Mon, 13 Mar 2023 16:27:40 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230313162740.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230309101336.htm Using a novel economic-epidemiological model, researchers examine the health and economic impacts that could have occurred if California took a 'business-as-usual' approach to the COVID-19 pandemic. Thu, 09 Mar 2023 10:13:36 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230309101336.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230307073213.htm Annual damage caused by flooding in the UK could increase by more than a fifth over the next century due to climate change unless all international pledges to reduce carbon emissions are met, according to new research. Tue, 07 Mar 2023 07:32:13 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230307073213.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230306143509.htm The first global study to investigate how gender equality may be associated with life expectancy has found that both women and men live longer as it improves. Mon, 06 Mar 2023 14:35:09 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230306143509.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/02/230221180107.htm A recent study found that a Medicaid program in Colorado can help address the shortage of home healthcare workers for children with complex medical needs by offering family members certified nursing assistant (CNA) training and paying them for at-home medical care their child requires. Results show that children who received family-CNA care were not more likely to be hospitalized than children cared for by a non-family CNA. Children with family-CNA caregivers also experienced greater care continuity since turnover was not an issue as it tends to be with traditional home healthcare workers. Tue, 21 Feb 2023 18:01:07 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/02/230221180107.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/02/230213120638.htm 一项新的研究提出了一个主要的融资模式rehabilitation of the 27 locks and dams on the Upper Mississippi. It relies on a collective investment from all -- or at least most -- of the shippers, along with government funding. The researcher's model shows the public-private partnership would pay off in the long run. Mon, 13 Feb 2023 12:06:38 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/02/230213120638.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/02/230208125102.htm A new study analyzes the factors that drive environmental concern among Europeans in an effort to understand how we can bolster popular support for combating climate change. Wed, 08 Feb 2023 12:51:02 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/02/230208125102.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/02/230207144251.htm New global modelling predicts the devastating socioeconomic impacts of future extreme coastal flooding for developing nations caused by climate change, with Asia, West Africa and Egypt facing severe costs in the coming decades. Tue, 07 Feb 2023 14:42:51 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/02/230207144251.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/02/230201134216.htm A study found that under more severe climate warming scenarios, the inventory of trees used for timber in the continental United States could decline by as much as 23% by 2100. The largest inventory losses would occur in two of the leading timber regions in the U.S., which are both in the South. Wed, 01 Feb 2023 13:42:16 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/02/230201134216.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/01/230124112742.htm Rapid economic growth has pushed rare species of big carnivores to the brink of extinction, but ecologists have suggested our appetite to once again live alongside big cats is increasing. Tue, 24 Jan 2023 11:27:42 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/01/230124112742.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/01/230124101536.htm Discovering new drugs has become increasingly rare for independent large pharmaceutical companies in recent times. Almost 60% of new drugs are discovered through mergers and acquisitions and drug licensing. Now, researchers shed light on the recent trends of spinouts from academia and investments in the U.S.A and Europe, foreshadowing a promising shift in the industry's interorganizational deal networks to improve research and development productivity in the future. Tue, 24 Jan 2023 10:15:36 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/01/230124101536.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/01/230120093116.htm 钢是在最重要的一个材料e world, integral to the cars we drive, the buildings we inhabit, and the infrastructure that allows us to travel from place to place. Steel is also responsible for 7% of global greenhouse gas emissions. In 2021, 45 countries made a commitment to pursue near-zero-emission steel in the next decade. But how possible is it to produce the steel we need in society with zero emissions? A new study shows that if we are truly committed to reaching zero emissions, we must be prepared for a scenario where the amount of steel we can produce is lower. Fri, 20 Jan 2023 09:31:16 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/01/230120093116.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/01/230117110430.htm Capturing the potential profits and jobs offered by a growing hydrogen industry may need as much innovation in regulatory agencies as it does in the research laboratories, according to new research. Tue, 17 Jan 2023 11:04:30 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/01/230117110430.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/01/230112090933.htm While some people are concerned about America's falling birth rate, a new study suggests young people don't need to be convinced to have more children. In fact, young Americans haven't changed the number of children they intend to have in decades. Thu, 12 Jan 2023 09:09:33 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/01/230112090933.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/01/230105151232.htm A study provides new insights for quantifying cropland carbon budgets and soil carbon credits, two important metrics for mitigating climate change. Using an advanced agroecosystem model on corn-soybean rotation systems in the U.S. Midwest, researchers assessed the impact of soil organic carbon (SOC) stock uncertainty on cropland carbon budget and soil carbon credit calculation. They found that high-accuracy SOC concentration measurements are needed to quantify a cropland carbon budget, but the current publicly available soil dataset is sufficient to accurately calculate carbon credits with low uncertainty. The results could simplify the process for calculating soil carbon credits, which reward farmers for conserving soil carbon through crop rotation, no-tillage, cover crops, and other conservation practices that improve soil health. Thu, 05 Jan 2023 15:12:32 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/01/230105151232.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/01/230105083042.htm More than 500 years ago in the midwestern Guatemalan highlands, Maya people bought and sold goods with far less oversight from their rulers than many archeologists previously thought. Overtime, the availability of obsidian resources and the prevalence of craftsmen to shape it resulted in a system that is in many ways suggestive of contemporary market-based economies. Thu, 05 Jan 2023 08:30:42 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/01/230105083042.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/01/230104154245.htm Global warming is expected to lead to an accumulation of particularly intense hurricanes in the United States. This may substantially increase the economic losses caused by these storms. Better insurance could effectively mitigate the climate change-induced increase in economic losses. This is shown in a new study examining the effectiveness of climate risk insurance in the US. Wed, 04 Jan 2023 15:42:45 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/01/230104154245.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221221154720.htm U.S. firms rarely report their wildfire risks in required federal filings and instead bury such risks in nonspecific risk disclosures, according to new research. Wed, 21 Dec 2022 15:47:20 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221221154720.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221221090602.htm An international team of researchers has mapped out the values and benefits of elephants to help overcome conservation challenges and conflict. Wed, 21 Dec 2022 09:06:02 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221221090602.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221220165227.htm A small tax on robots, as well as on trade generally, will help reduce income inequality in the U.S., according to economists. Tue, 20 Dec 2022 16:52:27 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221220165227.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221220165204.htm Cleaning up greenhouse gases after they have been emitted should be incentivized by subsidies. New evidence from an economic analysis considering international markets suggests an important reason why subsidies should be higher than the price put on carbon emissions to incentivize their reduction. Researchers analyze policies for removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and storing it underground or in products. The suggested different pricing is not due to technological challenges, but linked to an economic effect called leakage. Tue, 20 Dec 2022 16:52:04 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221220165204.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221215104621.htm A new study is the first analysis of transgender and cisgender economic behavior, and the first to consider whether sex assigned at birth plays a significant part in economic decisions. Thu, 15 Dec 2022 10:46:21 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221215104621.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221212140721.htm Leading researchers in ecological economics have published a strategic policy framework to ensure a just transition to post-growth economies. Mon, 12 Dec 2022 14:07:21 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221212140721.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221207183656.htm The success of longevity interventions is putting countries on paths to becoming aging societies, in which the number of individuals aged 65 and older is equal to the number of people aged 15 and younger. This outcome may lead to resistance to investments in healthy longevity, according to aging experts, if concerns are raised that the needs of older individuals will overwhelm societies, exacerbate ageism, and divide populations. Wed, 07 Dec 2022 18:36:56 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221207183656.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221117141653.htm A new study helps inform the current negotiations at COP27 while keeping fairness at the forefront. Thu, 17 Nov 2022 14:16:53 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221117141653.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221117102827.htm An artificial intelligence tool could help governments decide whether or not to bail out a bank in crisis by predicting if the intervention will save money for taxpayers in the long term. Thu, 17 Nov 2022 10:28:27 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221117102827.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221116085940.htm In contrast to what many believe, Swedish men and women with higher incomes have more children, new research shows. This pattern is particularly clear for men and grows stronger over time: the more money, the more children. But after four children, things change. Wed, 16 Nov 2022 08:59:40 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221116085940.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221115114015.htm Financial stress due to the COVID-19 pandemic took a distinct toll on adolescent mental health and contributed to depressive symptoms, according to new research. The study found the effect was most pronounced in low-income adolescents but also affected all income groups who experienced financial strain due to loss of income. Tue, 15 Nov 2022 11:40:15 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221115114015.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221114111024.htm New research shows a pathway toward full decarbonization of U.S. aviation fuel use by substituting conventional jet fuel with sustainably produced biofuels. The study found that planting the grass miscanthus on 23.2 million hectares of existing marginal agricultural lands -- land that often lays fallow or is poor in soil quality -- across the United States would provide enough biomass feedstock to meet the liquid fuel demands of the U.S. aviation sector fully from biofuels, an amount expected to reach 30 billion gallons/year by 2040. Mon, 14 Nov 2022 11:10:24 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221114111024.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221110205401.htm Global carbon emissions in 2022 remain at record levels -- with no sign of the decrease that is urgently needed to limit warming to 1.5°C, according to the Global Carbon Project science team. Thu, 10 Nov 2022 20:54:01 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221110205401.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221110205306.htm People using prepayment energy meters consume up to three fewer portions of fruit and vegetables per week compared to those using alternative payment methods, according to new research. The study explores the role of prepayment meters in the 'heat-or-eat' dilemma, a trade-off typically between paying for food or heating. Thu, 10 Nov 2022 20:53:06 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221110205306.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221109161649.htm Eligible older adults who participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in the United States may have slower memory decline than eligible people who do not participate, according to a new study. Researchers found that those who used SNAP had about two fewer years of cognitive aging over a 10-year period compared with those who didn't use SNAP. Wed, 09 Nov 2022 16:16:49 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/11/221109161649.htm