Climate policies, transition risk, and financial stability
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The neoliberal city needs to change, argues Concordia professor Meghan Joy
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Sweetened beverage sales bounced back quickly after Cook County tax repealed
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Most nations failing to protect nature in COVID-19 pandemic recovery plans
Outbreak provides opportunity to reset economy and reverse ecosystem, species lossesCredit: Pamela McElwee The COVID-19 pandemic provides an opportunity to ...
Food taxes and subsidies would bring major health gains, study shows
Credit: University of Otago A consumer tax on the saturated fat, salt and sugar content of food, accompanied by a ...
Cook County’s short-lived ‘soda’ tax worked, says new study
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Silver loading and switching: Unintended consequences of pulling health policy levers
PITTSBURGH, June 20, 2019 - A move by the White House in 2017--decried by many health policy analysts as an ...
Do policies targeting sugary drinks pay off?
New research suggests that taxes and health warnings could bring significant health and economic benefits by cutting consumption of sugar-sweetened ...
Philadelphia’s sweetened drink sales drop 38% after beverage tax
Findings from Penn study support beverage taxes as a promising policy tool to help improve public health PHILADELPHIA - One ...
Corruption contagion: How legal and finance firms are at greater risk of corruption
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Opioid epidemic may have cost US governments $37.8 billion in tax revenue
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The opioid epidemic may have cost U.S. state and federal governments up to $37.8 billion in ...
Extraordinary president, ordinary presidency
New book evaluates the achievements of the Trump administration The Ordinary Presidency of Donald J. Trump is one of the ...
Researchers led By Georgia State economist find a global tax on carbon may be feasible
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--There is a consistently high level of public support across nations for a global carbon tax ...
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