The cost of living crisis has continued as a dominate issue for millions of Brits throughout 2023. This year, as we saw in 2022, our nationwide audience of online readers frequently turn to our trusted premium publisher editorial to navigate the crisis. Our latest insight feature has more. In...
Hundreds of schools across the country are running food banks to make sure children have enough to eat in the cost of living crisis
We discuss how International Cost of Living can impact your quality and standard of life as an expat
A new online poll conducted by Ipsos on behalf of London Councils has found that the cost of living is now the most important issue facing London.17 December 2021 Local Government Housing Devolution Brexit Download Close to one in five (18%) Londoners (18%) cited the cost of living as ...
The alleged cost of living crisis is the number one political issue, but if the cost of housing for mortgagees is the main, or even the only reason for an insupportable cost of living, then what should be the policy response. A big part of the answer to reducing mortgage costs is to...
Today, Mercer announced the results of its 2023 Cost of Living Survey with New York City remaining the most expensive city in North America for expatriates, ranking 6th worldwide, while Hong Kong retained the top spot globally out of 227 cities from across five continents. The survey found tha...
I present and test the hypothesis that the cost of living (COL) positively influences the labor force participation (LFP) of married women. Based on housing values and regional variables, I first predict COL for a sample of 150 metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) using a smaller subsample for...
An expert argues that the cost-of-living increases should be reduced as retirees and people with disabilities are affected by price growth due to inflation. On the other hand, another claims that it should not be reduced as Social Security benefits are automatically adjusted for inflation known ...
Other less dominant fragmentation mechanisms for plastics are chemical degradation, through oxidation and hydrolysis, when atmospheric pollutants and agrochemicals interact with polymers, changing the macromolecular properties; and biodegradation, occurring through the action of living micro-organisms (Lucas et ...
Existing estimates tend to be expressed in monetary terms7, tend to recognize impacts on the rich more than those on the poor (because the rich have more money to lose) and tend to value those living now over those living in the future (because future damages are subject to economic discou...