USA 1. Introduction Tolerance has increased over time in the United States (Twenge et al., 2015). The share of Americans who think that groups like homosexuals, atheists, racists and communists should have a right to have their say, even if one does not approve of their message, has gon...
Research has been showing a trend in rising temperature and increasing occurrence of extreme heatwaves since the 1950s1,2. This continuous pattern raises concerns about the potential impacts of climate change and its associated socioeconomic costs. Notable effects of heat stress are on human health ...
Although humans display inequality aversion, many people appear to be untroubled by widespread economic disparities. We suggest that such indifference is partly attributable to a belief in the fairness of the capitalist system. Here we report six studies
This means that biodiversity loss and the depletion of natural resources may accelerate. In combination with the impacts of climate change, these environmental pressures can rapidly exceed the planetary boundaries and cause system shifts (Barnosky et al., 2012; Häyhä, Lucas, van Vuuren, Cornell...
bank in Harare, Zimbabwe, on April 30, 2024. Zimbabwe's new ZiG notes and coins began circulating on Tuesday, marking a significant step in the country's monetary reform to curb inflation just three weeks after the electronic form of the currency started trading. (Photo by Shaun Jusa/...
2019). Evidently, the substantial increase in the production of ethanol from corn in the USA since the mid-2000s has established the USA as the foremost producer of fuel ethanol globally. However, these biofuel initiatives have instigated and are projected to bring about alterations in land ...
Thus, in the system of national income accounts of economies, it is assumed that the financial balance of an economy, i.e., the net acquisition of financial assets (new assets acquired less new liabilities) should be zero. The rationale behind this assumption is explained by Dudley Jackson (...
(IMF) data—for the first time since 1870.1In nominal terms, China’s GDP was 64 percent that of the United States in 2017, making it the second largest economy in the world. China is a considerable player on a global stage—and the strategic choices it makes could be pivotal...
economic growth; development of energy-intensive industries; energy consumption; transmission effect; entropy method; the panel regression model1. Introduction In recent decades, China has made remarkable achievements in economic development. However, with the extensive economic growth, especially the rapid...
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