The Standard & Poor’s 500 index, or S&P 500, is perhaps the world’s most well-known stock index. The index contains about 500 of the largest publicly traded companies in the U.S., making it a bellwether for stocks. It includes stocks across all 11 sectors of the economy, as ...
How much is one living blue whale worth in the fight against climate change? A lot more than you may think, says financial economist Ralph Chami. He explains the value of bringing the language of dollars and cents to conservation -- ...
sub-Saharan Africa, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Latin America that conducted time-use surveys and at least some valuation works on household production since the mid of the years 2000s, a comparison is made of various estimates of the size of the care economy in these co...
Along with the development of society, more and more problems are brought to our attention, one of the most serious issue is the gray population. Nevertheless, the significance of elderly people in society cannot be overstated. As...
Russia has been frozen out of the international financial system via SWIFT, and is seeing sanctions on its central bank and reserve funds. Sports fixtures across the country have been cancelled and it has been banned from taking part in the Eurovision So
How do you measure the value of data? Linking data to its contribution and importance is the simplest method to gauge its worth. Data collection, analysis, and storage incur costs, but they also have advantages when it comes to being monetized or used for decision-making. As we know, data...
sometimes significantly, so workers will need to learn new skills. Some jobs will be lost. Historically, however, big technology changes, such as generative AI, have always added more (and higher-value) jobs to the economy than they eliminate. But this is of little comfort to those whose jo...
The world economy has become more knowledge-based thanks to globalization, bringing with it the best practices from each country's economy. Knowledge-based factors also create an interconnected and global economy where human expertise and trade secrets are considered important economic resources. ...
What is a traditional management style, and what are its limitations? In the past, leadership was called “management,” with an emphasis on providing technical expertise and direction. In the industrial economy’s traditional,command-and-control organization, leaders focused exclusively on maximizing ...
The creator economy is the growing industry where social media influencers, bloggers, and content creators make money from sharing content that they care about. It involves publishing regular content, building a following within a niche, and monetizing the audience through various channels and methods...