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Environmental Studies
Hermas Abudu, Presley K. Wesseh Jr, Boqiang Lin
Summary: This study examines the impact of African countries' ratification of the Paris Agreement on carbon emissions intensity (CE) and carbon efficiency (CEE). The results show that the countries that ratified the agreement have successfully reduced CE and improved CEE. The study also highlights the importance of renewable and clean energy in reducing carbon emissions.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REVIEW
(2023)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jeff Tollefson
Summary: Despite the implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act last year aimed at boosting innovation, a report predicts that Congress will reduce spending on science.
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Energy & Fuels
Mahendra Singh, Denilton Luiz Darold, Marian Klobasa, Andrea Zielinski, Rainer Frietsch
Summary: This study focuses on evaluating energy clusters and drawing general conclusions from their activities. Traditional cluster analysis methods lack the use of updated activities, such as surveys, interviews, and patents. Analyzing energy cluster activities is important for policymakers, investors, and companies to track technology development, participation in innovation ecosystems, and emerging topics in the energy sector.
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Management
Sumit Agarwal, Wenlan Qian, Bernard Yeung, Huanhuan Zheng
Summary: Based on consumer financial transaction data, this paper examines the consumption and savings response to a permanent increase in the marginal income tax for high-income taxpayers in 2015. Using regression analysis, the study finds that the affected consumers did not significantly change their spending behavior. This pattern holds true across different consumer demographics, including those who are financially savvy, have high levels of debt, or experienced minimal income changes. Additionally, the tax increase, which financed fiscal redistribution, resulted in a sustained increase in consumption among lower-income populations.
MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
(2023)
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Economics
Thomas M. Mertens, John C. Williams
Summary: This paper analyzes the effects of the lower bound for interest rates on the distributions of inflation and interest rates in a New Keynesian model. It finds that there are two equilibria with different policy constraints, and the lower bound has a sizable effect on the distribution of interest rates while its impact on inflation is relatively modest.
AMERICAN ECONOMIC REVIEW
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yimin Chen, Yulin Liu, Xin Fang
Summary: The study found significant differences in China's economic structure at different stages, and the impact of structural imbalances on economic growth also went through different stages. Significant differences exist in structural imbalances and their impacts in different regions, ultimately resulting in slowing economic growth.
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Political Science
Christian Joppke
Summary: In the past, asylum and labour migration were processed separately based on humanitarian need or individual performance. However, this binary is becoming less relevant as neoliberal performance criteria and mundane labour needs enter the asylum domain. This trend is exemplified by the Spurwechsel (track change) in German migration policy, where there is a tension between migration control and migrant integration.
WEST EUROPEAN POLITICS
(2023)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Baoku Li, Yingying Qiao, Ruoxi Yao
Summary: The utilization of green agricultural fertilizers is crucial for promoting sustainable farming practices and rural revitalization. This study identified several factors that influence farmers' decisions to use green agricultural fertilizers, including crop types, planting methods, product prices, sources of information, and land fertility. The findings highlight the importance of individual factors such as gender and educational level, as well as external factors. This research provides valuable insights for future studies and policymaking efforts.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2023)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Katie Devenish, Sebastien Desbureaux, Simon Willcock, Julia P. G. Jones
Summary: This study examines the effectiveness of biodiversity offsets associated with the Ambatovy mine in Madagascar and finds that they are on track to achieve no net loss of forest. The study highlights the importance of reconciling development with biodiversity conservation and calls for more robust evaluations of offset interventions.
NATURE SUSTAINABILITY
(2022)
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Environmental Studies
Justin Szasz
Summary: In this research, the author used fixed effect panel models to estimate the impact of ten different state-level climate policies on energy-related CO2 emissions in the US. The policies included renewable energy subsidies, energy substitution requirements, energy efficiency requirements, and carbon pricing. The findings suggest that cap and trade implementation and control for gas price increases are consistently associated with emission reductions and are more effective in reducing fossil fuel use compared to other tested policies.
ENERGY RESEARCH & SOCIAL SCIENCE
(2023)
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Economics
Hyunduk Suh
Summary: This study examines the macroeconomic implications of regionally heterogeneous housing cycles and stabilization policies. Simulation results indicate that regional housing cycles can lead to economic inequality between regions by affecting consumption, housing services, debt, and welfare in an asymmetric manner. Region-specific stabilization policies, such as property tax, countercyclical loan-to-value (LTV), and housing supply policies, can help mitigate regional housing cycles. However, the effectiveness of a leaning against the wind monetary policy in stabilizing regional housing prices is relatively low.
ECONOMIC MODELLING
(2023)
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Thomas Piggott, Jan Brozek, Artur Nowak, Helena Dietl, Bart Dietl, Zuleika Saz-Parkinson, Fuad Mirzayev, Lice Gonzalez-Angulo, Juan Jose Yepes-Nunes, Reem A. Mustafa, Grigorios I. Leontiadis, Romina Brignardello-Petersen, Pablo J. Schu, Holger J. Schunemann
Summary: The study presents a flexible approach using the GRADE evidence and recommendation development framework to formulate recommendations when multiple interventions need to be compared. The research found the approach feasible and emphasized that all evaluation criteria should be considered. Challenges may arise when dealing with similar but not identical comparators.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Anqi Zhang, Yi Zhang, Yiwen Tao
Summary: This paper investigates whether retirement increases people's happiness in urban China using empirical analysis. The results show that retirement significantly increases the happiness of men in China. The study also finds that retirement brings more happiness to those with lower education levels and more children, while the effect of retirement on happiness is smaller for those with better health and more social interactions. The policy implication is that a delayed retirement policy should consider the welfare of different groups and be accompanied by other supporting measures to alleviate concerns.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
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Business, Finance
Xiaoting Ling, Wuqing Wu
Summary: This paper examines the impact of China's deleveraging policy on investment efficiency and finds that the decreasing leverage of state-owned enterprises improves their investment efficiency. This research contributes to the understanding of the relationship between leverage and investment, and provides evidence that government intervention in the market economy can enhance resource allocation.
FINANCE RESEARCH LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Benjamin Hofmann, Karin Ingold, Christian Stamm, Priska Ammann, Rik I. L. Eggen, Robert Finger, Samuel Fuhrimann, Judit Lienert, Jennifer Mark, Chloe McCallum, Nicole Probst-Hensch, Ueli Reber, Lucius Tamm, Milena Wiget, Mirko S. Winkler, Lucca Zachmann, Sabine Hoffmann
Summary: The article criticizes the calls for more and better research to support sustainability, arguing that these calls are based on an incomplete understanding of scientific evidence use. The authors identify a variety of barriers to the transformative impact of evidence, which arise from diverse actor motivations at different stages of evidence use. They focus on the sustainability challenge of reducing environmental and human health risks of agricultural pesticides, and propose context-specific measures to increase evidence use for sustainable transformation.
