The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Large shares of grants that donor-advised funds distributed from 2014 to 2018 supported educational and religious nonprofits. That’s what we found…
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About 30% of the water on the planet is under the ground, out of sight and not easily accessed. Little is known about this “invisible” groundwater. This is especially so in remote areas, such as…
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Press enquiries: +41 61 280 8477[email protected] Ref: 35/2021 The Financial Stability Board (FSB) Regional Consultative Group (RCG) for Asia held a virtual meeting today to discuss vulnerabilities and financial stability issues affecting the region.…
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Alfonso Prat-Gay, Argentina’s finance minister The creditors may have said yes, but Argentine president Mauricio Macri still faces an “uphill battle” to get the debt settlements on its 2001 default agreed in congress, a task…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A sticker reads crude oil on the side of a storage tank in the Permian Basin in Mentone, Loving County, Texas, U.S. November 22, 2019. REUTERS/Angus Mordant By Alex Lawler LONDON…
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Black Friday is upon us again. It’s one of the biggest shopping events of the year, although there are mixed signals about how successful it is likely to be in 2021. One recent study found…
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Yesterday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Attorney-General Michaelia Cash announced proposed new legislation aimed at making online “trolls” accountable for their actions. Over the past few weeks, we’ve heard Morrison decry trolls as “cowardly” and…
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5/5 © Reuters. Tokuji Ito (53), the proprietor of Japanese public bathhouse (or sento) ‘Dai-ni Takara-yu’, prepares to open his facility in Tokyo, Japan November 25, 2021. Picture taken November 25, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato 2/5…
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COVID forced companies around the world to urgently review their business models. Restaurants switched to selling groceries, passenger airlines moved cargo, and car manufacturers produced ventilators. The pandemic highlighted the importance of fresh thinking in…
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As the climate changes, southern Australia is likely to keep getting drier on average, particularly in the southwest. However, this year has been wet. And yesterday the Bureau of Meteorology announced we are now in…
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