Australia’s system of taxing alcohol is ‘incoherent’, but our research suggests a single tax rate isn’t the answer
The best word to describe the way Australia taxes alcoholic drinks is “incoherent”. It was…
MLB home run counts are rising – and global warming is playing a role
Home runs are exhilarating – those lofting moments when everyone looks skyward, baseball players and…
FADs, stocks, overfishing: Regional members of IOTC meet in Seychelles to consider proposals
Seychelles met together with high-level government officials of the fisheries sector from Tanzania, Kenya and…
Why Britain’s new CPTPP trade deal will not make up for Brexit
The UK recently announced that it will join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific…
What The Jetsons got right, and very wrong, about the future of work
Sixty years ago the animated series The Jetsons finished its first and only season before…
No, BlackRock is not leading a Marxist assault on capitalism
Five years ago it would have been unimaginable, but today there is a global movement…
‘Green industrial age’ can be sustainable development breakthrough
Amid growing food and energy crises stoked by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, an uncertain…
Carmakers are mistaken if they think chip shortages are over – they need to reinvent themselves while there’s time
Finally, carmakers got a break. Those in the UK boosted their output by over 13%…
Foreign exchange: several African countries have a shortage of US dollars
A number of African countries, including Kenya, Egypt, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Ghana and Zambia, are currently…
Why you should care about bumper bank profits
The Bank of England has raised interest rates 11 times since December 2021 but, while…