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“#Supply constraint from earthquakes in Japan in input-output analysis” Direct damage of a disaster and indirect damage among sectors in a supply chain of five sectors (as an example) Credit: John Wiley and Sons Many people can recall shocking news images of Japan sustaining earthquake damage. Between 1996 and September of 2018, there were 155…
“#Study uses water data to map population changes caused by tourism” The economies of Devon and Cornwall have for many years relied heavily on the tourism industry. But concerns have consistently been raised about the annual influx of visitors and, in particular, the pressures it places on the region’s resources and infrastructure. Now, a two-year…
“#Coronavirus has brought the welfare state back, and it might be here to stay” Social Spending includes the following: health, old age, incapacity-related benefits, family, active labour market programmes, unemployment, and housing. Credit: Our World in Data (2020), CC BY Governments across the developed world have responded to the COVID-19 crisis by making welfare states…
“#Socially responsible investing can be like searching for fool’s gold” Many companies claim they’re socially and environmentally responsible and attract investors who value strong corporate environmental, social and governance policies. But is it true? Credit: Takaharu Sawa/Unsplash Investors are pushing companies to develop environmental plans, consider the social impacts of their operations and improve the…
“#One in four working carers considering quitting their job, research shows” A quarter of working carers are considering giving up their jobs and nearly 1.6 million struggle to combine employment with caring responsibilities, according to new research by the University of Sheffield and released in collaboration with the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)….
“#Supply chain expert reveals methodology behind Bordeaux pricing model” Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain What is the value of a really good bottle of Bordeaux? Not one that can be bought at the neighborhood wine store for $20, nor even a $100 bottle that might be purchased at a fancy restaurant. How much should collectors and…
“#Will we see a cashless society emerge from the pandemic?” Credit: Northeastern University When the World Health Organization earlier this year recommended that people move to cashless transactions to eliminate the spread of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, a number of governments and retailers across the world heeded the advice. In China, where cash was…
“#Does coronavirus aid to news outlets undermine journalistic credibility?” Credit: CC0 Public Domain The news business, like every other, is struggling amid the coronavirus pandemic. The economic crisis has forced more than two dozen small-town newsrooms to shut down and has accelerated media job losses—including hundreds of layoffs at outlets as varied as Condé Nast,…
“#Home foreclosures can have devastating, long-term impacts” Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain As the pandemic-ravaged U.S. economy braces for a likely wave of housing foreclosures, a new study shows that losing a home can have painful ramifications that extend far beyond the immediate financial damage. In a new working paper, Stanford economist Rebecca Diamond finds that…
“#Recovery from airline delays works best with future disruptions in mind” Industrial and enterprise systems engineering professor Lavanya Marla and her colleagues developed a new approach to airline-disruption recovery that could save the industry millions of dollars. Credit: L. Brian Stauffer Instead of responding to each flight delay as if it were an isolated event,…