#Conservation could create jobs post-pandemic

“#Conservation could create jobs post-pandemic” Credit: CC0 Public Domain Earlier this month, President Trump signed an executive order making it easier for pipeline projects and other oil and gas development to progress, claiming environmental regulations cause economic burdens and cost jobs. A more effective way to stimulate the economy and protect the environment, my work…

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#Evolutionary biology may be solution to economic recovery

“#Evolutionary biology may be solution to economic recovery” Credit: CC0 Public Domain Researchers are examining policies that can help bring the global economy back on track. “But the question remains if traditional economic theorizing is up to that task to deal with a crisis like this—particularly a crisis that’s biological in origin,” said Armin Schulz,…

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#New economic tracker finds flaws in U.S. recovery plan

“#New economic tracker finds flaws in U.S. recovery plan” Credit: Rose Lincoln/Harvard Staff Photographer Results from a new economic tracker that looks at real-time statistics on consumer spending, jobs, and business revenue suggest that the government’s traditional recovery strategies to reverse the downturn triggered by the pandemic are not having a major impact, because they…

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#How the coronavirus pandemic is adding to the world’s slave labour workforce

“#How the coronavirus pandemic is adding to the world’s slave labour workforce” Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The economic disruption created by the Coronavirus pandemic could trap hundreds of thousands more workers around the world in modern slavery working conditions, researchers are warning. With businesses forced to act urgently by increased time and financial pressures while…

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