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Coronavirus: will inflation make a comeback after the crisis?
Central banks are buying huge quantities of government bonds, but these aren’t “printing money” or “helicopter drops”, they are helping in greatly stabilising the economy
Coronavirus shows why we should be stress-testing corporations
The economic impact of COVID-19 is sobering, far reaching and changing day to day. But could we have foreseen it?
How to hit net-zero carbon: reshaping capital markets to encourage green investment
Climate targets will only be reached if we promote green investment in low carbon infrastructure and long-term green skills, ideas and thinking.
Objective unfairness: the impact of machine learning on mortgage lending decisions
Technology has a tendency to amplify pre-existing inequities, but how far does machine learning extend these biases to mortgage approvals?
Did US road-building in Iraq lead to an increase in terrorism?
PhD student Tamar Gomez has been analysing US war logs and digital maps to understand the surprising effects of road building in war-torn Iraq on levels of violence against civilians in the years 2003 to 2016
Brazil’s (and the world’s) climate conundrum
Can Brazil become an example to other countries in attracting essential foreign investment for climate initiatives without sacrificing its stock of natural resources?
What role for India in the global energy transition?
Demand growth for renewables provides ample opportunities for investment
Flying blind in climate change investing
The lack of empirical evidence on the performance of low carbon infrastructure and clean tech is acting as a brake on private sector investment – that needs to change, quickly
Lessons from the collapse at GE
Investors worried about carbon risks need to be looking at industries beyond coal, oil and gas.
Leveraged buyouts do not lead to job insecurity
Existing EU legislation has been based on prejudice and not due diligence.
Diversified household investment could be the key to economic growth
Diversified household investment could be the key to economic growth
The dangers of subsidy-free renewable energy
Almost all European countries want to get rid of subsidies for renewable energy projects, but exposing producers to greater market risk may be both inefficient and counterproductive