14 h. ago Maui mayor's plan to phase out vacation rentals would increase housing but shrink the economy

A new report by University of Hawaii economists says an unprecedented proposal from Maui’s mayor to phase out vacation rental condos would alleviate a severe housing shortage aggravated by the 2023 wildfires

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1 week ago University economics student was 'running a small business'. It almost took him to jail

A judge said Samuel Watling had been 'running a small business among equally misplaced young men who think it is cool to do this kind of thing'

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2 w. ago How economics at SOAS University of London is forging a better future

How economics at SOAS University of London is forging a better future  Study International

Economics

2 w. ago Ireland could lose pharma tax to US after Trump accusations, experts warn

Predictions that US firms could retain manufacturing plants in Ireland but move profits back to AmericaUS pharmaceutical companies based in Ireland are more likely to shift profits back to the US than close manufacturing plants after Donald Trump accused Ireland of stealing American tax and jobs, experts say.Aidan Regan, a professor of political economy at the University College Dublin, said the US president was right to call out the trade imbalance created by US pharmaceutical companies in Ireland, arguing the warning signs have been there for years. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Georgetown, London School of Economics Launch Joint Research and Education Partnership

Georgetown, London School of Economics Launch Joint Research and Education Partnership  Georgetown University

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2 w. ago Use it or lose it: how to sharpen your brain as you age – podcast

Many of us believe that cognitive decline is an inevitable part of ageing, but a new study looking at how our skills change with age challenges that idea. Ian Sample talks to Ludger Woessmann, a professor of economics at the university of Munich and one of the study’s authors, to find out how the team delved into the data to come to their conclusions, and what they discovered about how we can all maintain our faculties for as long as possible.Support the Guardian: theguardian.com/sciencepod Continue reading...

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4 w. ago German dominatrix faces three years in jail after businessman client 'was strangled by chains he was hanging from during six

A German dominatrix faces three years in prison after her businessman client was allegedly strangled to death by chains he was hanging from during a six-hour £750 bondage session. 

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last month Trade minister predicts Scottish green jobs boom 'like the internet in 1999'

Douglas Alexander has vowed to help rebuild Scotland's struggling economy with green jobs and support for exporters and universities.

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