Women in economics get asked significantly more questions than men when presenting -- mostly by men. Researchers say this is part of deeper gender issues within the field.
Female economists probably didn't need a quantitative study to know that they get asked more questions when presenting than their male counterparts. Indeed, many female academics are familiar with manterruptions , an offshoot of the mansplaining phenomenon. Female economists probably didn't need a formal analysis of the kinds of questions they get asked to know that they face more patronizing or hostile queries than their male peers, either.
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The green industry is coming off a hot streak as we kick off the new year. Operations across North America, save for a few regions where lockdowns didn't exempt growers, saw historically positive sales volumes last spring, stretching into summer and fall.
Now that the wild and seemingly never-ending 2020 is firmly in the rearview, many horticulture operations that are flush with cash find themselves at somewhat of a fork in the road: is it wise to take advantage of grower-friendly finance rates and invest in expanding production to meet the new demand we saw in 2019? Or should they pay down debt and prepare for the possibility of yet another economic downturn? Hold market share and keep on keepin' on, hoping for better days ahead?
RBI News: In Economics, Hawk and Dove Distinctions Are for the Birds
Consider India. Last week, the Reserve Bank continued to hold rates steady, as it has since mid-2020. When Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government replaced half of the six-member panel in October, the lineup was widely judged to be more dovish. This was supposed to be a new-look committee, one that was sympathetic to easing. It hasn't worked out that way. By comparison, the old guard took an axe to borrowing costs.
Did the doves suddenly become hawks? Unlikely. The RBI did say it was committed to being "accommodative" — rates came down by 115 basis points in 2020 — and will seek to make ample liquidity available. Officials are probably also counting on the government's big fiscal expansion to do some lifting for them. The move shows central banking in the post-Covid era requires nimbleness and the ability to put ideology aside.
9 key takeaways from the 600-page Dasgupta Review on the Economics of Biodiversity | Greenbiz
The stock of natural capital per person declined by nearly 40 percent between 1992 and 2014. Photo by Gabriel Manlake on Unsplash .
The long-awaited Dasgupta Review on the Economics of Biodiversity emerged last week, and its message is stark: The world needs to fundamentally overhaul how society measures economic success if it is to stem the rapid decline of biodiversity that threatens civilization itself.
The landmark paper, which explores the relationship between biodiversity and economics, argues that natural capital has long been ignored by economic thought, an omission that has enabled the destruction of natural resources on a monumental scale. The stock of natural capital per person declined by nearly 40 percent between 1992 and 2014, a period when produced capital per person doubled, and human capital per person increased by about 13 percent.
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Economists hope new federal funds will further boost Hawaii's economic recovery
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Any boost in funding from the federal government is likely to speed up Hawaii's economic recovery following the coronavirus pandemic.
With vaccines rolling out across the nation and different states handling the virus with different restrictions, local economist are optimistic Hawaii's finances could begin a slow regrowth — though uncertainty remains.
They now expect the tourism industry will see a surge of visitors from the U.S. mainland by the end of this year. In recent weeks, Hawaii averaged about 7,000 visitors a day, which is still significantly down from this time last year.
Biden Presidency Starts With a Giant Bet on Run-It-Hot Economics
The next round of fiscal support, by contrast, will flow into an economy that's already bounced much of the way back.
Vaccines may soon make it easier for Americans to spend all that cash. When they do, some form of inflation won't be far behind, the skeptics say .
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The result was an economy that expanded at below its potential growth rate in three-quarters of the years since 1980, according to the Congressional Budget Office . It grew steadily more unequal over that period too.
Economics professor faces criticism over op-ed titled "Three Myths About Poverty" - The
"Attack my data, attack my analysis, but attack me? You don't know me," said Frank Gunter, professor of Economics, regarding responses to his video, titled Kitchen Table Talks 3 .
Every quarter, Gunter writes a 700 to 900 word op-ed. Lehigh University's College of Business asked him to turn his most recent op-ed,"Three Myths About Poverty," into a short video, prompting the third "table talk” of Gunter's video series.
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