Exeter economist to co-lead Treasury review of Green Book discount rate
An economist from the University of Exeter has been appointed by the Treasury to co-lead a major independent review into...
Economics
New executive programme to give business leaders edge on quantum technologies
A new professional education programme designed exclusively for senior executives will address the critical need for strategic foresight in the...
Temporary carbon removals can compensate warming from methane emissions
Carbon removal projects could prove vital in offsetting methane emissions – the second largest contributor to global warming. Nature-based schemes...
University of Exeter researcher instrumental to new civil service AI training programme
An Exeter academic expert has co-created an innovative AI training programme to upskill analysts in the Cabinet Office. The Cabinet...
Non-fatal strangulation laws may have saved more than 1,500 lives
US legislation making strangulation a serious criminal offence has been linked to reduced intimate partner homicide rates, with 14% fewer...
Openness about wealth combined with penalties for financial secrecy creates fairer societies
Richer individuals contribute more to the public good when forced to be transparent about their wealth – especially when they...
Study reveals ‘significant disparities’ for intersex people
New data reveals that intersex individuals – those born in with physical variations of sex anatomy that don’t align with...
Nobel Prize winner speaks at University of Exeter Business School economics workshop
A Nobel Prize laureate was one of the distinguished speakers at a University of Exeter Business School economics event. Professor...
New research finds pangolins in Africa hunted for food rather than illicit scales trade
One of the world’s most endangered mammals is being hunted in West Africa for the quality of its bushmeat and...