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Genetically modified crops can help both humans and nature

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PARENTAL LEAVE
2023.09.07

Shorter parental leave can weaken children's well-being and development

A new study from Center for Economic Behavior and Inequality at the University of Copenhagen shows that Danish children’s well-being is improved when their parents take longer parental leave.

Climate
2023.05.25

Philosophers agree with economists on climate action

A new study shows that philosophers with expertise on social discounting and intergenerational distribution want to put more emphasis on the conditions of future generations in climate economic calculations.

Agriculture
2023.06.01

Genetically modified crops can help both humans and nature

New economic research shows that GM crops increase crop yields, especially in poorer countries. This can also benefit the environment, as more land can be used for nature.

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Kronik
2023.09.14

100 milliarder gode grunde til at tale velfærd

Kronik af professor Hans Jørgen Whitta-Jacobsen (Økonomisk Institut), Peter Mogensen, Ulrik Beck,…
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2023.09.07

Shorter parental leave can weaken children's well-being and development

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  • 27 Sept. 2023, 11:00-12:00

    The Science of the Predicted Human talk series: Keyon Vafa

    We are happy to announce that we will be hosting a talk by Keyon Vafa - a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University - as part of the ‘The Science of the Predicted Human’ talk series.
  • 27 Sept. 2023, 14:00-15:00

    Mounir Karadja, Uppsala University

    "Cities and the Rise of Working Women". Seminar arranged by Applied Economics (AE).

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