Businesses are increasingly turning to AI and personalised data to become more efficient. Will that leave workers earning less and customers paying more?
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Every container opens onto its own distinct social world.
Science can only change the world when societies decide to give it the means to do so.
Financial markets react more strongly to sudden, visible events like storms, even when gradual changes like rising sea levels might be equally devastating.
Supporting women in Ghana’s informal economy would strengthen local markets, reduce economic precarity and ensure more inclusive economic growth.
Petrochemicals derived from oil and fossil fuels underlie the production of many consumer goods − and many you wouldn’t know from looking at the final product.
Throughout history people have foraged for local foods and used them in cooking, so what’s changed in the last few decades?
Agoa’s effectiveness was limited even before US tariffs started changing unpredictably.
Global political turmoil has fed into the dramatic price swings.
It’s all about confidence (or the lack of it).
Africa’s share of the world’s agriculture exports is low and has deteriorated over time.
With investor unease over AI stocks having just wiped a trillion dollars from markets, have we really learned the big lessons from 25 years ago?
Sometimes, no one sees a major global shock coming. Risk analysts call these ‘black swan’ events. Other times, we see them coming – we just don’t prepare.
Ease of movement of people between Senegal and Turkiye has enabled goods from Turkiye to hold their own against Chinese imports into Senegal.
Without market data, countries can’t address hunger and food insecurity.
Surging demand from China, Russia, and mum and dad investors shows no signs of abating.
There has been a rebalancing of global trade dynamics with wide-ranging consequences for international business.
The trade wars could eventually undermine the importance of the US dollar, but it isn’t happening yet.
Long stereotyped as food for the poor, the local delicacy’s gastronomical stature has grown as foodies flock to Oaxaca, Mexico, to sample the crunchy snack.
This article looks at how crypto platforms really work. Instead of simply being digital marketplaces, these platforms are designed to profit from user losses.
Top contributors
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Professor of Economics, Centre for Competition, Regulation & Economic Development, UJ, and at SOAS University of London; advisor Shamba Centre for Food & Climate, University of Johannesburg
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Senior lecturer, Canberra School of Government, University of Canberra
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Professor of Finance, North Carolina State University
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Research Fellow, Tegemeo Institute, Egerton University
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Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Management, University of California, Davis
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Senior Fellow, Department of Agricultural Economics, Stellenbosch University
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retired, The University of Western Australia
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Professor of Finance, UNSW
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, Lancaster University Management School, Lancaster University
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Senior Research Fellow in Nonprofit Organizations, UMass Amherst
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Senior Lecturer in Finance, University of Sydney
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Tony Walker AM is a Friend of The Conversation.
Director, La Trobe University
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Senior Economist and Associate Director of Social Science and Policy, University of Michigan Energy Institute, University of Michigan
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Lecturer in Marketing, Research School of Management, Australian National University
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Professor of Practice, Associate Dean, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick