What Biden’s Win Could Mean for New York: 5 Takeaways
A Biden presidency could bring more recovery funds to the city and boost plans to build a new rail tunnel under the Hudson River.
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The region has strategic importance as a hub for logistics, banking and commerce. It is also very close to the United States.
A Famed Fig Tree’s Days Are Numbered as a New Highway Plows Through
A tree that has graced a neighborhood in Nairobi, Kenya, for nearly a century is slated to be taken down to make way for a highway through the city intended to reduce traffic jams.
A Letter to the President, About the Next 4 Years
An economist offers advice on the most urgent tasks that need to be done for the economy in the next presidential term.
South Korea Country Analysis Brief
(Fri, 06 Nov 2020) South Korea relies on imports to meet nearly all of its fossil fuel consumption as a result of insufficient domestic resources. The country is one of the worldâs leading energy importers and ranks among the worldâs top five importers of liquefied natural gas (LNG), coal, and total petroleum liquids.
Without More Enforcement, Tax Evasion Will Spread Like a Virus
The I.R.S. is on few people’s most-loved lists, yet the agency needs more money to enforce the tax code, an economist says.
Japan Country Analysis Brief
(Fri, 30 Oct 2020) Japan is the world's largest liquefied natural gas importer and ranks in the top five countries for the highest coal imports and consumption of crude oil and petroleum products. Japan is gradually bringing back nuclear power generation after a complete shutdown of the industry following the Fukushima accident, and the country continues to rely on fossil fuel imports to supply most of its energy needs.
Biden Pledges Ambitious Climate Action. Here’s What He Could Actually Do.
If elected, Joe Biden and his allies are preparing to pass climate change legislation, piece by piece — knowing full well that the candidate’s $2 trillion plan would be a tough sell.
Biden, an Amtrak Evangelist, Could Be a Lifeline for a Rail Agency in Crisis
Amtrak has reduced service and is poised to cut thousands of jobs. Rail supporters argue that, win or lose, the Democratic presidential candidate could shift the debate over the agency’s future.
The Energy Efficiency Gap and Energy Price Responsiveness in Food Processing
(Thu, 22 Oct 2020) This report estimates stochastic frontier energy demand functions with non-public, plant-level data from the U.S. Census Bureau to measure the energy efficiency gap and energy price elasticities in the food processing industry. Estimates of the energy efficiency gap are smaller but empirically more reasonable when using this new estimation methodology. Own-prices are generally inelastic with little evidence of fuel or electricity substitution.