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Low carbon strategies need to tackle the carbon footprint of materials production

Like Net-Zero GHG emissions (NZE) country goals which have recently multiplied, national low carbon strategies currently focus on reducing direct territorial emissions across sectors, such as domestic...

Multi-dimensional inequalities, climate governance and livelihoods in sub-saharan Africa

Recurring drought and other severe weather events, combined with unstable energy supply in this region, jeopardize socio-economic development and livelihoods. States’ abilities to provide basic servic...

Transition of the European power system within planetary boundaries

Planetary boundaries define a formal framework for a more "integrated" analysis of human activities' impacts on various environmental categories. Their application to energy systems allows assessing t...

Impacts of CBAM on EU trade partners: consequences for developing countries

This article analyses the impact of the introduction of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) on the European Union (EU) trade partners, focusing especially on its potential socio-economic and...

A strong sustainability approach to development trajectories

Sustainable development trajectories are at the heart of many policy debates: CDN and Net Zero trajectories, just transition, climate justice, biodiversity inclusion, etc. These trajectories mostly pr...

Thinking macroeconomic vulnerabilities in the context of low-carbon transition

The transition to a low-carbon and climate resilient economy is a process of important restructuring of the productive network where sunset industries will decline and sometimes disappear and where su...

Climate Change, Loss of Agricultural Output and the Macro-Economy: The Case of Tunisia

Using an empirical, multi-sectoral, open economy, Stock-Flow Consistent model, this paper assesses the long-term consequences of a sustained climate-induced decline in agricultural production for the...

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Sri Lanka’s Growth Model: Progress and Vulnerabilities

This study provides a cross-analysis of the social and macroeconomic challenges facing Sri Lanka and is based on five sections. The first section addresses the socio-political context. In the second s...

Fiscal consolidation and health inequality: Evidence from infant mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa

In this paper, we examine the effect of fiscal consolidation episodes conducted over 1975- 2015 on infant mortality in sub-Saharan African countries. Episodes of fiscal austerity are indeed likely to...

Fiscal Consolidation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Unequal Effects on Children’s Health

New research reveals that policies of fiscal consolidation (public spending cuts and/or tax rises) in sub-Saharan African countries are, on average, associated with higher infant mortality: the estima...

The Green Budgeting Transition

Implementing a transition to a green economy requires significant financial resources, both public and private, to make the necessary investments. It also requires States to realign their public polic...

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How can the international donor community assist developing countries in taxation?

Low-income countries face substantial tax policy challenges arising from tax avoidance techniques that for many years have been used routinely by multinational companies. This policy brief explores ho...

Inequality in Public Good Provision and Attitude Towards Taxation: Sub-national Evidence from Africa

This paper investigates the relationship between inequality in public good provision and attitude towards taxation in the context of sub-Saharan African countries. Individuals’ attitude towards taxati...

Developing a Youth Labour Market Index for South Africa at the sub-national level

Assessing the labour market situation for young people is a critical area of research that has attracted the attention of scholars and policymakers globally. However, understanding the complexity of t...