What is 'uneconomic growth'? 5 economic stories to read this week

Jul 29, 2022

Economic crime, China's population decline and GDP's environmental impact - these are the latest economic stories. Image: Unsplash/Arturo Castaneyra

Tom Crowfoot

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Cyber attacks are the leading economic crimes hitting businesses. Image: PwC

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How the credit rating of 26 countries could be affected by biodiversity loss. Image: University of Cambridge

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What is the World Economic Forum doing about nature?

Un-economic growth: Graph showing co-relation between annual global GDP per capita (in US$) and annual number of natural disasters globally. Image: World Bank

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GDP: What is it and why does it matter?

A graph showing how young adults in the US are increasingly living at home with their parents.

The number of young adults living with their parents has risen steadily in the last 50 years. Image: Pew Research Center

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China’s elderly population is expected to pass the working-age population around 2080, which could have significant economic impacts in the future. Image: Shanghai Academy of Social Science

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