economics

Reaction to study claiming sugary drinks tax reduced obesity in English girls

A study published in PLOS Medicine estimates that the implementation of sugary drinks taxes in the UK in 2018 was associated with an 8 % reduction in obesity in English girls aged 10-11, particularly among those living in more deprived areas.

Reaction to Nobel Prize for Economics for Bernanke, Diamond and Dybvig for investigating the role of banks during financial crises

economics

Reaction to Nobel Prize for Economics for Bernanke, Diamond and Dybvig for investigating the role of banks during financial crises

SMC Spain

The so-called Nobel Prize in Economics 2022 - officially the Bank of Sweden's Alfred Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences - has been awarded to Ben Bernanke, Douglas Diamond and Philip Dybvig. "They have significantly improved our understanding of the role of banks in the economy, especially during financial crises," the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences notes.