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FDI-recipient countries show positive growth in productivity but their technology gains depend on absorption capacity.
The reliability of statistics is critical for decision makers, researchers and media to understand domestic e-commerce.
Countries can meet goals for climate change and the planned global plastics treaty through investments, technologies, and financing with co-benefits.
A study of nighttime luminosity in Sri Lanka shows an uptake of local economic activities in areas connected by a large-scale road project.
A new climate-proofed system introduced surface water as the main source of water to conserve diminishing groundwater and reduced saltwater intrusion.
Tech startups in agriculture, education, environment, and health have high potential for social impact but need a supportive ecosystem to thrive.
In the People’s Republic of China, advanced technology and innovative financing schemes make the city-scale deployment of green cooling solutions possible.
Plans, policies, projects, and partnerships should deliver concurrently on these imperatives: access to renewables, energy efficiency, and coal phaseout.
Policies should promote the growth and sustainability of social enterprises without making them dependent on state support.
A Korean research project finds the complex partial box girder method as an economically feasible alternative to steel box girders.