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Impacts of macroeconomic policies on objective and subjective wellbeing: The role of housing tenure
Authors: Amelia Blamey | Arthur Grimes | Norman Gemmell
Working Paper
Between 2005 and 2021, house prices in Aotearoa New Zealand rose 142%, and that surge has deepened inequalities in people’s wellbeing. Homeowners gained; renters lost ground. When house prices rise, homeowners who own their homes…
Shifting narratives on funding mitigation abroad: Insights from an international dialogue
Authors: Catherine Leining | Sasha Maher | Lucy Peake | Alessia Casamassima | Albert Ferrari | Lea Heinrich | Simone Borghesi
Working Paper
The stories we tell
About helping each other
Drive climate action
This paper presents insights from a literature review and expert dialogue on how to build public support in advanced economies for funding climate mitigation abroad — by…
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2026-04-10
Appealing to altruism alone won’t spark climate cooperation. New research examines what might work insteadWealthy countries aren’t doing nearly enough to fund climate mitigation in the developing world – and a big part of…
