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Excited to welcome two new professors today, both in cooperation with @uni-hamburg.de!

👉 @cathrinmohr.bsky.social working on geoeconomics & political economy
👉 Kaspar Zimmermann focusing on firms, finance & the macroeconomy

Welcome to the team 👋 can't wait for your contributions & research groups!

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Reposted by Wilfried Rickels

Wilfried Rickels @wrickels.bsky.social · Jun 7

#UNOC3 in Nice aims to foster development in #SDG14. In doing so, it needs not only good data but also #ScienceForTheOcean to aggregate, analyze and derive policy recommendations. Here, we discuss metrics cepr.org/voxeu/column..., @ignaciosg.bsky.social @kiel.institute‬ @voxeu.org

Balancing ocean health and economic growth: The role of sustainability metrics in the EU

The EU’s Blue Growth Strategy emphasises leadership in blue energy and progress in sectors such as aquaculture and blue biotechnology. However, challenges remain in accounting for marine ecosystem contributions and assessing the degree of inclusive blue growth. This column distinguishes between weak sustainability, which allows for trade-offs between dimensions of blue growth, and strong sustainability, which emphasises balance across dimensions. Obstacles to blue growth include insufficient economic growth in blue economy sectors and environmental problems like eutrophication. Future efforts should target such specific problems while supporting promising blue economy innovations.

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