This report uses administrative tax data on firm-to-firm trade in Honduras to evaluate the degree of integration between firms receiving export-oriented tax exemptions and the local economy. We present five stylized facts regarding firms' trade networks in Honduras and show that, across several...

Life satisfaction as a component of human wellbeing, is both a desirable ‘end’ for sustainable development, as well as a means to understand the motivations, priorities, and behaviours of people with regards to their local ecosystems. Ecosystem-services research on life satisfaction has...

We live in the plastic age (the "plasticene"), producing over 300 million tonnes (mt) of plastic every year globally, 5–15 mt of which flow into already polluted oceans. Plastic remains a key material in the global economy, but low rates of collection, reuse and recycling, emissions of...

Indian coastal zone, comprising the districts of various states, has widely varying physical and demographic characteristics. It also has a varying risk profile with respect to the cyclonic storms that cross the coastline during monsoon period every year. Vulnerability of the coastal zone...