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Home charging and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles: A strategy for real-world emissions reductions

GLOBAL BUSINESS AND FINANCE MAGAZINE
June 3, 2025
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Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles can use either fossil fuels or electricity and offer potential emission reductions, depending on the driver’s usage. This column examines how access to charging at home influences the share of driving that employees with company cars in Germany do using electricity. Access to home charging reduces the users’ fossil fuel consumption […]

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Geopolitical risks and the effectiveness of the EU cohesion policy

GLOBAL BUSINESS AND FINANCE MAGAZINE
May 28, 2025
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Geopolitical issues are flooding current political and economic debate, but evidence is limited on their interplay with structural policies. Combining information on geopolitical risks and the EU cohesion policy, this column evaluates the costs of geopolitical tensions in terms of reduced effectiveness of structural funds. The results indicate that the impact of the cohesion policy […]