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A fairer measure: does GDP fail to measure up?

GDP is increasingly being seen as too crude a tool, failing to reflect factors such as wellbeing and sustainability. Nick Spencer and Aled Jones consider some alternatives, and the implications for actuaries.
Wednesday 3rd August 2022
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The butterfly defect: Global connectivity makes us vulnerable to collapse

Aled Jones discusses how the environmental pressures of a complex global economy increase the risk of collapse, and which parts of the world are best placed to survive such an event
Wednesday 3rd November 2021
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Act natural: how the economy and biodiversity loss can impact actuarial work

Aled Jones and Lucy Saye discuss the link between the economy and the environment, and how biodiversity destruction and loss could impact on the work of actuaries
Wednesday 5th May 2021
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