The Impact of High Energy Prices on Overhead Deaths

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High energy prices is not something that appears on death certificates. To figure out whether high energy prices had an effect, we had to sort of look for clues. We estimate a price rise of around 10 cents per kilowatt hour (30% of last winter's electricity price) is related to an increase in a country's weekly mortality of around 2.2%.

Over the last couple of decades, the state has been making significant investments into its armed forces in an attempt to challenge America’s dominance. We ask how much further they will go. When the Ukraine war sent energy prices soaring, the consequences for Europe proved fatal. And, a tribute to the father of Tibetan film.

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