The annual conference of IAME (International Association of Maritime Economists) gathered in Bergen and at NHH this year. They learned that environmentally conscious cargo owners and climate itself is likely to put a premium cost on the business.

Ole-Andreas Elvik Næss: If we first want to pay owners from China and the US to run energy-intensive industries in this country, it is better if we pay them to do something other than use our electricity.

Agriculture is a core value in itself because we all need food. But sometimes, we should take a hard look in the mirror before criticizing others.

The changes in the UK’s trading relationship with the EU are likely to have widespread effects, many of which are yet to be understood in full. This column (at voxeu.org) introduces the issue of compliance with rules of origin requirements within free trade agreements. The authors argue that complying with these rules can present firms with additional production costs that would not have been present had the UK remained a part of the EU.