{"id":21877,"date":"2025-10-16T10:14:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T02:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/ecs\/?page_id=21877"},"modified":"2025-10-16T10:14:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T02:14:10","slug":"regional-briefs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/ecs\/regional-briefs\/","title":{"rendered":"Regional Briefs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>\n\t\tRegional Briefs\n\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-tabs--label-0\" data-index=\"0\" aria-selected=\"true\" aria-controls=\"fl-tabs--panel-0\" aria-expanded=\"true\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\">\t\t\t\tNUSEconDigest\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNUSEconDigest\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/ecs\/nusecon-digest-how-will-heat-affect-economic-activity-in-the-rich-urban-tropics\/\"><strong>How will Heat Affect Economic Activity in the Rich Urban Tropics?<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<h4><strong>May 2025<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Heat affects billions of people worldwide. 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