Explore true cost economics, an approach that includes external costs like pollution in pricing, ensuring a more accurate ...

Asset correlations can be flawed diversification metrics when used in a vacuum. When it comes to constructing an investment ...

My last column celebrated the bicentennial of the Erie Canal. This one goes deeper into the ways government action can create prosperity for all of us. This flies in the face of being fed a constant ...

A negative externality occurs when the production or consumption of a good or service generates a cost for someone who is not involved in the transaction. This cost is not reflected in the market ...

To what extent does the digital world create a culture in which responsibility is denied or avoided, and what are the consequences of this failure to take ownership of a problem? Taking responsibility ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) addresses negative externalities with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) ...

Improved self-esteem and motivation. Positive discipline encourages children through clear expectations combined with emotional support, fostering intrinsic motivation—so children act responsibly ...

The urgency to address corporate externalities—environmental, social, and health-related spill‑over costs—is intensifying. Hidden costs from pollution, resource depletion, and poor labor practices ...

“Keep your face towards the sunshine and shadows will fall behind you.” — Walt Whitman “‎Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats.” ― Voltaire “Life does not have to be ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Economist Paramo Sanyal of the Brattle Group discusses the the Universal Service Fund, which subsidizes telephone service for low-income customers, ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Troughs play a crucial role in shaping storms and delivering all types of precipitation. A trough is an elongated area of low pressure that can stretch for hundreds of miles. When ...