Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

In this model, well-being depends on leisure, on an environmental renewable resource, and on a non-storable output, which can substitute for the environmental resource or can satisfy needs different ...

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) ...

Most economic externalities can be efficiently solved through a system of private property rights, in which costs and ...

Introductory-level economics uses supply and demand curves to identify the "ideal" price for a product, service or other economic activity. In Econ 101, these curves assume that the economy is working ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Chemical Safety and Waste Management convened the hearing on plastic production and pollution.

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 ...

This paper examines the effect of energy production on health using a recent strike that affected oil refineries in France as a natural experiment. First, we show that the temporary reduction in ...