Dr. Twenge is a psychology professor at San Diego State University and the author of “10 Rules for Raising Kids in a High-Tech World.” The standardized test scores of American students had been rising ...

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 ...

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 ...

Most people don't even really grasp how much they really pay for driving when all personal costs are included. Well, the story gets much worse when you consider the EXTERNALITIES of driving, meaning, ...

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, ...

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.

1 Program of Environmental Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. 2 Faculty of Law, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. The article aims to present and discuss the explanatory ...

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 ...

In Mean Girls, Lacey Chabert's Gretchen Wieners always wanted to make "fetch" a term for cool, despite the hate that Regina George (Rachel McAdams) had for it. She's finally done it in the best way ...

The aim of this article is to reconcile the disparities between classical and contemporary literature regarding the strategies employed for internalising the externalities. Furthermore, it explores ...

Wine growers everywhere fear spring frosts. New vine buds emerge in the spring and are highly susceptible to freezing temperatures which can kill them and result in significant crop loss for the year.