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 ...

Last weekend I attended a series of meetings convened by the The Book Review Literary Trust to celebrate 50 years of its existence. The overall theme of the three sessions that comprised the meeting ...

The political underpinnings of mainstream microeconomics are examined by drawing on findings from the history of economic thought. By evaluating foundational concepts and notions, such as perfect ...

Indonesia’s sustainability transition hinges on its ability to crowd in private sector investment and boost the government’s financial capacity to plug a US$1.7 trillion financing gap, said leading ...

Electricity from renewable sources avoids disadvantages of conventional power generation but often meets with local resistance. We use 324,763 observations on the subjective well-being of 46,678 ...

Sanjeev Sabhlok is a mentor of SBP. If the same analytical “tool”, when placed in the hands of different people, tells us two radically different things, such as that lockdowns are good and that they ...

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.

The article explains that oil companies primarily receive tax breaks, not direct subsidies, and these tax breaks are similar to those given to other industries. Oil companies contribute billions of ...

There are differences between private returns or costs and the costs or returns to society as a whole Consumption, production, and investment decisions of individuals, households, and firms often ...