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Marenne M

True Costs of So-called Cheap Food | Ellen Gustafson - 0 views

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'externalities of production'

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  • when you look at the prices of so-called "conventional" junk food compared with local, organic fruits and veggies, on a calorie per dollar basis, the junk often wins.
  • Many people assume that it's the produce or organic foods that "cost more" than highly processed, shelf-stable ubiquitous and cheap junk food, but what if the price tags that we see don't tell the whole story?
  • hich requires acres of corn fields, seeds, gallons of water, gas for heavy machinery, pounds of fertilizer and sprays of pesticides, and government subsidies.
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  • give them antibiotics, deal with their waste, transport them to slaughter, power the slaughter facility, refrigerate the ground meat and then cook it
  • processed wheat bun and condiments.
  • so efficient that all of those costs amortize over tons of ground beef and fixings to make a really cheap burger, or are there parts of that whole list of "costs" that don't actually show up in the price of our fast food burgers?
  • Examples of costs not currently factored into our food supply include the environmental outcomes of chemically-intensive and petroleum-intensive agriculture, costs for soil erosion, real water and irrigation costs, pesticide and waste runoff that creates dead zones in our waterways (like the "New Jersey-sized dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico" that stems from nitrogen runoff from our Corn Belt) and then affects the livelihoods of fishermen and shrimp farmers in the Gulf region.
  • Hidden health costs like our global obesity epidemic and the food-related public health issues of heart disease, diabetes, and cancer are certainly not included in the cost of your fast food meal.
  • unpaid externalities like low wages for food workers that often mean government subsidies like food assistance, which is what over 50 percent of fast food worker families are getting
  • "value" and "low prices" of cheap food that we see at the cash register, are not the whole story
  • We are paying today in our health and our taxes and our children
  • will be paying tomorrow with a degraded environment, dirty water, decimated communities and jobs, and denigrated health.
  • Marenne M on 26 Nov 13
     
    This article describes how processed food and fast food have many negative externalities which in the end makes them cost more than organic foods which are more expensive in the stores. Processed foods may be cheaper than organic food, however the pollution during the process of producing the food, the health problems involved and the low wages which are unpaid for are all consequences which in the end will make these foods cost more.
Haydn W

Structural Adjustment Policies and Africa - A Reply to Shantayanan Devarajan - 0 views

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Market Failure Intervention Negative Externalities Externalities of Production Africa Government Intervention

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  • Haydn W on 26 Nov 13
     
    This article explains how the utilisation of Structural Adjustment Policies in developing African countries is failing to bring about the growth they are claimed to achieve. SAP's were designed to achieve economic diversification and reduce poverty among other things but the author of this article argues that they have not achieved any of these any of these aims. SAP's are an example of government intervention in a market to prevent negative externalities.
Sebastian G

Market to play 'decisive' role in allocating resources - 0 views

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externalities of production.

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  • Sebastian G on 25 Nov 13
     
    THis article discribes how the markets play a role in the allocation of resources.
Jakub B

Why do economists describe climate change as a 'market failure'? - 0 views

www.theguardian.com/...-climate-change-market-failure

negative externalities

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  • Jakub B on 25 Nov 13
     
    When free markets do not maximise society's welfare, they are said to 'fail' and policy intervention may be needed to correct them. Many economists have described climate change as an example of a market failure - though in fact a number of distinct market failures have been identified.
Aleksi B

The oil spill, global warming and negative externalities - Views From Baja Arizona - 0 views

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Externalities oil spill global warming production government

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  • A negative externality is an action of a product on consumers that imposes a negative side effect on a third party. Many negative externalities are related to the environmental consequences of production and use.
  • Aleksi B on 24 Nov 13
     
    Externalities of production - This article relates to how environmental disasters lead to a  negative externalaty
Dina B

Carbon Dioxide Emissions Stimulating $15 Trillion in Crop Production - 1 views

news.heartland.org/...ng-15-trillion-crop-production

externalities of production

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  • Dina B on 23 Nov 13
     
    This article talks about how human carbon dioxide emissions as an example of positive externalities of production. From the tune of $160 billion per year.
John B

Steve Jobs And The Economics Of Place | ThinkProgress - 1 views

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externalities of production

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  • One of the most fundamental elements of the economics of cities goes by the oddball name “agglomeration externalities” which is basically the idea that individuals and firms obtain productivity boosts by clustering together.
  • You see this again during the development of the Apple I. Steve Wozniak is employed by Hewlett-Packard at the time
  • Silicon Valley is not only a hub of electronics and engineering but also geographically proximate to San Francisco and the arts and counterculture scene with the influence that has on Jobs’ life and the aesthetic orientation of his company over time. The story keeps going on like this. Jobs doesn’t build the company alone, or even build it with his formal partners. He also builds it with an array of formal and informal personal and professional associates that you only meet in certain kinds of places and that can only exist given the pre-existing high density of electronics firms in the area.
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  • Part of the moral of the story is about the role of luck and contingency in any successful person’s life. But an important part of it is about the importance of clusters as such and the way that past success can lay the groundwork for future success. America is home to many of the world’s most successful high tech companies today in large part because we were home to many of the world’s most successful high tech companies 35 years ago.
  • John B on 23 Nov 13
     
    This article is about the biography of Steve Jobs. It is talking about how Jobs used agglomeration externalities, "individuals and firms obtain productivity boosts by clustering together". By the use of the location, Jobs managed build up the company, but he is not alone building this company. He has his personal and professional associates that result in a boost in productivity. They use agglomeration.
Yassine G

Letter: Walmart is a market failure with many 'negative externalities' - 1 views

www.gazettetimes.com/...f5-11e2-80a7-001a4bcf887a.html

walmart market failure negative externalities

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  • Yassine G on 23 Nov 13
     
    Walmart is considered to be the business number one in the world, in terms of revenue. However, from this article you can clearly see how their behavior towards stakeholders is really unethical. Many other articles also talk about how they treat their employees. This makes it clear that there is a negative externalize involved with this business. 
Yassine G

Water Demand for Energy to Double by 2035 - 0 views

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demand energy double Scarcity risks resources

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  • The amount of fresh water consumed for world energy production is on track to double within the next 25 years
  • the IEA calculates that water consumed for energy production would increase from 66 billion cubic meters (bcm) today to 135 bcm annually by 2035.
  • The agency estimates oil and natural gas production together would account for 10 percent of global energy-related water demand in 2035.
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  • "It takes a great deal of energy to supply water, and a great deal of water to supply energy. With water stress spreading and intensifying around the globe, it's critical that policymakers not promote water-intensive energy options."
  • Fellow
  • IEA sees coal-powered electricity driving the greatest demand for water now and in the future
  • Steam-driven coal plants always have required large amounts of water
  • Yassine G on 27 Sep 13
     
    This article gives you an idea of how we get our energy today, and how we will be getting it in the upcoming years. It emphasizes mostly on water, as water is being used in Steam-driven coal plants in a large amount. These plants are increasing as they are more environmental friendly. This means that demand on water is increasing rapidly although water itself is a becoming very scarce. This High demand for this scarce very important natural resource raises many questions about how we would be able to survive in the long run.
Yassine G

The Looming Threat of Water Scarcity - 1 views

www.resilience.org/...oming-threat-of-water-scarcity

scarcity threat water resources risks

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  • Some 1.2 billion people—almost a fifth of the world—live in areas of physical water scarcity, while another 1.6 billion face what can be called economic water shortage
  • Yassine G on 23 Sep 13
     
    This articles talks about how much people have to live with less amount of water than they need or, with no water at all in some cases. It also highlights the countries that use a lot of water and how they are using it. It also rises awareness about this global issue and its long and short-term impact on us. 
Yassine G

The End Of Elastic Oil - Forbes - 1 views

www.forbes.com/...the-end-of-elastic-oil

elasticity demand Scarcity resources energy price Supply

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  • Yassine G on 18 Oct 13
     
    This is a very interesting article that really helps understand this topic in depth and with real examples. Oil market is one of the largest in the world, this article talks about elasticity of demand and supply in this market. There is an explanation on the effects of different factors that determine the elasticity and what they do for this market. 
  • Jakub B on 20 Oct 13
     
    Although there are discovered new sources of oil (e.g. in Saudi Arabia), the suppliers have to drill deeper which is time-consuming and therefore the costs of production rise. 'In economic terms, the oil supply is becoming less elastic as new oil supplies come increasingly from unconventional oil.'
Yassine G

SC: Gas price war between GAIL and GSPCL to be decided by arbitration - Economic Times - 0 views

articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/...ltd-gas-supply-agreement-gspcl

gas price monopolies dispute large PLCs

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  • Daniel B on 12 Oct 13
     
    this article talks about the price mechanism and influence on the price that could be caused by two corporations which are very strong on this market. both industires have impact on price and the dispute should be resolved by the supreme court.
  • Yassine G on 12 Oct 13
     
    This article gives us an idea on how prices of some necessities are set. In this case two of the biggest companies in the oil market in their area are having some disagreements on what the price should be. Since they have a big share of the market, they act like a monopoly. the supreme court intervention was required to help settle this dispute.
Daniel B

A brewing fight - 0 views

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externalities of production

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  • Daniel B on 23 Nov 13
     
    EARLIER this year, when a lawsuit accused Anheuser-Busch of selling watered-down beer, it caused only a minor buzz. America's biggest breweries have long produced...
Haydn W

Energy Price Controls - The Guardian - 0 views

www.theguardian.com/...-price-control-honourable-role

Price Controls The Guardian Energy UK

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  • Haydn W on 19 Nov 13
     
    This article details how UK labour leader Ed Millaband's planned price ceiling on energy prices could actually be feasible despite widespread outcry from conservative party who claimed it would cause blackout. Interestingly the latter party are now planning a move of the their own, 0.75% cap on energy. The article displays a labour bias.
Dina B

Mass support for price controls - 0 views

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price control

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  • Dina B on 19 Nov 13
     
    This article talks mainly about economics in the UK and how we have two different sides (left wing and right wing (Tories) ) and the article is quite biased, however, it has some statistics on how people in the UK feel about price controls.
Fiete M

Electricity Shortage California - 0 views

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Price Control California Electricity

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  • Fiete M on 19 Nov 13
     
    This article talks about electricity prices in California and how they were controlled, which created a energy shortage in California. Further it talks about how price control is a problem.
fie dahl

Sinopec profit rises as fuel price controls eased - 0 views

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controls

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  • fie dahl on 19 Nov 13
     
    The article talks about how Sinopec's profit increased because of an ease in price control - this allowed the company to follow the international priced and thereby increase the revenue.
Marenne M

Sweet and sour: Sugarcane farmers object over price set by mills - The Express Tribune - 0 views

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  • bumper crop this year but the government’s delay in setting a minimum selling price has soured their happiness
  • rice at which sugarcane is sold to sugar mills is usually set by the government in consultation with the Kisan Board
  • price floor is to protect the farmers’ interests as their costs are ever-increasing
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  • mills have unilaterally declared the buying price to be Rs10 higher than last year’s price per 40 kilogrammes (kg)
  • ugar mills purchase and crush sugarcane without considering the rising cost of the primary sector
  • Farmers, on the other hand, dislike the idea of fixing the price on the basis of price of sugar as sugar mills have other products to earn from whereas the cost for cane growers has almost doubled
  • mill owners are trying to get the maximum benefit for the lowest price from their (the farmers’) hard work
  • Marenne M on 18 Nov 13
     
    This article describes how every year the government places a price floor to ensure the farmers interest as prices increase. This article concerns the fact that the government has not yet set a minimum price for the purchase of the sugarcane. This leads to problems for the farmers, because the mills decide the price of the sugarcane without considering the cost of the farmers.
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