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Tiffany William

Charging customers different prices for the same products. - 4 views

www.businessdictionary.com/...e-same-product-or-service.html

price discrimination

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  • Tiffany William on 05 Feb 11
     
    this is where price discrimination occurs.
  • Lydia Georgieva on 13 Feb 11
     
    Tiffany, articles from a dictionary do not count as news articles and this is not what this assignment is about.
Mehmet Mert Suma

NH man to swim to Maine to raise lighthouse money - 0 views

www.boston.com/...aine_to_raise_lighthouse_money

public goods

shared by Mehmet Mert Suma on 12 Feb 11 - No Cached
  • Mehmet Mert Suma on 12 Feb 11
     
    This is about a man who is going to swim to Maine to raise money to preserve the lighthouses. The article shows that a lighthouse is a public good which does not make any profits.
Mehmet Mert Suma

Waste dumping threatens West Bank - 0 views

www.upi.com/...UPI-97221206722214

negative externality

shared by Mehmet Mert Suma on 12 Feb 11 - No Cached
  • Mehmet Mert Suma on 12 Feb 11
     
    This article is about the effects of garbage dumping which is made by Israelis and it worries Palestinians.
Tiffany William

All spending over £500 published by Mansfield council - 0 views

www.bbc.co.uk/...gland-nottinghamshire-12336946

public goods

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  • Tiffany William on 10 Feb 11
     
    providing important public services.
Cleo Veen

California Law to Curb Greenhouse Gasses Faces a Legal Hurdle - 0 views

www.nytimes.com/...05emit.html

negative externality

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  • Cleo Veen on 09 Feb 11
     
    There is a cap-and-trade system California wants to put in place. Poorer neighborhoods are worried it wont cut back on pollution.
Talia Greene

Hungary sludge plant 'still a threat', says Greenpeace - 1 views

www.bbc.co.uk/...world-europe-12393276

negative externalities

shared by Talia Greene on 09 Feb 11 - No Cached
  • Talia Greene on 09 Feb 11
     
    This article talks about the effects of the red sludge in Hungary, which could be considered a negative externality of the aluminum plant.
Tiffany William

Administrator of oil spill fund is linked to BP, judge rules - 1 views

www.latimes.com/...laims-20110203,0,4712811.story

negative externality

shared by Tiffany William on 08 Feb 11 - No Cached
  • Tiffany William on 08 Feb 11
     
    it is about the oil spill.
Tomoya Sekine

Gill Net Fishing Closed Early Due to 10-Ton Rockfish Poaching Bust - 0 views

gaithersburg.patch.com/...-10-ton-rockfish-poaching-bust

negative externality

shared by Tomoya Sekine on 06 Feb 11 - No Cached
  • Tomoya Sekine on 06 Feb 11
     
    This article is about fishermen getting arrested for poaching 10-tons of rockfish. This is a form of negative externality as the fishermen has depleted the stocks available for other fishermen/firms and has somewhat harmed the environment by overfishing and keeping all these fish.
anonymous

Land of Hope - 1 views

www.time.com/...0,9171,2034377,00.html

negative externality

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  • Merve Akpinar on 02 Feb 11
     
    Climate change is the mother of all negative externalities. The problem is measuring it: How do you calculate the cost of climate change and then apportion it fairly among the world's businesses
Ozge Elif Ozer

Jerry Jordan's Stock Picks - 0 views

www.businessweek.com/...b4213114668652.htm

oligopoly

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  • Ozge Elif Ozer on 27 Jan 11
     
    This article is about the oligopoly which will stay constant till the time that the world needs to start spending a huge amount to produce grain more efficiently.
Talia Greene

Crisis hits India's small loans industry - 0 views

www.bbc.co.uk/...world-south-asia-12035909

oligopoly

shared by Talia Greene on 26 Jan 11 - No Cached
  • Talia Greene on 26 Jan 11
     
    This article reports the appearance of an oligopoly in India's micro-finance industry.
Cleo Veen

To 4G or Not 4G, That is the Question - 0 views

gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/...not-to-4g-that-is-the-question

oligopoly

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  • Cleo Veen on 25 Jan 11
     
    this article is about the cellphone companies charging more for a new service 4G, in order to attract more consumers.
Mehmet Mert Suma

Ford to increase car prices - 1 views

www.telegraph.co.uk/...rd-to-increase-car-prices.html

oligopoly

shared by Mehmet Mert Suma on 22 Jan 11 - No Cached
  • Mehmet Mert Suma on 22 Jan 11
     
    This article is about the price increase Ford is planning. Ford is regarded as the priceleader in oligopolistic market.
Dilan Gunes

Directory inquiries shows competition isn't always best for the consumer - 0 views

www.guardian.co.uk/...irectory-inquiries-competition

oligopoly

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  • Dilan Gunes on 22 Jan 11
     
    In this article there are things about monopoly and oligopoly and in this article there are some information about these in terms of consumers
Merve Akpinar

Money Household bills Call to investigate energy 'oligopolies' - 0 views

www.guardian.co.uk/...lls.britishenergygroupbusiness

oligopoly

shared by Merve Akpinar on 22 Jan 11 - No Cached
  • Merve Akpinar on 22 Jan 11
     
    The article is about oligopoly in Britain which is comfortable. It is in the electricty and gas market.
Dilan Gunes

Train companies accused over parking charge rises - 0 views

www.bbc.co.uk/...business-12252538

monopoly

shared by Dilan Gunes on 22 Jan 11 - No Cached
  • Dilan Gunes on 22 Jan 11
     
    This article is about Train operators who have been accused of topping up their profits by increasing the cost of car parking. (it is monopoly) Sorry for delay...
Tomoya Sekine

Sharp Hotel Price Rise Seen in some European Countries - 0 views

www.independent.co.uk/...uropean-countries-2189361.html

oligopoly

shared by Tomoya Sekine on 20 Jan 11 - No Cached
  • Tomoya Sekine on 20 Jan 11
     
    This article talks about the increase and decrease in price for overnight bookings/stays for hotels in European countries. We can see that there are several different 'firms' or 'hotels' that are both increasing or decreasing room prices to make profit/attract customers.
Tiffany William

China's Alibaba boosts deliveries - 0 views

www.bbc.co.uk/...business-12229811

oligopoly

shared by Tiffany William on 20 Jan 11 - No Cached
  • Tiffany William on 20 Jan 11
     
    to attract more consumers purchasing online goods from Chine. this can help the economy in China to boost up with the increase in exporting.
Talia Greene

Google online search adverts "dominant," says France - 0 views

www.bbc.co.uk/...business-11991259

non-price competition

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  • Talia Greene on 18 Jan 11
     
    Google is said to dominate online advertisements for search engines, which is likely why theirs is so popular.
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