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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

IF YOUR friends and family get fat, chances are you will too, researchers report in a startling new study that suggests obesity is ‘socially contagious’ and can spread easily from person to person. Is ...

PRESIDENT OBAMA has made news by making it known that he is considering a bank tax of some sort, ostensibly to help recoup the cost of the government's financial interventions. It's not clear what ...

CONSUMPTION, production, and investment decisions of individuals, households, and firms often affect people not directly involved in the transactions. Sometimes these indirect effects are tiny. But ...

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 ...

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 ...

This study investigates the effects of network externality on the policy competition between two countries regarding their attempts to attract a multinational enterprise (MNE). The two countries have ...