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 ...

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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 ...

Mark Bittman has a piece in the New York Times where he analyzes the "true cost" of hamburgers. There are some things right with the piece and some things wrong. In general, thinking about the costs ...

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 ...

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 ...

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A new coronavirus is here. It is highly contagious, and case numbers are climbing. New York is the epicenter in the United States. This feels terribly familiar, even reminiscent of March 2020. And yet ...