negative externalities
18 episodes mention this concept
FreakonomicsApr 22, 2026Why Everyone Hates Rats: Unpacking Urban Coexistence, Disease, and Human Blame
ScienceRodent mitigationCommensal speciesUrban sustainabilitySanitation (pest management)- FreakonomicsApr 10, 2026
Beeconomics 101: The Sticky Business of Honey Fraud, Pollination, and Market Failure
EconomicsNegative externalitiesPositive externalitiesFood fraudEconomic motivated adulteration (EMA) 
EconomicsExplainedAug 26, 2025Is the Survival of Humanity Economically Viable? An Economist's Perspective on Energy, Climate, and Prosperity
EconomicsEnergy TrilemmaGeopolitical ShocksGlobal WarmingEconomic Prosperity- EconomicsExplainedMar 24, 2024
The Economic Paradox: Why Global Fossil Fuel Consumption Continues to Rise Despite Alternatives
EconomicsNegative ExternalitiesIndustrial Carbon EmissionsCapital GoodsIntermediate Goods 
NewEconomicThinkingJan 24, 2024Assessing the Social Value and Market Design Challenges of Cryptocurrencies and Decentralized Finance
FinanceNative cryptocurrenciesUnderlying fundamental reason (for value)Proof of stakeProof of work- NewEconomicThinkingJan 10, 2024
How Stock Buybacks and Shareholder Primacy Exacerbate the Racial Wealth Gap and Undermine Productive Investment
EconomicsShareholder PrimacyStock BuybacksRacial Wealth GapCorporate Equity - EconomicsExplainedDec 8, 2023
The Critical Interplay of Economics and Politics: Risks, Academic Integrity, and Geopolitical Context
EconomicsEconomic prosperityPolitical ideologyPractical methodologyNegative externalities - EconomicsExplainedSep 28, 2023
The Economic Drivers and Geopolitical Stakes of Niger's Instability and Coup
EconomicsHuman Development Index (HDI)Political InstabilityLandlocked Country ChallengesResource Curse (Dutch Disease) - EconomicsExplainedSep 12, 2023
The Economic Viability of Permanent Human Settlements in Space: A Cost-Benefit Analysis
EconomicsEconomic viabilityOpportunity costCompetitive advantageFundamental economic problem - EconomicsExplainedAug 20, 2023
Comparative Economic Systems: Testing Capitalism vs. Communism Through Economic Twins
EconomicsMicroeconomicsMacroeconomicsScientific Method in EconomicsControlling Variables - EconomicsExplainedJan 5, 2023
The Evolving Science of Economics: Beyond Capitalism and Towards Future Prosperity
EconomicsCentral economic problemUnlimited desires, limited resourcesResource allocationCapitalism - EconomicsExplainedNov 12, 2020
The Economic Failure of the War on Drugs and the Case for Decriminalization
EconomicsWar on DrugsSupply and DemandMarket EquilibriumDemand Inelasticity - EconomicsExplainedOct 4, 2020
The Economics of the Prison Industrial Complex: Costs, Labor, and Opportunity
EconomicsGovernment incarcerationOpportunity costPositive externalitiesNegative externalities - EconomicsExplainedJun 4, 2020
The Necessity of Taxation: Exploring Alternatives and Economic Theories
EconomicsFiscal policyGovernment revenueGovernment expenditureNational debt - NewEconomicThinkingDec 11, 2019
The Evolving Role of the State in Economics: Market Failure, Government Failure, and the Case for Pluralism
EconomicsMacroeconomicsGovernment policyMonetary gains/lossesNational identity - NewEconomicThinkingDec 11, 2019
Critiquing Market-Based Environmental Solutions: Carbon Markets, Taxes, and the Coase Theorem
EconomicsMarket-based mechanismsLaws and regulationsNegative externalitiesProperty rights - NewEconomicThinkingApr 18, 2018
Lookism in Employment: Profit, Discrimination, and the Role of Law
Economicslookismemployment discriminationprofit maximizationfree market - NewEconomicThinkingApr 16, 2018
The Ethics and Economics of Appearance-Based Discrimination in Employment
PhilosophyAppearance-based discriminationProfit maximizationJob qualificationNegative externalities
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