Economics @ ITT

Monopoly power in action

Posted in antitrust, economics, environment, externalities, Policy Issues by ittecon on May 16, 2012

90 Percent of Corn Seeds Are Coated With Bayer’s Bee-Decimating Pesticide

90 Percent of Corn Seeds Are Coated With Bayers Bee-Decimating Pesticide | Mother Jones.

Regulators’ ruling means Chicago can keep getting air pollution funds

Posted in economics, environment by ittecon on February 2, 2012
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Americans say save the economy, not the planet

Posted in economics, environment by ittecon on March 22, 2011

The Great Recession appears to have had a big – and negative – impact on Americans’ sympathy for Mother Earth.

Read:  Americans say save the economy, not the planet.

Declawed EPA

Posted in economics, environment, externalities, Policy Issues, Regulation by ittecon on March 1, 2010

Due to jurisdictional disputes and regulatory loop holes, cost-benefit analysis leads businesses to the decision that it is cheaper to pollute than to pay to dispose of waste.

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