Browsing FAS Scholarly Articles by Keyword "externalities"

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    • Network Effects and Social Inequality 

      DiMaggio, Paul; Garip, Filiz (Annual Reviews, 2012)
      Students of social inequality have noted the presence of mechanisms militating toward cumulative advantage and increasing inequality. Social scientists have established that individuals' choices are influenced by those of ...

    • Smart Taxes: An Open Invitation to Join the Pigou Club 

      Mankiw, N. Gregory (Palgrave Macmillan, 2009)
      Many economists favor higher taxes on energy-related products such as gasoline, while the general public is more skeptical. This essay, based on a talk given at the March 2008 meeting of the Eastern Economic Association, ...