Externalities Cause Large and Preventable

Positional Externalities Cause Large and Preventable Welfare Losses

In traditional economic models, individual utility depends only on absolute consumption. These models lie at the heart of claims that pursuit of individual self-interest promotes aggregate welfare. Recent years have seen renewed interest in economic models in which individual utility depends not only on absolute consumption, but also on relative consumption. In contrast to traditional models, t...

Using a systemic thinking approach to study externalities of higher education policies: a critique of the paper-based faculty promotion regulations

In recent years, synergistic policies, regulations, and procedures have been developed in higher education that have resulted undesirable outcomes that have led the university to unethical behaviors in the research process. The irregular growth of universities and higher education institutions, changes in regulations of theses and dissertations, paper-based faculties promotion regulations are t...

صدمات‌ سر در کودکان‌، ارتباط‌ عملکرد مادران‌ با پیشگیری‌ از آن‌

  Background : Injuries are the most leading cause of death in many countries and head injuries form a large number of them. Accidents are preventable and preventing them is one of the major factors in having a healthy society.   Objective : To explain the characteristics of head injuries in relation to time, place and cause of accidents. Also to find out the association between the occurrence ...

Information And Communication Technology Externalities And Economic Growth In Newly Industrialized Countries

Analysis of Electricity Generation’s Externalities on Sectorial Output Growth and Welfare in Iran

Environmental problems are one of the most challenging issues for the entire world and each country. In economic studies, environmental issues are analyzed as negative externalities. In this article, the negative externalities of electricity production on the output growth of different sectors and household’s welfare in Iran’s economy have been studied through price system using Computable Gene...