Global obesity rates are on the rise, but body shaming campaigns are doing more harm than good, says medical anthropologist Nancy N. Chen. Reflecting on how the cultural histories of body ideals have changed over time, she offers a new...

This week on Crash Course Econ, Jacob and Adriene are talking about failure. Specifically, we're talking about market failures. When markets don't provide a good or service efficiently, that's a market failure. When markets fail, often...

In this video Paul Andersen explains how economic models, like supply and demand, can be applied to environmental systems. The market forces will not protect environmental services until proper valuation and externalities are...

This video discusses the environmental functions and models used in economics to evaluate the effects of economic activity and growth on the environment. The three main functions of the environment are explained as a provider of...

Mr. Clifford's 60 second explanation of positive externalities (aka: spillover benefits). Notice that there are two different demand curves. One is the marginal private benefit which ignores the spillover benefits of flu shots and the...

Discusses why integrating sustainability into bottom line metrics is so important to the modern corporation and how it reduces risk and increases brand value

The video covers the topic of externalities in economics. It explains how economic agents make decisions in market economies based on maximizing behavior, leading to private costs and benefits. The video defines internal and external...

This video discusses the concepts of merit and demerit goods in economics. The presenter defines both terms and explains why these goods can be under or over provided by the market.

Chris Benner is an environmental and urban economist researching regional development and employment in America. He is a Professor of Environmental Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and the Executive Director of the...

The Inaugural Conference @ King's, Institute for New Economic Thinking, Session 4:<b<br/>r/>

Toward a New Global <br/>Financial Architecture

Should we end pollution? Could we even if we wanted to? Mr. Clifford explains marginal social cost, externalities and the role of the government. Don't forget to watch the very end.

Describes market trends and key drivers for sustainable finance

This video explains the concept of negative externalities, which are external costs that are imposed on society due to the production or consumption of a good or service. The video provides examples of both production and consumption...

Describes the business case and market trends for sustainability and why more and more companies are choosing to invest in sustainable options

The video explains the concept of externalities and how they can have negative impacts on society. It uses the example of a paper factory polluting a river and causing harm to fishermen and the environment. The video also suggests ways...

This video introduces the topic of market failures and the role of government in addressing them. They cover concepts such as public goods, externalities, antitrust laws, and income distribution. The teacher emphasizes the importance of...

This video provides an explanation of positive externalities which occur when third parties receive benefits from the production or consumption of a good or service. The video explains how positive externalities create a divergence...

The video discusses negative production externalities, specifically in the context of industrial pollution. The video also discusses the importance of evaluating the magnitude of the externality and how it can be influenced by the type...

This video is a lesson on the market structure of perfect competition. The instructor explains the characteristics, efficiency results, and limitations of perfect competition. The instructor also discusses how firms may not invest much...

The video evaluates government regulation in markets that contain externalities, with a focus on pollution as an example. The concept of deadweight loss is explained and compared to the benefits and drawbacks of regulation, such as...

Social good can be directly integrated into free market capitalism, it just takes a bit of a balancing act - Lord Turner.

This is a lecture-style video that discusses the effectiveness of different types of environmental policies. The lecturer explains various government interventions such as indirect taxation, subsidies, regulation, tradable pollution...

Hey econ students. This is Jacob Clifford. In this episode of EconMovies, I use Anchorman to explain marginal benefit, marginal cost, efficiency, and externalities.

In economics, the way you introduce a concept will make or break a lesson. I try to avoid using the boring examples is the textbook. Here is a quick example of how I introduce the concept of externalities using AXE body spray.