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Many workers are "quiet quitting" today, meaning they perform the bare minimum at work but refuse to leave the job.

The Economics of Quiet Quitting: Labor Supply Meets Workplace Incentives

In recent years, the phenomenon of "quiet quitting" has risen among younger Millenial and Gen Z workers. They don't leave dissatisfying jobs, but instead resort to doing the bare minimum. What has happened, and why?...
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Healthcare as a merit good
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Healthcare as a merit good

Published on January 17, 2020

Merit goods
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Merit goods

Published on January 17, 2020

Incomplete markets
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Incomplete markets

Published on January 17, 2020

Missing markets
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Missing markets

Published on January 17, 2020

Types of market failure
Market failures

Types of market failure

Published on January 17, 2020

Introduction to market failures
Market failures

Introduction to market failures

Published on January 15, 2020

Answer
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Answer

Published on February 04, 2019

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Minimum_price_alcohol_Scotland

Published on February 04, 2019

Sugar tax
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Sugar tax

Published on January 31, 2019

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Are influencers and short-form social media feeds destroying our attention spans from our constant desire for entertainment?

The Attention Economy and Cognitive Scarcity

We can't pay attention to everything, so sellers will pay good money to win our attention to their advertisements. This has led to the rise of social media influencers, who are paid to draw our attention. Has this led to economic harms from our eroding attention spans?...
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