Killing Two Birds With One Stone: Creative Programs To Reduce Food Waste
Have you ever longed for the fruits hanging on your neighbor's trees? This article takes you to look into the possible solution to...
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Kelsey Meagher
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Generosity Is On The Menu at Karma Kitchen
Since its opening in 2007, Karma Kitchen has employed an unusual business model. At the end of every meal, the diners at the restaurant...
systemsofexchange
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The Nicholas Effect
By Dina Biscotti and Nicole Biggart In 1994, a seven-year-old boy from California, Nicholas Green, was vacationing in Italy with his...
Kelsey Meagher
- 3 min
The Quakers And The Origin Of Fixed Prices
It is difficult to imagine a world without fixed prices. Consider how long it would take to buy groceries if customers had to haggle over...
Kelsey Meagher
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Doctors Claim High Prices For Cancer Drugs Are "Immoral"
Medical care costs have risen dramatically in the last decade. This week, a group of more than 100 cancer specialists called on...
Kelsey Meagher
- 3 min
The Sustainability Consortium: A Corporate Effort To Green Supply Chains
Walmart has a mixed record on sustainability, and in recent years the company has gone to great lengths to “green” their image. One of...
systemsofexchange
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Corporate Stakeholder Responsibility
By David Chandler Editor's Note: The following article was written by David Chandler, Assistant Professor of Management and Co-Director...
Kelsey Meagher
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Pricing The HPV Vaccine
Just last week, I wrote about how the high costs of cancer drugs are being called “immoral” by doctors and cancer researchers. This week,...
Kelsey Meagher
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Assessing The Impact Of Foreign Aid
Why are poor countries stuck in poverty despite the larget amount of foreign aids? This article analyzes the reason behind the persistent...
Kelsey Meagher
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Book Review: Our Common Wealth By Jonathan Rowe
Jonathan Rowe’s book Our Common Wealth, released earlier this year, provides an excellent overview and defense of “the commons” -- the...
Kelsey Meagher
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New Financial Tools For A Social Return On Investment
How do government maximize the efficiency on their funding to social programs? The Systems of Exchange model can explain. “Social impact...
Kelsey Meagher
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Water Policy Part II: Creating Effective Water Policy: Two Case Studies
This is Part 2 of a four-part series on water policy. Click here to see Part 1, Part 3, and Part 4.* The most effective water policy...
Kelsey Meagher
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Water System Part I: Water Governance & Systems Of Exchange
This is Part 1 of a four-part series on water policy. Click here to see Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4.* Due to numerous domestic,...
Nicole Biggart
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Democrats Build Election Support by Targeting Bank Overdraft Fees?
By Nicole Woolsey Biggart and Dina Biscotti In campaign years candidates highlight issues likely to engage broad voter concern. A...
Nicole Biggart
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Is Energy Just A Commodity? Let's Ask The Systems Of Exchange Typology
How are electricity prices shifting with changes in demand and supply? Energy economists are very good at seeing electricity and other...
Kelsey Meagher
- 5 min
Thomas Piketty's 'Capital' And Inequality
Economic growth and inequality - their correlation may be far more complicated than you think. In this article, we will interpret this...
Nicole Biggart
- 2 min
California Egg Law Challenged By Five States
How did a larger cage for the hens in California challenge the ground of the Constitution? Let’s take a look at the egg science here. At...
Kelsey Meagher
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College Students Demand "Real Food" In Campus Dining Halls
For the last decade, college students across the United States have organized to change their campus food. From the University of Vermont...
Kelsey Meagher
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Economic Worlds Of Work
How labor is constructed? This academic review will lead you to take a look at the connections between economies and work settings. Image...
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