Related Web Links – Module 75 - Externalities and Public Policy

WSJ June 2009, “House Passes Climate Bill” http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124610499176664899.html

NYT, October 2009, “Fossil Fuels’ Hidden Cost Is in Billions, Study Says,” http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/20/science/earth/20fossil.html?scp=2&sq=fossil&st=cse

Carrell, Scott E and Mark L. Hoekstra, “Externalities in the Classroom: How Children Exposed to Domestic Violence Affect Everyone's Kids,” June 2009, http://www.econ.ucdavis.edu/faculty/scarrell/domesticviolence.pdf

Healthcare Economist, June 2007, “Vaccination Externalities,” http://healthcare-economist.com/2007/06/13/vaccination-externalities/

The medical News, October 2009, “Study on the economic impact of antibiotic overuse and antibiotic-resistant infections,” http://www.news-medical.net/news/20091019/Study-on-the-economic-impact-of-antibiotic-overuse-and-antibiotic-resistant-infections.aspx

WSJ May 2009, “Soda Tax Weighed to Pay for Health Care,” http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124208505896608647.html

NEJM April 2009, “Ounces of Prevention - The Public Policy Case for Taxes on Sugared Beverages,” http://yaleruddcenter.org/resources/upload/docs/what/industry/SodaTaxNEJMApr09.pdf