“Deadweight loss” is a term from economics that describes an overall economic or societal loss due to market inefficiencies. Imagine a situation where what buyers are willing to pay for a product ...

Discover how taxes lead to deadweight loss and learn strategies to minimize it. Explore economic factors like consumer willingness and product supply dynamics.

In his comment on my post responding to Sally Pipes’ original post on the relative costs of employment- and government-sponsored health insurance, fellow economist Chris Conover alerts us to the idea ...

Paul Solman spoke with University of Minnesota’s Joel Waldfogel and Avner Ben-Ner about the economics of Christmas gift-giving on Dec. 23’s broadcast. Paul Solman: So what’s wrong with the “Deadweight ...

Good and effective marketing of primestock is all about consistency – and that’s precisely what deadweight selling delivers. Consistency of volume, consistency of supply, consistency of payment and ...