Learn how utility functions derive demand functions and their role in maximizing consumer satisfaction and economic decision making.

J.B. Maverick is an active trader, commodity futures broker, and stock market analyst 17+ years of experience, in addition to 10+ years of experience as a finance writer and book editor. Nastasic / ...

George Monbiot wants to tell us all that coaches and public transport, bicycles, are much more efficient methods of transport than the private car, therefore to increase utility we should all be using ...

I don't think most people appreciate how unusual the economics of utility services like residential broadband are. Trade economists distinguish between "tradables" like shoes and iPods and ...

The mission of the Healy Center for Business and Economic Research and Services is to facilitate economic development in our community. We conduct strategic analyses and economic impact studies in ...

This paper is concerned with the economic value of children to parents, focusing on labour contributions, in an agriculturally based village in Western India. In order to evaluate the possible link ...