Stephen Eldridge
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Stephen Eldridge is a writer and editor of fiction and nonfiction for all ages. He has authored nonfiction books for children on a variety of subjects, including forensic science, electromagnetic radiation, and American history. He lives in Chicago, Illinois, with his wife, Ali, and daughter, Lucy.
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Negative externality, in economics, the imposition of a cost on a party as an indirect effect of the actions of another party. Negative externalities arise when one party, such as a business, makes another party worse off, yet does not bear the costs from doing so. Externalities, which can be…
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