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Economics Meets Ecology: The Huge Costs of Ecosystem Declines

Economics Meets Ecology: The Huge Costs of Ecosystem Declines

Update: 2024-10-29
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Bats are considered a natural pesticide. When they began to die out due to an invasive fungus, farmers turned to chemicals to control pests. The result, as Eyal Frank of the Harris school of Public Policy describes on this episode of The Pie, was skyrocketing infant deaths. Tune in to learn more about the vast ramifications of ecosystem disruptions.

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Economics Meets Ecology: The Huge Costs of Ecosystem Declines

Economics Meets Ecology: The Huge Costs of Ecosystem Declines

Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago