Why would Jodi Beggs feel bad when she has recognized the solution to a universal common property inefficiency? Plus, this solution solves an important social problem. You'll never get fussed at for not replacing the toilet paper roll when you use the last square (I'm looking a you, Tim):
Yoram Bauman, the stand-up economist, is in China doing some climate change economics-y stuff ...
Is it bad that my first thought was that, by making people use their own toilet paper, China is encouraging more efficient toilet paper use? On the other hand, if washing one’s hands does in fact have positive externalities (I’m no epidemiologist, but I’m pretty sure this is the case), China could find it in its interest to provide or at least subsidize the hand soap. (Technically, wiping one’s butt properly must also have positive externalities, so I’m a little stymied on the issue.)
via www.economistsdoitwithmodels.com
Here is a link to the Stand-up Economist's "always bring your own toilet paper video" (i.e., "I'm in China studying climate change").
