Geographic Correlation Between Large-Firm Commercial Spending and Medicare Spending
The positive correlation in utilization and lack of correlation in spending implies an inverse correlation in prices.
Research
Comment: Aging and Death under a Dollar a Day
Book Abstract: Ten papers, originally presented at a conference held in Carefree, Arizona, in May 2005, examine emerging issues in the economics of aging.
The Democratic Citizen: Social Science and Democratic Theory in the Twentieth Century
This 1970 study examines the implications of empirical studies in the social sciences with reference to various strands of American and British democratic theory.
Social Interactions and Smoking
Book Abstract: Ten papers, originally presented at a conference held in Carefree, Arizona, in May 2005, examine emerging issues in the economics of aging.
Estimation of De Facto Flexibility Parameter and Basket Weights in Evolving Exchange Rate Regimes
A new technique for estimating countries’ de facto exchange rate regimes synthesizes two approaches.
Review of The Birthright Lottery: Citizenship and Global Inequality
Leading Change: Leadership, Organization, and Social Movements
Leadership means taking on the responsibility of creating conditions that enable others to achieve a shared purpose in the face of uncertainty.
A Failure to Imagine the Worst
In his first speech to the U.N. Security Council, U.S. President Barack Obama challenged members to think about the impact of a single nuclear bomb.
The Global Health System: Lessons for a Stronger Institutional Framework
The article discusses the changing quality of global health institutions.
Virgin Versus Experienced Risks
Book abstract: At a time of immensely consequential choices, it has never been more important to make the right decisions. But how can we be sure we are not making fatal mistakes?
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