This article characterizes the activities required to launch a new
pharmaceutical molecule into the market, summarizes studies that have…
Catastrophic risks differ in terms of their natural or human origins, their possible amplification by human behaviors, and the…
Financial, managerial, and medical decisions often involve alternatives whose possible outcomes have uncertain probabilities. In contrast…
The U.S. pharmaceutical industry has experienced in recent years two dramatic changes: stagnation in the growth of new molecular entities…
Background: Recent evidence suggests that individual variation in risk taking is partly due to genetic factors.
Methodology/Principal…
In 2008, a group of uninsured low-income adults in Oregon was selected by lottery to be given
the chance to apply for Medicaid. This…
Because of the global commons nature of climate change, international cooperation among nations will likely be necessary for meaningful…
Since the end of the Cold War, security studies have broadened to take into account a wide range of non-military threats ranging from…
Emissions of greenhouse gases linked with global climate change are affected by diverse aspects of economic activity, including individual…
The 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill posed near-term economic risks to the Gulf of Mexico region and raised questions about appropriate…