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No one would disagree with the importance and necessity of preserving the environment while promoting economic growth. However, no informed…
Large numbers of child migrants today—here referred to as "Arendt's children"—are functionally stateless, whether or not they have a legal…
The U.S. President's science advisor—officially, the Assistant to the President for Science and Technology (S&T)—has the daunting task…
If the marginal utility of consumption depends on health status, this will affect the economic analysis of a number of central problems in…
This article presents findings from the MIT China Energy Group’s first-of-its-kind, independent
nationwide survey of Chinese coal-fired…
Urban water conservation is typically achieved through prescriptive regulations, including the rationing of water for particular uses and…
Developing clinically meaningful summary measures of health-care quality is key to inferring quality of care. Current summary measures use…
The coverage, cost, and quality problems of the U.S. health care system are evident. Sustainable health care reform must go beyond…
For many years social scientists have debated the role of social structure versus culture in explaining the social and economic outcomes of…