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Posted in Competition, Health Care on Nov 19th, 2009
Some in the current health insurance debate argue that you simply cannot introduce market forces into the health system and still hope the needy are served. Here is a little bit of evidence, so does increased competition across hospitals reduce charity care? Despite the pervasive belief that competition impedes a hospital’s ability to offer services […]
Posted in Education, Health Care on Nov 19th, 2009
It is possible that doing things outside the public school classroom improves learning outcomes better than anything currently being done inside the classroom: This paper examines the impact of public health insurance expansions through both Medicaid and SCHIP on children’s educational outcomes, measured by 4th and 8th grade reading and math test scores, available from […]
Posted in Politics on Nov 19th, 2009
Paul Jacob shares a story: I talked about the group last summer, when ABTL was little more than an idea. They were looking for candidates who would not only vow to limit their terms in office, but also agree to forfeit a big chunk of their assets if they break their word. … And now […]
Posted in Resources on Nov 19th, 2009
I like to have my students engage in some simple back of the envelope calculations to put certain problems in perspective. One such problem is “our” ability to produce energy. It is perhaps the scariest bogeyman out there. However, here is one example (among dozens) of why we do not have an energy problem. We […]