Wednesday, November 11, 2026

Human organ trafficking and missing persons in China, PNAS

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 Here's a study, recently published in PNAS, that tries to very indirectly infer the rate of illegal organ trafficking in China.  It...
Tuesday, November 10, 2026

Call for papers: 21st Matching in Practice Workshop, Budapest, December 14-15

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 Here's a call for papers for the  21st Matching in Practice Workshop in Budapest in December. 21st Matching in Practice Workshop Decemb...
Monday, November 9, 2026

School choice in San Francisco: plans and politics happen at different speeds

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 A report  in PNAS last week on a long-running study of school choice proposals in San Francisco came out almost simultaneously with an anno...
Friday, November 6, 2026

The Milken Institute Review on blood and plasma, and altruism (with art work)

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 You can  be paid to donate blood plasma, and still be an altruist. Issue four, 2026 of the Milken Institute Review, excerpts the chapter o...
Thursday, November 5, 2026

William Nordhaus (1941-2026) and Jim Andreoni (1959-2026)

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 I returned from a long trip and an arduous conference last week to learn that two important economists had passed away, Bill Nordhaus, who ...
Tuesday, November 3, 2026

happy post-Halloween

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In our garden:
Saturday, October 31, 2026

Sports, ethnicity, and the urban geography of basketball

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 I'm just back from an unexpectedly grueling trip, and hope to resume semi-daily blogging.  This story caught my eye: basketball has bee...