Showing posts with label open letter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label open letter. Show all posts
Sunday, November 5, 2023

Deceased organ donation in the Economist (article and letter to the editor)

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  Here's a recent article on deceased organ donation, in The Economist, followed by a letter to the editor from Alex Chan and me. In Ame...
Sunday, September 3, 2023

Protest against political persecution of Prof Muhammad Yunus, and more general threats to democracy in Bangladesh

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  The Bangladesh Daily Star publishes an open letter, and the NY Times provides some general background. Here's the  open letter to Prim...
Monday, May 22, 2023

Over 100 Nobel Laureates join PEN International in support of Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski

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Over 100 Nobel Laureates join PEN International in support of Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski “ PEN International, the literary and...
Monday, February 13, 2023

Support for an independent judiciary in Israel

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  Democratic institution are under threat in many parts of the world, involving elections, insurrections, and the courts.  Israel is no exce...
Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Attack on Sharif University in Iran: an open letter

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 I'm among the signers of yet another open letter protesting events in Iran, this one against violent attacks on peaceful protesters in...
Wednesday, October 5, 2022

Open letters--democracy and academic freedom, in Iran and Turkey

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 Around this time of year I think of the various open letters I sign, from among many that I'm invited to sign.  (I try to avoid signing...
Wednesday, March 2, 2022

Open letter of support for Ukraine from 163 Nobel Laureates

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  Nobel Laureate Support for Ukraine Nobel Letter      English   |   Ukrainian   |   Russian Nobel signatories Personal statement from the D...
Saturday, October 31, 2020

Why I have signed election day letters

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 I am a reluctant letter signer, but this election season I have signed two open letters.  My reluctance stems in part from the fact that, w...
Monday, October 26, 2020

Vote! Here's another open letter, this one from business school professors

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  Open letters are in season, and I've signed another one.  You can too, at the link. It’s Time for America’s Business Leaders to Speak ...
Thursday, October 22, 2020

Open letter by economists opposing re-election of current U.S. president

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  Open Letter: 690 Economists Oppose Trump's Re-Election Don't forget to vote. ******** update: 932 economists the last time I checked.
Tuesday, October 6, 2020

An open letter to Canadian health authorities on laws against compensating Canadian plasma donors

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  The letter is available on a website called Donation Ethics: Ethicists and Economists for Ethical Donation-Compensation Practices   organi...
Monday, July 20, 2020

SCIENTISTS FOR SCIENCE-BASED Policy (even more, and again)--open letter

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Here's a self explanatory email: Dear NAS Colleagues, We are deeply appreciative of your decision in spring 2018 to sign the  St...
Friday, July 17, 2020

Open letter supporting human challenge trials for COVID-19 vaccines

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Here's the website of the advocacy organization 1 Day Sooner (where you can read about human challenge trials, and volunteer for one)...
Thursday, January 17, 2019

Carbon tax with revenue returned through equal lump-sum rebates: open letter

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An open letter from many economists, published today as an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, proposes a carbon tax with the revenue to be r...
Thursday, May 3, 2018

Tariffs and trade wars still seem like a bad idea: open letter to the President

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The National Taxpayers Union has organized the following letter, signed by more than 1100 economists, of whom I am one. It is mainly a copy...
Sunday, April 2, 2017

The Central European University is worth defending from government pressure

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The Central European University  in Budapest is in danger of being forced to shut down. World’s leading economists ask Hungary to withdra...
Saturday, September 19, 2015

Economists' declaration on universal health coverage

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Larry Summers has organized a widely signed open letter supporting universal health coverage as a sensible global development goal. Here...