Saturday, April 5, 2014

List of baby names banned in Saudi Arabia (includes Alice and Elaine)

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Saudi isn't the first country to find some names repugnant...as I recall, there is a Napoleonic list of French names that are ok, with ...
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Friday, April 4, 2014

An unusual liver exchange in Hong Kong

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Here's a paper describing a liver exchange in Hong Kong between one incompatible pair and one compatible pair. Chan SC, Chok KSH, Sh...
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Thursday, April 3, 2014

Thoughtful mom on school choice in Washington D.C.

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Here's an interesting long essay in the Washingtonian on getting your kid into kindergarten in Washington D.C, starting before the curr...
Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Headlines that could have been dated April 1, from the Telegraph

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Swedish men told to beware testicle-munching fish Experts have warned Swedish men to keep their swimming trunks on if taking a dip in a so...
Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Knight Management, and the Knight Way

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One of the problems facing medieval kings was managing the feudal lords who made up their tax base and army. Knights in particular were a c...
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Monday, March 31, 2014

I speak about repugnant transactions at the University of Kansas

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Tomorrow, if you're in Lawrence Kansas: Alvin Roth, "Not for Sale! Repugnance as a Constraint on Markets" Bold Aspiration...

Edelman competition in OR, in Boston today

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One of the more unusual presentations I've been involved in is going on in Boston today at the INFORMS conference on Business Analytics...
Sunday, March 30, 2014

Dignity in dying (versus assisted suicide)

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Views on what are repugnant transactions sometimes change, and it may be that those who are seeking change are wise to re-frame the issue. ...
Saturday, March 29, 2014

Same sex marriage in England and Wales

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The first same sex marriages in England and Wales were performed Friday. Here's the story from the NY Times:  First Gay Marriages Take ...
Friday, March 28, 2014

Passports for sale? (in UK?)

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Immigration policy is always a hot political issue in countries that face lots of demand, and one question is whether rich immigrants shoul...
Thursday, March 27, 2014

Northwestern football players granted the right to form labor union

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Here's the story:  College Players Granted Right To Form Union "CHICAGO — In a decision that has the potential to fundamentally ...
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Wednesday, March 26, 2014

How to arrange an organ transplant in China

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It appears that you can buy one here:  Omar Healthcare Service, Tianjin, China
Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Organ transplants and executed prisoners in China

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It appears that China's reliance on executed prisoners for transplantable organs is unlikely to end soon, but will be incorporated into...
Monday, March 24, 2014

The (changing) market culture of recruiting college athletes early

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Luke Coffman pointed out this article: Flipping out--More recruits are decommitting as college choices become business decisions , whose UR...
Sunday, March 23, 2014

A union for college football players?

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Here's the story from ESPN a little while ago: For the first time in the history of college sports, athletes are asking to be repre...
Saturday, March 22, 2014

Timothy Taylor discusses the debate on whether selling a kidney should be legal

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At his blog Conversable Economist, Timothy Taylor gives a nice summary of the arguments in the recent debate in the Journal of Medical Ethi...
Friday, March 21, 2014

Today is match day (for medical residents)

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Here's the press release:  U.S. Medical Students Learn 2014 National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) Main Residency Match Day Results ...

Insider trading 2.0? New York State Attorney General talks about high frequency trading and market design

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New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has been talking market design, in a lawman sort of way. Interestingly, he's interest...
Thursday, March 20, 2014

Montreal conference on matching ( l’appariement), March 21-22

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Here's the preliminary program ... Colloque CIREQ Montréal sur l’appariement Programme préliminaire   VENDREDI, le 21 mars 2...
Wednesday, March 19, 2014

I speak to Stanford alums in LA this evening: Market Design as Economic Engineering

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Event Details Register Date/Time: Wed, March 19, 2014 06:30PM - 09:00PM Venue: Skirball Cultural Center Location...