Saturday, August 16, 2014

Immigration of scientists

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In  http://nypost.com/2014/06/08/the-science-of-immigration/ , the NY Post notes that, since 2000, "immigrants have been awarded 24 of...
Friday, August 15, 2014

Competition, Market Design, and Medicare Part D

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The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has a new report about Competition and the Cost of Medicare's Prescription Drug Program:  ...
Thursday, August 14, 2014

New York Prosecutors Charge Payday Lenders With Usury

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The New York Times has the story:  New York Prosecutors Charge Payday Lenders With Usury "A trail of money that began with triple-d...
Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Good news about a dangerous disease (hepatitis), at a high price

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The good news is that there's a cure. The bad news is that it isn't cheap. Here's the NY Times headline on what is proving to b...
Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Surrogacy and surrogacy law in the Hague

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The Hague Conference on Private International Law has produced a document on surrogacy: PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW ISSUES SURROUNDING THE S...
Monday, August 11, 2014

Stanley Reiter 1925-2014

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Ricky Vohra brings the news:  Stanley Reiter (1925-2014) He was a pioneer of mechanism design, and an academic institution builder, at No...

Transplanting teeth in the 1700's

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Michael Sobolev at the Technion drew my attention to two copies of a 1787 engraving depicting tooth transplantation. One copy of the pi...
Sunday, August 10, 2014

A call for more productive dialog between proponents and opponents of payments to kidney donors

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In the American Journal of Transplantation, a letter to the editor containing a modest proposal: A Regulated System of Incentives for Liv...
Saturday, August 9, 2014

UNOS videos to explain kidney paired donation to potential participants

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Here they are, at the top and along the right side of the UNOS KPD page. KPD video series Is KPD Right For Me? Is KPD Right For Me -...
Friday, August 8, 2014

The State of the OPTN/UNOS KPD Pilot Program

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Here's the report: The State of the OPTN/UNOS KPD Pilot Program , on the kidney exchange program begun by UNOS in 2010. The report is...
Thursday, August 7, 2014

The repugnance of marijuana seems to be going up in smoke

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The New York Times has changed with the times... Evolving on Marijuana Highlights from the Editorial Board’s changing view of marijuana o...
Wednesday, August 6, 2014

A new Johnny Appleseed of school choice--Gabriela Fighetti joins IIPSC

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The Institute for Innovation in Public School Choice ( IIPSC ) has announced a new hire, Gaby Fighetti. There's a brief announcement on...
Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Which law schools produce the highest percentage of clerks in Federal courts?

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Clerkships, by law school, from U.S. News & World Report . Federal Judicial Clerkship Rankings School (name) (state) 2015 Best Law...
Monday, August 4, 2014

Surrogacy in China and in Thailand

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The NY Times carries this story about the illegal market for surrogates/babies in China:  China Experiences a Booming Underground Market in...
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Sunday, August 3, 2014

Danish sperm donors and British babies

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The Telegraph has the story: Invasion of the Viking babies-- With a growing demand for donor fathers, women are turning to Danish sperm ban...