Friday, February 16, 2024

Abortion bans in some states lead to late stage abortions in others

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Obstacles to abortions in some states mean that some people seeking to end a pregnancy will have a late stage abortion where it's legal-...
Thursday, February 15, 2024

Medical aid in dying, together, in the Netherlands

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The Guardian has the story: Duo euthanasia: former Dutch prime minister dies hand in hand with his wife. Dries and Eugenie van Agt, both 93,...
Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Is Pay Transparency Good? (and for what, and for whom?) by Zoë Cullen

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 Over the course of my academic career I have taught at a state university where salaries were public, a private university in which the dep...
Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Incentives to take tests and get vaccinated

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  As the pandemic phase of Covid-19 recedes, we can reflect on what we've learned about demand for tests and for vaccines.   Here's ...
Monday, February 12, 2024

Is algebra for 8th graders repugnant because it leads to calculus?

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 The tide is shifting back towards teaching algebra in San Francisco middle schools. The WSJ has the story: I n the Battle Over Early Algebr...
Sunday, February 11, 2024

Fourth SIGecom Winter Meeting , Thursday, February 15, 2024

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 I'll see some you Thursday, online, in Gather.town. The Fourth Annual ACM SIGecom Winter Meeting  will take place Thursday, February 15...
Saturday, February 10, 2024

Gambling in video games--entry level gambling for minors?

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  In-game gambling for video game tools has become an unregulated form of online gambling that may provide minors with their first gambling ...
Friday, February 9, 2024

Celebrate Vince Crawford in Budapest at the CONFERENCE ON MECHANISM AND INSTITUTION DESIGN in July. (Call for papers...)

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  Here's the announcement: CONFERENCE ON MECHANISM AND INSTITUTION DESIGN The 2024 Conference on Mechanism and Institution Design will t...
Thursday, February 8, 2024

Morally contested markets on NPR's Planet Money (including kidneys, revenge and insider trading)

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  The NPR show Planet Money discusses kidney sales, revenge, and insider trading. The hosts are enthusiastic about at least thinking about ...