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• Taxpayer money used to lobby politicians

  October 17, 2008 in Current Events, Taxes

  What is AIG doing with the bailout money it has received from the federal government?  The Wall Street Journal reports that AIG is “…using taxpayer money …

• Pediatricians and the Iraqi Insurgency

  October 17, 2008 in Current Events, Economics - General

  Today I attended a seminar by Eli Berman on his paper, “Can Hearts and Minds Be Bought? The Economics of Counterinsurgency in Iraq.”  He noted that the U. S. Military often employs pediatricians to …

• Influenza Vaccination in China

  October 17, 2008 in Current Events, International Health Care Systems, Vaccinations

  In Europe and North America, the influenza vaccination rate is about 20% to 40%.  In China, this figure is only 2%.  The pharmaceutical company Sanofi-Aventis smells opportunity….

• Physician Compensation in Canada

  October 17, 2008 in Physician Compensation

  Does physician compensation affect the quantity of medical care provided?  My paper “Operating on Commission” claims that the answer is yes.  I find …

• Favoritism in the NHS

  October 16, 2008 in Current Events

  One of the goals of a government-run, single-payer, centralized health system is to give everyone equal access to quality care.  The availability of health care in the UK’s National Health System should be the same …