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• The perfect instrument: Your DNA

  October 15, 2008 in Current Events

  Do fat people earn lower wages?  Finding a correlation between weight and wages does not mean that a causal relationship exists.  For instance, assume that body type has no effect on wage. If more motivated …

• Should Medicare pay for nosocomial infections?

  October 14, 2008 in Health Insurance, Hospitals, Supply of Medical Services

  Hospital-acquired, or nosocomial, infections are often caused by poor hospital care.  Patients …

• Paul Krugman wins the Nobel Prize in Economics

  October 14, 2008 in Current Events

  Paul Krugman won the Nobel Prize in Economics on Monday “for his analysis of trade patterns and location of economic activity.”  More coverage is available at the Nobel Prize homepage and …

• INFORMS 2008

  October 11, 2008 in Current Events

  This afternoon I will by flying to Washington, D.C. for INFORMS 2008.  This is a conference discussing topics related to operations research.  Posting will resume on Wednesday.

• Medical Licensing: Improving or harming the quality of medical care

  October 10, 2008 in Current Events

  One way to insure that you have a high quality doctor is that they have a medical license.  In fact, no doctor can legally practice in the United States without one.  Yet …