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Pharmaceutical Price Regulation
Pharmaceutical Price Regulation (forthcoming)
Public Perceptions, Economic Realities, and Empirical Evidence
By Joseph H. Golec, John A. Vernon
Posted: Friday, December 19, 2008
This monograph demonstrates empirically how the free-market system of drug pricing is vital to the development of new breakthrough drugs.  [Read More]
When Altruism Isn't Enough
When Altruism Isn't Enough (forthcoming)
The Case for Compensating Kidney Donors
Edited by Sally Satel, M.D.
Posted: Tuesday, December 9, 2008
When Altruism Isn't Enough explores the key ethical, theoretical, and practical concerns of a government-regulated donor compensation program.  [Read More]
Rethinking Federal Housing Policy
Rethinking Federal Housing Policy
How to Make Housing Plentiful and Affordable
By Edward L. Glaeser, Joseph Gyourko
Posted: Tuesday, November 25, 2008
A radical rethinking of housing policy is needed to allow housing markets to operate freely--and to make housing affordable and plentiful for the middle class and the poor.  [Read More]
Prices, Poverty, and Inequality
Prices, Poverty, and Inequality
Why Americans Are Better Off Than You Think
By Christian Broda, David E. Weinstein
Posted: Friday, November 7, 2008
Adjusting poverty measures to account for the benefits of product improvements reveals that Americans in every income group are better off than they were twenty-five years ago.  [Read More]
Innovation and Technology Adoption in Health Care Markets
Innovation and Technology Adoption in Health Care Markets
By Tomas J. Philipson, Anupam B. Jena
Posted: Thursday, September 18, 2008
Anupam B. Jena and Tomas J. Philipson argue that further use of cost-effectiveness analysis to curb health care spending may do more harm than good.  [Read More]
How to Fix Medicare
How to Fix Medicare
Let's Pay Patients, Not Physicians
By Roger Feldman
Posted: Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Implemented wisely, Feldman argues, medical indemnities would expand consumer choice, improve program efficiency, and simplify the Medicare program.  [Read More]
Making a Killing
Making a Killing
The Deadly Implications of the Counterfeit Drug Trade
By Roger Bate
Posted: Monday, April 28, 2008
In this groundbreaking study, Roger Bate traces the burgeoning international trade in counterfeit pharmaceuticals.  [Read More]
Markets Without Magic
Markets Without Magic
How Competition Might Save Medicare
By Mark V. Pauly
Posted: Friday, April 4, 2008
Pauly argues that bringing competition to Medicare will save money for beneficiaries and improve the quality of health care--and might save the program from financial crisis.  [Read More]
Air Quality in America
Air Quality in America
A Dose of Reality on Air Pollution Levels, Trends, and Health Risks
By Joel M. Schwartz, Steven F. Hayward
Posted: Monday, December 31, 2007
Schwartz and Hayward offer an alternative analysis of air pollution levels, trends, and prospects in metropolitan areas across the United States.   [Read More]
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Europe's Coming Demographic Challenge
Unlocking the Value of Health
By Nicholas Eberstadt, Hans Groth
Posted: Thursday, November 15, 2007
Nicholas Eberstadt and Hans Groth outline a plan for Western Europe to capitalize upon its healthy older workforce.   [Read More]
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Rethinking Federal Housing Policy
Rethinking Federal Housing Policy

In Rethinking Federal Housing Policy: How to Make Housing Plentiful and Affordable, Edward L. Glaeser and Joseph Gyourko explain why housing is so expensive in some areas and outline a plan for making it more affordable. They propose a comprehensive overhaul of federal housing policy that takes into account local regulations and economic conditions.


How to Fix Medicare
How to Fix Medicare: Let's Pay Patients, Not Physicians

Should Medicare pay for patient expenses the way automobile insurers pay for car-repair bills? In How to Fix Medicare, health economist Roger Feldman argues that a radical shift in Medicare policy is not only possible but imperative.