A reader writes: I’m curious what portion of the very real 2x spent on healthcare over most developed nations you think might be attributed to
While I’ve still been getting plenty of email, it seems to come from mostly people who’ve followed me from my old blog. What’s the matter,
Every so often it seems appropriate to remind folks that this blog has a comments policy. All who comment are assumed to have read it.
I think pocket zippers zip the wrong way. Can someone tell me why the current pocket zipper direction default is best? Up should be open, down
Everybody is entitled to their opinion. But if one wishes to convince critical and deep thinkers of something, it takes a pretty good argument. For
Yesterday’s post drew a stronger response than I expected. Surprisingly, the email I received was about evenly split between people who claimed no one serious
Imagine a highly concentrated market like, say, that for hospital services or health insurance. Does the fact that the market is highly concentrated encourage or
The following entertaining passage by Steve Landsburg is worth a read, as is the entire post from which it is excerpted. [E]fficiency analysis strikes down
Some sentences I agree with: Health care markets and the airline industry both have barriers to entry. The former requires special licenses, the latter requires considerable
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