In the last post I wrote about the perversions of incentives that cause the problems in the health care system. Â Let me point out that
Category: Economics
Perverse Incentives: Patients are our own worst Enemy with Health Costs
Okay, here’s another problem, since spend way too much time talking about the mandate… let’s talk basic economics. The whole initiative is predicated on a
Welcome to the “New Grand Experiment”
Let the experiment begin. I am not alone in my expectation that the Health Care (insurance) reform will not improve Health Care (it won’t make
iPad Demands…
Writing as an academic, I desperately want to get my hands on (the demand data for) the iPad.  Specifically,  I wonder about the “pre-order” demands that have
AT & T to offer Incentives? Or is it punishment?
I was struck yesterday by the word choice that was presented when AT&T’s executive announced that they are “considering incentives to get consumers to reduce
So, just who DOESN’T use the Internet?
The New York Times has the story, Broadband Now! So Why Don’t Some Use It? where they ask the question “Why not?” So for those that
Digital Textbooks: Fairness in Pricing after DRM is Hacked
In my last post, I put forward my argument for how digital textbooks can result in a win-win for publishers, students and authors. (Okay, so
Digital Textbooks and “Fair Pricing”
Those who know me personally know I have a strong desire to see digital textbooks succeed. I think it has the potential to deliver a
Are Professors “Scribes?” I think therefore I’m not…
In a recent blog post, Stevie Rocco wrote that “Professor X is a scribe.” She wrote that as part of a larger conversation which grew
Jon Stewart’s Daily Show and the Mistreatment of Home-owners
I have been commenting (okay, really complaining) that the bail-outs of the banks really only helps the banks, and ultimately hurts everyone else. Let me
