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Medical Malpractice and Tort Reform: Effects on the Death Rate, a 2004 Cross-Sectional Analysis
(2009-07-30)
This thesis scrutinizes the effects that tort reform, health expenditures per capita, and the median malpractice payment per state has on the age-adjusted death rate. The data is from 2004 and was collected for each state. ...
Impact of the Dialysis Industry on Kidney Transplants
(2009-12-15)
The aim of this paper is to examine the impact of the kidney dialysis industry on the kidney transplants, both cadaveric and living. This particular topic has not been addressed in formal research dealing with the organ ...
An Examination of the Impact of the Organ Donation Breakthrough Collaborative on Kidney Transplant Activity
(2009-05-13)
Organ procurement policy has developed to combat the persistent shortages for kidneys, and some studies have detailed the results of one of the more recent initiatives, the Organ Donation Breakthrough Collaborative. This ...
Financing Constraints and Microfinance in Eastern Europeand Central Asia
(2009-02-23)
Microfinance institutions are a growing tool used to alleviate poverty throughout the world. This thesis estimates how much the impact, if any, that microfinance institutions in 19 countries have throughout Eastern Europe ...
The Economics of Water and Land Resource Use
(2009-12-17)
Natural resource economics deals with the supply, demand, and the management of the earth’s natural resources. It brings together different broad areas in human economics, earth science, and natural ecosystems to create ...
Prescription Drug Prices and the United States' Health Care Market, A Cross-Sectional Analysis
(2009-11-20)
This thesis is an analysis of the United States health care market and what factors most significantly influence spending habits. The data obtained for this study is from 2004 and was collected for each state through various ...
Economic Freedom and Happiness: A Cross-Country Analysis
(2009-10-20)
The economics of happiness is a rapidly emerging sector of economic research that centers on an individual’s self-perceived notion as to the degree he is satisfied with his life. This study seeks to estimate how much of ...