How Much of U.S. Health Care Spending Provides Direct Care or Benefit to Patients?
By Morgan N. Fredell, Hagop M. Kantarjian, Ya-Chen Shih, Vivian Ho and Binata Mukherjee
Current U.S. health care spending…
January 29, 2019 5535 Results
Constructing an Islamic Nation: National Mosque Building as a Form of Nation-building
The author shows that mosque construction in Islamic states increased after 1979, when political elites adopted a strategy…
January 28, 2019 
Just Medicine: A Cure for Racial Inequality in U.S. Health Care January 23, 2019
Houston, home of the world-renowned Texas Medical Center, draws many of the country’s brightest medical students and…
Human Embryo Research in the U.S.
The papers in this series examine the ethical, policy and scientific issues that arise in the controversial field of human…
January 23, 2019 
Energy Governance in Saudi Arabia: An Assessment of the Kingdom’s Resources, Policies, and Climate Approach
Saudi Arabia’s massive hydrocarbon endowment and ownership of Islamic holy sites have created a unique political economy. In…
January 22, 2019 
The Warnock Report and International Human Embryo Research Policies January 22, 2019
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This report is part of a series examining the ethical…
Short-term and Long-term Distributional Consequences of Prenatal Malnutrition and Stress: Using Ramadan as a Natural Experiment
By tracking the math scores and earnings of adults who were in-utero during Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting, the…
January 19, 2019 
Estimating Effects of Uber Ride-sharing Service on Road Traffic-related Deaths in South Africa: A Quasi-experimental Study
U.S. studies suggest that the Uber ride-sharing service may reduce alcohol-related driving fatalities. This study, published…
January 18, 2019 Texas’ Stem Cell Future: Accessing Outcome Data from Experimental Interventions January 16, 2019
In 2017, Texas passed House Bill 810, also known as “Charlie’s Law,” which expanded patient access to experimental stem cell…
NADB CAIP: History & Lessons Learned
This report, published by UCLA and COLEF and supported by the Baker Institute Mexico Center, reviews the history of the…
January 16, 2019