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When I chose to do graduate work in English Lit at the University of Toronto (and that university accepted my application), our mutual decision was based on exactly those criteria. I chose that university because Northrop Frye, among others, taught there, and the reputation of the school was as the finest place to study graduate English in the country. They accepted me as a student because my grades and recommendations and whatever else they looked at seemed good enough, to them, to warrant my being included in the relatively small number of students enrolled. The reputations of schools is open to some question (<I>Maclean's</I> Magazine examines that issue every fall), and grades and exams -- and all the other criteria -- also leave some margin for error, but does this proposal really offer any improvement?<BR/><BR/>Institutions already compete for students. My daughter chose to study law at Western Ontario rather than at Queen's, when both accepted her. On the other hand, that doesn't really mean one is a better school than the other, only that one seemed to her a better fit for her personality. The suggestion that the university chosen by the best students should get more funding is simply a matter of feeding the rich, since the universities generally acknowledged to be the best are most often of higher quality and standing precisely because they have been better funded, allowing them to hire better faculty, provide better facilities, such as libraries, and provide more and better extras. This makes them more desirable, which attracts the best students, who are often more successful in later life and donate more to their alma maters, and so on and so on. This isn't a solution so much as a recipe for improving the best universities even more, at the expense of their lesser rivals. The elite wants more from the public trough, again, and wants to take it from the hoi polloi. I guess that's not news, though.amphimacerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09414783914693572486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30875219.post-86750958004914493842007-02-27T17:03:00.000-04:002007-02-27T17:03:00.000-04:00I've just skimmed the paper; am I right in saying ...I've just skimmed the paper; am I right in saying that there's no explicit discussion of Stolper-Samuelson effects?mushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04091282419668571540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30875219.post-52612188500832346752007-02-18T20:51:00.000-04:002007-02-18T20:51:00.000-04:00Thanks! I wish there was a way to link to WSJ arti...Thanks! I wish there was a way to link to WSJ articles that are more than 90 days old, such as the one I referred to in my post. (Or, if there is a way, I haven't figured it out.)true doughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14528611736159255452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30875219.post-52089087586426617722007-02-18T17:56:00.000-04:002007-02-18T17:56:00.000-04:00FYI - You can get free online access to the Wall S...FYI - You can get free online access to the Wall Street Journal and other subscription sites like mornignstar etc with a netpass from: http://news.congoo.com<BR/><BR/>That was in several blogs last week.Richard Jenningshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12053913915627310540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30875219.post-47010959331575553272007-02-18T17:10:00.000-04:002007-02-18T17:10:00.000-04:00Juggler0: just curious if you read that Drinker0 a...Juggler0: just curious if you read that Drinker0 account at all.true doughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14528611736159255452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30875219.post-65718558310749122812007-02-18T12:43:00.000-04:002007-02-18T12:43:00.000-04:00Juggler, to be honest, that was my initial reactio...Juggler, to be honest, that was my initial reaction, too. But from what I can understand, organizations and doctors in Mexico who already provide some sort of rating of drugs are simply overwhelmed by the number of generic drug manufacturers in the country (most of them hold a equally small parts of the market) and the additional drugs coming in from elsewhere. Doctors therefore find it easier to prescribe patent drugs rather than generic drugs.<BR/><BR/>Basically, the supply of generics is in such a mess that setting up some kind of "truth in advertising" law would surely require major investment into some sort of bioequivalency and quality-testing of generics, not to mention major organization and high administration costs. <BR/><BR/>Juggler0, I think your idea would work, but I just wonder how efficiently it would work without early, government regulation to get the ball rolling.true doughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14528611736159255452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30875219.post-49083661828008472022007-02-17T23:14:00.000-04:002007-02-17T23:14:00.000-04:00I was thinking of providing the same link, juggler...I was thinking of providing the same link, juggler, but on my link, clicking on "go straight to the graph" at the very top takes you to the beta version, and then there's so much more to explore on the homepage. But you're right, the other stuff isn't quite as new. Maybe I could have been more instructive.<BR/><BR/>Yeah, the ability to resize the circles is handy. I also like adjusting the speeds.true doughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14528611736159255452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30875219.post-15204939737944669022007-02-17T22:01:00.000-04:002007-02-17T22:01:00.000-04:00Um, recue is not an American word, or at least not...Um, recue is not an American word, or at least not that I know of anyway. I meant "reduce". :xhappyjuggler0https://www.blogger.com/profile/06546894212910327392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30875219.post-2743827392600554472007-02-17T22:00:00.000-04:002007-02-17T22:00:00.000-04:00I already had gapminder link, but it is a differen...I already had <A HREF="http://tools.google.com/gapminder/#$majorMode=chart$is;shi=t;ly=2003;lb=f;il=t;fs=11;al=30;stl=t;st=t;nsl=t;se=t$wst;tts=C$ts;sp=6;ti=2004$zpv;v=1$inc_x;mmid=XCOORDS;iid=NY%2EGDP%2EPCAP%2EPP%2EKD;by=ind$inc_y;mmid=YCOORDS;iid=SP%2EDYN%2ELE00%2EIN;by=ind$inc_s;uniValue=20;iid=SP%2EPOP%2ETOTL;by=ind$inc_c;uniValue=255;gid=1004;iid=SP%2EPOP%2EDPND;by=grp$map_x;scale=log;dataMin=466;dataMax=64299$map_y;scale=lin;dataMin=24;dataMax=82$map_s;sma=50;smi=1.2$inds=" REL="nofollow">gapminder link</A>, but it is a different link.<BR/><BR/>Mine is a beta link, and without going exploring on your link yet I can't tell if yours is the new updated graphics or if this tool is the new one. One would think that they would kill a beta link if they had a "real" version of it though.<BR/><BR/>I like the comparison of Ireland and Portugal, or Ireland vs Switzerland. Yes Virginia, economic policy matters. China vs India is cool too.<BR/><BR/>Sadder, yet still interesting, are comparisons of Botswana and South Africa over time. <BR/><BR/>My link has a tutorial (<B>help?</B>) too, which I recommend as well. I always recue the big circles in size if nothing else.<BR/><BR/>TD, don't be afraid to post a link to a cool site. You never know who hasn't seen something.happyjuggler0https://www.blogger.com/profile/06546894212910327392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30875219.post-21253794404451059422007-02-17T21:31:00.000-04:002007-02-17T21:31:00.000-04:00I instantly thought of a libertarian response for ...I instantly thought of a libertarian response for drug manufacturers, namely using private businesses (or non-profits) that rate manufacturers of drugs. Companies would be rated on reliability of manufacturing, storage* and shipping, as well as whether or not a generic is actually a copy of what it is claiming to be a copy of.<BR/><BR/>This could be somewhat applied to pharmacies, doctors and hospitals, but is more open to abuse by unscrupulous individuals. One would need an awesome surprise spot check system to convince me that a third world country's pharmacy was actually selling what it claimed to sell, and that it was storing its drugs under optimal conditions.<BR/><BR/>Ultimately I think a "truth in advertising" law with stiff criminal penalties for medical fraud ought to help a lot, although this still has potential corruption problems.<BR/><BR/>I should also note that private rating agencies also might wind up being corrupt, but in a corrupt country I prefer to trust the market thanthe government. At least they have more legal profits to lose than someone on a government salary, so the risk/reward ratio is at least more likely to produce a credible result. Multiple rating agencies would help, as would bringing in such outside rating agencies such as <B>Consumer Reports</B> or <B>JD Powers</B> that already have a revenue stream they wouldn't want to put at risk for bribery's gains. (Consumer Reports is a non-profit, so the profit motive isn't there, but they are really square and ultraserious, and Western< so this ought to count for something I'd think).<BR/><BR/>*FYI don't store your meds in the bathroom cabinet, they degrade in quality upon exposure to heat. Of course if you only take cold showers this isn't an issue.happyjuggler0https://www.blogger.com/profile/06546894212910327392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30875219.post-43394759212772871002007-02-17T20:41:00.000-04:002007-02-17T20:41:00.000-04:00Actually, my only wish is that Gapminder would als...Actually, my only wish is that Gapminder would also include data from the World Bank's WDI. That would make it cool x 2.true doughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14528611736159255452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30875219.post-73775416021287472572007-02-17T20:14:00.000-04:002007-02-17T20:14:00.000-04:00I know!!! It's as if she's from another planet! (b...I know!!! It's as if she's from another planet! (but I mean that in a really caring kind of way, of course.)true doughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14528611736159255452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30875219.post-89456557737259355502007-02-17T13:16:00.000-04:002007-02-17T13:16:00.000-04:00Thanks. Good point. I should add that I didn’t mea...Thanks. Good point. I should add that I didn’t mean to suggest that there are no aspects of the FDA that Mexico can’t gain from replicating, or that a Wal-Mart in Mexico could solve the country’s misinformation problems. I take an in-between approach. I can’t think of many options that are as attractive as a government-regulated supply of generics being distributed by competitive firms.true doughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14528611736159255452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30875219.post-35154114415927421202007-02-17T11:37:00.000-04:002007-02-17T11:37:00.000-04:00The main reason the FDA opposes large scale import...The main reason the FDA opposes large scale importation of drugs into the US via internet pharmacies is concern about the quality of the product. Even drugs imported via what purport to be Canadian internet pharmacies might never have come anywhere near Canada, and the internet pharmacies themselves need not have any Canadian presence. There are major information problems here.mushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04091282419668571540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30875219.post-88250622663440636652007-02-14T17:11:00.000-04:002007-02-14T17:11:00.000-04:00Corcoran fails to distinguish among multiple cause...Corcoran fails to distinguish among multiple causes that drive a result. He is looking at simple correlations and trying to see causation. But it would appear he needs more independent variables in his equation: dollars per capita spent on anti-smoking campaigns; time trend (to reflect the general shift in societal attitudes; cost of substitutes (marijuana?); cost of complements (alcohol?). Only be controlling for factors such as these could you get proper results, which is probably what Mankiw did in the first place.Marchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03872068191061565227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30875219.post-83294348390779937402007-02-13T20:57:00.000-04:002007-02-13T20:57:00.000-04:00Thanks, Amphimacer. I think the JQI, like the ILO’...Thanks, Amphimacer. <BR/><BR/>I think the JQI, like the ILO’s employment slack and other such labour measures, can be used as a complement to employment rate figures. For example, if we know that the jobs being created are, say, part time, or self employed, or temporary, this tells us much more than simply knowing that employment has increased by x per cent. Not all jobs are made equal. <BR/><BR/>To answer your question, if doing X and Y improves the labour picture above what it would be in, say, a recession (eg. let X = lower barriers to self employment), than, yes, this could improve peoples’ lives. Actually, one of my theories is that the reason why self employment rates are so pronounced in periods of poor economic growth is that individuals cannot find other satisfactory work, so they use self employment as a stepping stone. I’ve found that Canada has followed this pattern since at least the early ‘80’s. If such patterns are encompassed in the JQI, than it’s a convenient tool.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I think you’re right to be cautious about the JQI. Everyone measures it differently, especially the stability component. On a related note, I heard a man give a lecture last week and he was touting his job security index. Of course, this concept is widely used, but his index included a nations’ propensity to unionize. This means, all else being equal, that Canada’s job security would be perceived as higher than the US’s. But what happens when our high unionization falls over time? Our job security index falls, all else being equal. Out of context it sounds ghastly, and inaccurately so.<BR/><BR/>My proposition is that we should also measure the “stickiness” of the JQI, for lack of a better word. Not only do jobs differ in quality, but qualities of jobs (eg self employed, permanent, etc. jobs) submerge, re-emerge, surge and fall at different speeds and face different frictions. Suppose that A,B, and C are types of jobs with different frictions and 6(ABC) is the “natural” level of JQI. Suppose also that a JQI level of 6A + 1B + 1C might snap back to 6(ABC) faster than a JQI of 1A + 1B + 6C ever does. I’m not trying to use stickiness as an ugly second dimension to the JQI. I perceive stickiness as a weight that could be useful in other applications rather than as a simple prediction of when the former level of JQI will be reached again.true doughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14528611736159255452noreply@blogger.com