Asia—Growing Stronger

Stronger Utility

Empirical research often requires a method how to convert a deterministic economic theory into an econometric model. A popular method is to add a random error term on the utility scale. This method, however, violates stochastic dominance. A modification of this method is proposed to avoid violations of dominance. The modified model compares favorably to other existing models in terms of goodnes...

Priority Setting on the Path to UHC: Time for Stronger Institutions and Stronger Health Systems: Response to Recent Commentaries

Stronger Instruments By Design

Natural experiments provide one means for credibly estimating causal effects with observational data. The instrumental variable (IV) method is often applied to natural experiment reflecting a belief that combining the power of natural random assignment with an instrumental variable approach will solve many of the problems endemic to observational data. While IV analysis can be quite powerful, t...

Stronger Linear Programming Relaxations

Smarter , Faster , Stronger

Today's business pressures require manufacturers to optimize the availability and performance of process systems to stay competitive. Getting higher quality product out the manufacturing door has forced many to rethink process measurement systems. Devices that obtain analytical information from process streams are becoming smaller and more rugged, while providing better connectivity to plant in...