Does uncertainty justify intensity emission caps?

On Price Caps under Uncertainty

This paper shows how standard arguments supporting the imposition of price caps break down in the presence of demand uncertainty. In particular, though in the deterministic case the introduction or lowering of a price cap (above marginal cost) results in increased production, increased total welfare, decreased prices, and increased consumer welfare, we show that all of the above comparative sta...

Anal use of the female condom: does uncertainty justify provider inaction?

Despite limited safety data and the absence of efficacy data, several studies have reported that the female condom is being used for anal sex by men who have sex with men. We describe providers' awareness of female condom use during anal sex among their clients and their experiences in counseling clients. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 78 health-care providers recruited from vario...

Does poor health justify NHS reform?

Does the end justify the means?

4 REV. INNOVAR VOL. 22, NúM. 45, jULIO-SEPTIEMBRE DE 2012 The topic I wish to propose for debate in this, my first editorial as director of the Innovar journal, has to do with the decision-making for which those of us who are, have been or will be in a position where we have some degree of power are responsible. In making a decision, we establish the individual way of acting that each of us mus...

Randomization Does Not Justify Logistic Regression

The logit model is often used to analyze experimental data. However, randomization does not justify the model, so the usual estimators can be inconsistent. A consistent estimator is proposed. Neyman’s non-parametric setup is used as a benchmark. In this setup, each subject has two potential responses, one if treated and the other if untreated; only one of the two responses can be observed. Besi...