Using science, making policy: what should we worry about?

Population ageing: what should we worry about?

Approximately half the world's population now has replacement-level fertility or below. The UK experience in accommodating to a changing dependency ratio provides some generalizable insights. A mechanistic approach assuming a fixed retirement age and a need to raise fertility or increase immigration in order to maintain pensions at a fixed proportion of the gross domestic product (GDP) is overs...

Erythema nodosum :what should we consider about it?

Drugs Policy – What Should We Do About Cannabis?

The organisers would like to thank the European Commission for their support. The views expressed in this paper are those of the author(s) and not those of the funding organization(s).

What Should we Be Realist about in Cognitive Science?

The fundamental question that is the title of this symposium elicits answers that are not just philosophical in nature, directly pertain to measurement, interpretation of empirical results, modeling, as well as the daily practice and general philosophy of the science that studies cognitive phenomena. Four different perspectives on the realist question will be provided by the speakers in this sy...

Okun's Law Revisited: Should We Worry about Low Unemployment?

Le quotation above expresses a common, if not dominant, view of the genesis of inflationary pressure in an economy. The story goes something like this: High GDP growth eventually places excessive strain on a nation's resources. This strain can become particularly acute in labor markets, where it is manifested as low unemployment. The labor market tightness associated with this low unemployment ...