News tagged with economic effect

Using economic evaluations for drug reimbursement decisions - what have we achieved?

Researchers at the University of York perform evaluations of the clinical and cost-effectiveness of drugs for the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE).

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tropical cyclones to cause greater damage

Tropical cyclones will cause $109 billion in damages by 2100, according to Yale and MIT researchers in a paper published in Nature Climate Change.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Climate change invites alien invaders -- Is Canada ready?

A comprehensive multi-disciplinary synthesis just published in Environmental Reviews reveals the urgent need for further investigation and policy development to address significant environmental, social and economic impact ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

If insurance companies pay out too often, farmers will be threatened with ruin in the long term

Insurance can help farmers to survive dry periods. However, it can also result in the long term in overgrazing and therefore threaten their existence if insurance companies pay out in periods of moderate drought ...

Biology / Other

created Sep 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study finds smoke-free laws don't impact rural or urban economies

In a recent study published in Nicotine and Tobacco Research, Ellen Hahn, professor in the University of Kentucky College of Nursing and Mark Pyles, assistant professor of finance in the School of Business at the College ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cancer survivors spend more on health care

Approximately 12 million people in the United States are cancer survivors. On average, their medical care costs $4,000 to $5,000 more annually than the care of people who have never had cancer, according to Penn State researchers.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jun 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Would you want to know about a terrorist threat at any cost?

As we approach the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks this weekend, many people may be thinking about the possibility of future terrorist strikes. If the government knew about a concrete threat, would you want it revealed ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Sep 09, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 2

The NHS and the cost-benefit dilemma

New research by health economists at the University of York has raised concerns over any move to broaden the range of costs and economic benefits considered in the analysis of new NHS treatments.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 25, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New CReAM research on the factors that shape individual attitudes towards migration policy

A new research paper from CReAM (Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration at UCL) investigates the factors which determine individual attitudes towards migration policy.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Inequality, 'silver spoon' effect found in ancient societies

The so-called "silver spoon" effect -- in which wealth is passed down from one generation to another -- is well established in some of the world's most ancient economies, according to an international study coordinated by ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (17) | comments 22

Swine flu could wreak more havoc on US economy, says economist (w/ Video)

H1N1 influenza could slow growth in key industries and stall already-weak GDP growth in the third and fourth quarters of 2009, says a health economist in the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Business.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Sep 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Policies for renewable energy boost economy and jobs

The study which was coordinated by Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Inno-vation Research ISI shows that, by improving current policies the target of 20% RES in final energy consumption in 2020 can be achieved, which will ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jun 04, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 2

Environmental economist says invasive species is part of the price of doing business

When the sun rides low on the horizon and winter chills wrap us all in down and fleece, global trade brings blueberries from South America, oranges from Israel. But trade in exotic goods also comes with significant local ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Hard times bring on ‘Lipstick Effect’

(PhysOrg.com) -- Lipstick and takeout food are not a panacea for dwindling retirement accounts and the anxiety of global economic woes.

Other Sciences / Other

created Jan 28, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0