Intraenterprise Antitrust Conspiracy: A Decisionmaking Approach

The Neglected Role of the Individual In Antitrust Conspiracy Theory

Antitrust theory is notoriously fractured along ideological lines. Interventionists stand ready to regulate at a moment’s notice, seeing anticompetitive effects lurking in the shadows every time competitors so much as exchange greetings on the street. The Hyde Park crowd responds to what they see as unjustified paranoia with quasireligious faith in the self-regulating efficiency of markets, tru...

Just health care rationing: a democratic decisionmaking approach.

Michael S. was born in 1984 to unmarried teenage parents who were without health insurance. He was born with necrotic small bowel syndrome. Surgery at-birth determined that he would not be able to process food in the normal way. Hence, he would have to remain in an intensive care unit, fed via total parenteral nutrition (TPN). After six months the hospital administrator approached the attending...

Decisionmaking among Multiple-attribute Alternatives: a Survey and Consolidated Approach

Untangling a deadly conspiracy

Molecular mothbal ls for RNA S tressed-out cells pack away all but their crucial messenger RNAs for better times. The zipcode binding protein (ZBP1) functions as a preservative for the stored RNA, as Stöhr et al. report on page 527. By sheltering some cached molecules, the protein might help cells to recover quickly once conditions improve. Heat, reactive oxygen species, and other harsh stimuli...

Antitrust Policy and Hospital Mergers: Recommendations for a New Approach