Minimal refereeing will lead to global equity of information

Peer Refereeing . . . Will it be Missed ? Alfred

1. Publish essentially as is; the only changes necessary are very simple typographical matters which can be changed by the editor. 2. Publish after author’s minor revision; the referee suggests points which must be changed before the paper meets the standards for publication. 3. Publish only if the author makes major revisions. (Perhaps the paper is much too long or is badly written. The revise...

[Will disruption lead to renewal?].

Dear Colleagues, In this year’s last column, it is difficult to tell you about the College’s many areas of engagement without acknowledging the considerable challenges Ontario family physicians are currently facing, following the collapse of the Ontario Medical Association’s negotiations with the provincial government. During Family Medicine Forum, held in Toronto, Ont, in mid-November, a town ...

Global private information in international equity markets

This paper studies international equity markets when some investors have private information that is valuable for trading in many countries simultaneously. We use a dynamic model of equity trading to show that global private information helps explain US investors’ trading behavior and performance. In particular, the model predicts global return chasing (positive co-movement of US investors’ net...

Global climate policy : will cities lead the way ?

8 While the Conference of the Parties wrangle at an international scale with climate policy, a quiet and effective 9 set of policies and measures is being implemented at a local scale by municipalities across the globe. This study 10 examines the motivation municipalities have for undertaking policies to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, when 11 the theory of free-riding would predict that...

Access to medicines and global health: will Canada lead or flounder?