#465 Summary: The problem the economists in the field of renewable resources face is that of determining and recommending the harvest intensity that will maximize the economic value to the consuming society and also maximize the producers' surplus at a level of production in perpetuity. The optimal control theoretic approach was employed in this paper to theoretically answer this problem within...

Economists seeking explanations for the global financial crisis of 1997–99 are reaching consensus that a major factor was weak financial institutions, which resulted in part from inadequate government regulations. At the same time many developing countries are struggling with an overregulated financial system—one that stifles innovation and the flow of credit to new entrepreneurs and that can s...

Chile was one of the first countries to implement pension reform by transiting from a pay-as-you-go system to a fully funded individual accounts system in 1980. When designing the pension system, the Chilean government sought to restrict the downside market risk of pension investment by regulating the investment activities of pension fund management companies, called AFPs. In particular, the AF...

Much of the recent decline in road traffic injuries and fatalities in developed nations is attributed to government regulations and institutional crash test ratings. While the regulations provide minimum performance or equipment requirements, crash tests provide a standardized method for crashworthiness comparisons between vehicles, and they do so using prescribed crash scenarios that aim to re...

OBJECTIVE To provide a preliminary assessment of obstetric healthcare provider opinions surrounding implementation of cell-free fetal DNA testing. METHODS A 37-question pilot survey was used to address questions around the translation and use of non-invasive prenatal testing using cell-free fetal DNA. The survey was distributed and collected at a Continuing Medical Education course on obstetr...