Research Report - Winter
2002
Policy Briefs/Op-Eds
Limits of Medical Record Privacy and Patient
Confidentiality
by Norman M. Bradburn
Bradburn finds that obtained patient information
from medical care or research projects does not require further
consent as long as medical data has been "de-identified".
The International Political Costs of
National Missile Defense
by Charles L. Glaser and Steve Fetter
Glaser and Fetter find that increasing National Missile
Defense can be obtained as long as international political costs don't
interfere with relations the United States has with Russia and China.
Do IRAs Increase National Saving?
by Thomas DeLeire and Orazio P. Attanasio
DeLeire and Attanasio find that tax incentives for
the Individual Retirement Account didn't lead to an increase in national
savings for households.
The Returns of Going
Back to School for Displaced Workers
by Robert LaLonde
LaLonde finds that one academic year of community college
can raise earnings by about 5 percent over and above what they would
have been without the further education.
Research Activities
Research Centers
and Programs
Activity summaries
from research centers and programs affiliated with the Harris School.
Editorials/Letters
To The Editor
Three letters
or editorials recently submitted by Harris School faculty.
Faculty Research
An overview of faculty research, by concentration
area.
Ph.D. Research
A
summary of dissertation research recently completed by Harris School
doctoral candidates.
Curriculum Notes
Descriptions of nine new courses offered in spring
and autumn 2001, and a career conference in the aftermath of September
11.
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