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North Carolina free clinics: Effective primary care provider for the uninsured
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Author
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Hutchison, Jenny
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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Public health, Health services administration
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Description
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Although the United States has recently made progress in reducing the number of uninsured in the country as a result of the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, millions will continue to be unable to access insurance, ...
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STRATEGIES, INCENTIVES, AND DECISIONS: ILLICIT CROP CONTROL IN COLOMBIA
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Author
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Davalos Alvarez, Eleonora
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Date Created
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2017
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Subjects--Topical
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Government policy, Economics
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Description
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This dissertation examines three aspects of coca cultivation in Colombia. Fist, I evaluate how social investment in conjunction with eradication affects new coca crops. The results suggest that aerial spraying is effective in deterring farmers fro...
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The Incentives and Effects of Unnecessary Emergency Ambulance Transport
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Author
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Deziel, Jackson
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Date Created
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2015
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Subjects--Topical
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Economics, Medical sciences
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Description
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In the EMS field, the problem of low-acuity, non-emergency individuals who summon an emergency ambulance for simple transport to a local hospital is ever-present. Any person may summon an emergency ambulance and receive transport for the most mino...
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Tradeoffs in the use of value-added estimates of teacher effectiveness by school districts
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Author
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Baxter, Andrew
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Date Created
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2011
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Subjects--Topical
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Government policy, Education and state
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Description
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A new capacity to track the inputs and outcomes of individual students' education production function has spurred a growing number of school districts to attempt to measure the productivity of their teachers in terms of student outcomes. The use o...