Análisis del mercado de órganos para trasplante: evaluación de la introducción de incentivos en la Argentina

Since its expansion in the late 60s to the present the amount of transplant performed has increased slowly but steadily. However, the demand for organs to be transplanted has risen at a considerably higher rate creating a widening gap between the demand and supply for organs. In several cases, average time on the waiting list even exceeds life expectancy of the patient who needs the transplant. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the introduction of monetary incentives in the market for kidneys and livers. In theory, these incentives would significantly increase the supply. Literature that refers to the statistic value of life and other tools of economic analysis will be used so as to estimate the equilibrium price of organs that will eliminate the current gap and save lives without excessively increasing the total cost of transplant surgery

THE GOVERNMENT FUNDING APPROPRIATION PROCESS AND ITS INABILITY TO KEEP UP WITH SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY

Software development and fielding is a fast-paced environment that is constantly evolving. In order to better keep up with the latest software technologies, the current funding process, to include the planning, programming, budgeting, and execution (PPBE) process and the funding appropriation breakout categories, must be reformed and updated. This project conducts a comparative analysis of the timeline for appropriations actions vs. the software development/fielding timelines to which the DOD is hoping to transition. After analyzing the current funding method, it is clear that methods such as the “colorless money” initiative or software-specific funding should be explored. Furthermore, a software-specific funding category would be best in promoting a rapid software acquisition environment, but more data and piloting still needs to be conducted to determine overall success.Civilian, Department of the NavyApproved for public release. Distribution is unlimited

Social inclusion policies for the most vulnerable age groups: Pension Inclusion Plan and Universal Allowance for Social Protection for Children

This paper analyzes two social protection policies implemented in Argentina, with emphasis on those most vulnerable people: the `Plan de Inclusión Previsional´ (2005) for the elderly and the `Asignación Universal por Hijo para Protección Social´ (2009), aimed to children and adolescents less than 18 years old whose parents are not covered by the contributory family allowance system. The results show that both programs have had major impacts on the expansion of social security coverage, and reduction of poverty and extreme poverty, which effects extend to the entire family.transferencias condicionadas de ingreso; Asignación Universal por Hijo; Moratoria Previsional; políticas públicas

Análisis del mercado de órganos para trasplante: evaluación de la introducción de incentivos en la Argentina

Since its expansion in the late 60s to the present the amount of transplant performed has increased slowly but steadily. However, the demand for organs to be transplanted has risen at a considerably higher rate creating a widening gap between the demand and supply for organs. In several cases, average time on the waiting list even exceeds life expectancy of the patient who needs the transplant. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the introduction of monetary incentives in the market for kidneys and livers. In theory, these incentives would significantly increase the supply. Literature that refers to the statistic value of life and other tools of economic analysis will be used so as to estimate the equilibrium price of organs that will eliminate the current gap and save lives without excessively increasing the total cost of transplant surgery

La contribución del aumento del precio de las materias primas para las cuentas fiscales y el sector externo

The prices of most commodities have been rising steadily for more than four years. This phenomenon, which has been taking place for a longer period than usual, has been favourable to several countries and economic sectors. Many economies based on the primary sector have been suddenly benefited and have increased their incomes considerably due to the export of these products. In case this international context which highly favours these countries started to reverse, the situation for them would be more difficult. The allocation and utilizations of these “extraordinary” incomes which result from the price of the basic products being extremely above its historical average are of vital importance to the evolution of the economy of each country. If said incomes were used orderly, anticipating that the international context can vary unexpectedly, the economic changes that the country will suffer when the situation reversed would be moderate. On the contrary, if these incomes were not used sensibly or bearing in mind that they will not last forever, when the situation reversed the consequences in the economy would be, at least, very complicated. Analyzing the fiscal accounts and the relationship between Argentina and the external sector -trading,credit, investment- it can be clearly seen that Argentina is following the last option. Public expenditure has evolved practically keeping pace with the price of commodities. The fact that both surpluses -commercial and fiscal- are highly dependent on the international price of the raw materials is alarming. Argentina’s increasing isolation from the international credit channels complicates this situation even more. The aim of this paper is to find the possibilities and threats that are faced by Argentina’s economy and point out some policies that should be implemented in the short run so that when the favourable international context reversed the consequences would not be so harmful

La contribución del aumento del precio de las materias primas para las cuentas fiscales y el sector externo

The prices of most commodities have been rising steadily for more than four years. This phenomenon, which has been taking place for a longer period than usual, has been favourable to several countries and economic sectors. Many economies based on the primary sector have been suddenly benefited and have increased their incomes considerably due to the export of these products. In case this international context which highly favours these countries started to reverse, the situation for them would be more difficult. The allocation and utilizations of these “extraordinary” incomes which result from the price of the basic products being extremely above its historical average are of vital importance to the evolution of the economy of each country. If said incomes were used orderly, anticipating that the international context can vary unexpectedly, the economic changes that the country will suffer when the situation reversed would be moderate. On the contrary, if these incomes were not used sensibly or bearing in mind that they will not last forever, when the situation reversed the consequences in the economy would be, at least, very complicated. Analyzing the fiscal accounts and the relationship between Argentina and the external sector -trading,credit, investment- it can be clearly seen that Argentina is following the last option. Public expenditure has evolved practically keeping pace with the price of commodities. The fact that both surpluses -commercial and fiscal- are highly dependent on the international price of the raw materials is alarming. Argentina’s increasing isolation from the international credit channels complicates this situation even more. The aim of this paper is to find the possibilities and threats that are faced by Argentina’s economy and point out some policies that should be implemented in the short run so that when the favourable international context reversed the consequences would not be so harmful

A HPC and Grid enabling framework for genetic linkage analysis of SNPs

Understanding the structure, function and development of the human genome is a key factor to improve the quality of life. In order to achieve this goal developing and using a modern ICT infrastructure is essential, and can exploit next generation High Performance Computing (HPC) systems beyond the Petaflop scale in a collaborative and efficient way. The genetic linkage analysis of Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) markers has recently become a very popular approach for genetic epidemiology and population studies, aiming to discover the genetic correlation in complex diseases. The high computational cost and memory requirements of the major algorithms proposed in the literature make analyses of medium/large data sets very hard on a single CPU. A Grid based facility has hence been set up upon a high-performance infrastructure, the EGEE Grid, in order to create a tool for achieving whole-genome linkage analysis

La contribución del aumento del precio de las materias primas para las cuentas fiscales y el sector externo

The prices of most commodities have been rising steadily for more than four years. This phenomenon, which has been taking place for a longer period than usual, has been favourable to several countries and economic sectors. Many economies based on the primary sector have been suddenly benefited and have increased their incomes considerably due to the export of these products. In case this international context which highly favours these countries started to reverse, the situation for them would be more difficult. The allocation and utilizations of these “extraordinary” incomes which result from the price of the basic products being extremely above its historical average are of vital importance to the evolution of the economy of each country. If said incomes were used orderly, anticipating that the international context can vary unexpectedly, the economic changes that the country will suffer when the situation reversed would be moderate. On the contrary, if these incomes were not used sensibly or bearing in mind that they will not last forever, when the situation reversed the consequences in the economy would be, at least, very complicated. Analyzing the fiscal accounts and the relationship between Argentina and the external sector -trading,credit, investment- it can be clearly seen that Argentina is following the last option. Public expenditure has evolved practically keeping pace with the price of commodities. The fact that both surpluses -commercial and fiscal- are highly dependent on the international price of the raw materials is alarming. Argentina’s increasing isolation from the international credit channels complicates this situation even more. The aim of this paper is to find the possibilities and threats that are faced by Argentina’s economy and point out some policies that should be implemented in the short run so that when the favourable international context reversed the consequences would not be so harmful