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Introduction
Children undergoing cervical and/or thoracic operations are at risk for recurrent laryngeal nerve injury, resulting in vocal fold movement impairment (VFMI). Screening for VFMI is often reserved for symptomatic patients.
Objective
Identify the prevalence of VFMI in screened preoperative patients prior to an at‐risk operation to evaluate the value of screening all patients at‐risk for...
We interpret Weitzman's prices‐versus‐quantities model as applying to a private‐good market, and we formulate a “rationed price control,” with quantity determined endogenously as the minimum of supply and demand. With efficient rationing and no externalities, the optimal rationed price control exceeds the price at the expected demand–supply intersection if (the numerical value of) the demand slope...