Robin Epstein

Adjuvant <i>nab</i> -Paclitaxel + Gemcitabine in Resected Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: Results From a Randomized, Open-Label, Phase III Trial

Journal of Clinical Oncology · 2022 · 130 citations

PURPOSE: -paclitaxel + gemcitabine with those of gemcitabine for resected pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01964430). METHODS: ) or gemcitabine alone to one 30-40 infusion on days 1, 8, and 15 of six 28-day cycles. The primary end point was independently assessed disease-free survival (DFS). Additional end points included investigator-assessed DFS, overall survival (OS), and safety. RESULTS: -paclitaxel + gemcitabine) and 68% (gemcitabine) of patients experienc…

Development and validation of a predictive risk model for runaway among youth in child welfare

Children and Youth Services Review · 2022-10-14 · 16 citations

Liability rules for autonomous vehicles

Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy · 2021-03-03 · 6 citations

Purpose The coming use of autonomous vehicles has kindled an extensive debate over the choice of a desirable liability regime. This article contributes to that debate by explaining how rules for liability and damages ought to be constructed to deal first with stranger (including highway) cases and then with consensual cases (like medical malpractice). It concludes that an output regime based on events as they unfold is applicable in the former but not in the latter. It then argues that this lega…

Nudges, preferences and competences: a critique of both neoclassical and behavioral economics

Behavioural Public Policy · 2025-05-06 · 2 citations

Abstract For all their differences, the two rival theories of human behavior have many unfortunate similarities. Standard rational choice theory posits that individuals use rational techniques to pick ends that meet their set of private preferences. Modern theories of behavioral economics point to systematic deviations from those principles. Both approaches assume that all preferences are individually based. However, the evolutionary principle of inclusive fitness insists that in family situatio…

Free Markets Under Siege

SSRN Electronic Journal · 2023-01-01 · 2 citations