The State of Play in Poland's Unconventional Shale and Oil Development

Following initial geological assessments, Poland was identified as having one of the largest reserves of unconventional natural gas in the European Union. The Poles, seeking to diversify their energy sources, met the news with tremendous fanfare. However, shale gas development often requires voluminous speculative activity before the gas can be successfully extracted – an activity which has been rare in Poland, where a lack of critical infrastructure coupled with bureaucratic red tape in the permission process has led to slow growth in exploration activities. This article examines the current situation in Poland's unconventional gas and oil development.     

The Educational Gradient in Health Among Children in Immigrant Families

Population Research and Policy Review - Educational inequality in the health of US children—what social scientists refer to as the “educational gradient” in health—is...     

Methodology and analysis for comparing discrete linear l1 approximation codes

This is the first of a projected series of papers dealing with computational experimentation in mathematical programming. This paper provides early results of a test case using four discrete linear L₁ approximation codes. Variables influencing code behavior are identified and measures of performance are specified. More importantly, an experimental design is developed for assessing code performance and is illustrated using the variable “problem size”.