Biosecurity
Scholarly Publications
Pandemic Influenza and the Globalization of Public Health
December 2009
When one can circle the globe in less than the time of incubation of most infectious pathogens, it is clear every country relies to some extent on the health systems of other countries to prevent...
Crisis Preparedness: Asia and the Global Governance of Epidemics
June 2007
Throughout history, nations have waged war against epidemics, from bubonic plague to pulmonary tuberculosis.
News
Five foreign policy questions for Obama and Romney
October 2012
With the third and final debate between President Obama and Mitt Romney set to focus on foreign policy, researchers from the Freeman Spogli Institute ask the questions they want answered and...
Three graduates with FSI ties earn Rhodes, Mitchell scholarships
November 2011
Two Stanford graduates with close ties to FSI’s centers have been named 2012 Rhodes Scholars. A third was selected as a Mitchell Scholar.
Working paper series on health and demographic change in the Asia-Pacific
December 2009
December 2009 marks the first anniversary of the launch of the Asia Health Policy Program's working paper series on health and demographic change in the Asia-Pacific.
- The Effect of Informal Caregiving on Labor Market Outcomes in South Korea
- Aging Risk and Health Care Cost in Korea
- Does Your Health Care Depend on How Your Insurer Pays Providers? Variation in Utilization and Outcomes in Thailand
- The Healer or the Druggist: Effects of Two Health Care Policies in Taiwan on Elderly Patients' Choice Between Physician and Pharmacist Services
- Allocation of Control Rights and Cooperation Efficiency in Public-Private Partnerships: Theory and Evidence from the Chinese Pharmaceutical Industry
- Comparing Public and Private Hospitals in China: Evidence from Guangdong
- Soft Budget Constraints in China: Evidence from the Guangdong Hospital Industry
- Out-of-pocket household health expenditures and their use in National Health Accounts: Evidence from Pakistan
- The Emerging Role of Private Health Care Provision in China
- Pandemic Influenza and the Globalization of Public Health
- Principal-Agent Problems in Health Care: Evidence from Prescribing Patterns of Private Providers in Vietnam
Old Events
CANCELED: The Social and Economic Impact of COVID-19 in Asia and Beyond
February 25, 2020
IMPORTANT EVENT UPDATE: In keeping with Stanford University's March 3 message to the campus community on COVID-19 and current recommendations of the CDC, the Asia-Pacific Research Center is...
The United Nations and a World in Transition
January 18, 2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon presented a free public talk at Stanford on Thursday, Jan. 17.
