Another problem is the way private insurers try to risk-select, in umpteen subtle ways, even when there is a risk-adjustment system to make that less inviting.

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Northern Europe has the edge, thanks to an inviting combination of less bureaucracy, a more developed legal system, better accounting systems and easier ways to transfer intellectual property, says Marco Da Rin, associate professor in finance at Tilburg University in the Netherlands.

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If it takes Stephen Colbert using satire to make serious points about improving our immigration system and it brings results, then Congress should maybe consider inviting him back to testify on a whole series of other issues.

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