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作者:Stuber, J; Kronebusch, K
作者单位:New York Academy of Medicine; Yale University
摘要:We developed a conceptual framework to examine the association between stigma, enrollment barriers (e.g., difficult application), knowledge, state policy, and participation in the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) and adult Medicaid programs. Survey data from 901 community health center patients, who were potential and actual participants in these programs, indicated that while images of the Medicaid program and its recipients were generally positive, stigma associated with welfare...
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作者:Donahue, AK
作者单位:University of Connecticut; University of Connecticut
摘要:An important and unresolved issue central to the study of government performance is how the actions of managers and the nature of organizations affect the cost of public services. This paper presents an empirical analysis of fire departments that estimates the influence of managerial choices on per capita spending within a simultaneous public production system. It does so by refining a theoretical cost model from the field of public management to include fundamental dimensions of government or...
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作者:Donahue, JD
作者单位:Harvard University
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作者:Heikkila, T
作者单位:Columbia University
摘要:Policymakers and academics often identify institutional boundaries as one of the factors that shape the capacity of jurisdictions to manage natural resources such as water, forests, and scenic lands. This article examines two key bodies of literature-common-pool resource management theory and local public economy theory-to explain how the boundaries of political jurisdictions affect natural resource management. Two empirical methods were used to test hypotheses from the literature, using a stu...
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作者:Carpenter, C
作者单位:University of California System; University of California Irvine
摘要:This paper uses the widespread variation across states in the timing of adoption of tougher drunk driving laws that set very low legal blood alcohol limits for drivers under age 21-zero tolerance (ZT) laws-to provide new evidence on the causal effect of alcohol use on youth suicide. ZT laws reduced heavy episodic drinking by underage men, with no effect for slightly older males. I estimate the reduced form effect of ZT policy adoption on suicide deaths among 15-17-, 18-20-, 21-24-, and 25-29-y...
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作者:Lubell, M
作者单位:University of California System; University of California Davis
摘要:Many analysts view collaborative institutions that attempt to forge consensus and build cooperation among conflicting stakeholders as a potential remedy to the pathologies of conventional environmental policy. However, few analyses have demonstrated that collaborative institutions actually increase levels of cooperation, and critics accuse collaborative institutions of all talk and no action. This paper reports the use a quasi-experimental design to compare the levels of consensus and cooperat...
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作者:Buddin, R; Zimmer, R
作者单位:RAND Corporation; RAND Corporation; Pardee RAND Graduate School
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作者:Cook, PJ
作者单位:Duke University
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作者:Moore, MA; Boardman, AE; Vining, AR; Weimer, DL; Greenberg, DH
作者单位:Simon Fraser University; University of British Columbia; University of Wisconsin System; University of Wisconsin Madison; University System of Maryland; University of Maryland Baltimore County
摘要:A major reason the quality of cost-benefit analysis (CBA) varies widely is inconsistent use of the social discount rate (SDR). This article offers guidance about the choice of the SDR. Namely, we recommend the following procedures: If the project is intragenerational (does not have effects beyond 50 years) and there is no crowding out of private investment, then discount all flows at 3.5 percent; if the project is intragenerational and there is some crowding out of investment, then weight inve...
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作者:Bardach, E
作者单位:University of California System; University of California Berkeley