Index of Full Papers

Deteriorating Economic Condition and the Emergence of Social Instability
Charles T Harry, University of Maryland


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  • ctharry-appam-paper.pdf (677.5 kB)
    • Did the Stimulus Package Help Low-Income Households? : Household Consumption Change Before and After the 2009 ARRA
    Ji Yoon Kim, University of Michigan


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  • ARRA and HH consumption v.1.pdf (618.2 kB)
    • Iron Status, Malaria Parasite Loads and Food Policies: Evidence From Sub-Saharan Africa
    Alok Bhargava, University of Maryland


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  • EHB_2013_iron-status.pdf (179.4 kB)
    • Collective Reputations Affect Donations to Charities
    Matthew Potoski, University of California, Santa Barbara and Laura Grant, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee


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  • Collective_reputations.pdf (241.8 kB)
    • Revisiting the Effects of the Affordable Care Act
    David Slusky, Princeton University


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  • SLUSKY 2013 ACA.pdf (218.1 kB)
    • Assume We Have a Can Opener, Or, When Simple Economics Meets Complex Policy and Politics: The Big Apple's Flirtation With Congestion Pricing
    Jeffrey Straussman, University at Albany


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  • appam paper 2013 Straussman Assume we have a can opener.pdf (146.2 kB)
    • Promotion of Compliance With Decent Labour Standards Through Policy Transfers and Technical Cooperation
    Ludek Rychly, International Labour Organization


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  • APPAM Paper Rychly 21.10..pdf (213.7 kB)
    • Public Attention and Statutory Delegation of Executive-Branch Policymaking Discretion
    Stephane Lavertu, Ohio State University


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  • Lavertu_APPAM_101213.pdf (846.3 kB)
    • Strategic Adaptation in Fragile Nonprofit Organizations: Rich, Varied, and Strategic Response to the Great Recession
    Martin Greller and Aida Rodriguez, The New School


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  • Greller&Rodriguez.Strategic Adaptation in Fragile Nonprofit Organizations.APPAM-1.pdf (437.9 kB)
    • The Impact of School Choice On School Millage Funding
    Ben Pogodzinski and Michael Addonizio, Wayne State University


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  • School Choice & School Bond Voting_Pogodzinski & Addonizio_APPAM Fall 2013.pdf (613.6 kB)
    • The Effect of Banning Affirmative Action on Human Capital Accumulation Prior to College Entry
    Ben Backes, American Institutes for Research and Kate Antonovics, University of California, San Diego


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  • backes_appam.pdf (294.2 kB)
    • Macro-Level Drivers of Multidimensional Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa: Measuring Change in the Human Poverty Index
    Heath Prince, University of Texas, Austin


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  • APPAM HPI in SSA.pdf (1021.1 kB)
    • Estimating Intensive and Extensive Tax Responsiveness: Do Older Workers Respond to Income Taxes?
    David Powell, RAND Corporation and Abby Alpert, University of California - Irvine


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  • taxesandretirement.pdf (248.2 kB)
    • The Impacts of the Ticket to Work Program: Estimates Based On Randomly Assigned Mail Months
    David Stapleton, Arif Mamun and Jeremy Page, Mathematica Policy Research


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  • Ticket impact paper 10-3-13.pdf (344.6 kB)
    • Analyzing the Social Benefits and Costs of An Innovative Asset-Building Program for Low-Income Public Housing Residents
    Anna Santiago, Case Western Reserve University and George Galster, Wayne State University


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  • Santiago-Galster HOP Benefit-Cost Analysis APPAM 2013 9-27-2013.pdf (280.8 kB)
    • The Effectiveness of Secondary Math Teachers From Teach For America and the Teaching Fellows Programs
    Melissa Clark, Mathematica Policy Research


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  • TFA and Teaching Fellows Secondary Math Teachers.pdf (1.9 MB)
    • Linking Collaborative Institutions To Environmental Outcomes: A Multilevel, Longitudinal Analysis Of The Relationship Between Water Quality and Collaborative Watershed Management
    Tyler Scott, University of Washington


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  • Scott_2013_APPAM.pdf (541.4 kB)
    • Merit Aid, College Quality and College Completion: Massachusetts' Adams Scholarship As An In-Kind Subsidy
    Sarah Cohodes and Joshua Goodman, Harvard University


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  • rwp13-005_goodman.pdf (890.3 kB)
    • Assessing the Job Polarization Explanation of Rising Wage Inequality
    Lawrence Mishel1, John Schmitt2 and Heidi Shierholz1, (1)Economic Policy Institute, (2)Center for Economic and Policy Research


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  • MSS_paper_10-13.pdf (2.3 MB)
    • Why Are So Many Americans on Food Stamps? The Role of the Economy, Policy, and Demographics
    James P Ziliak, University of Kentucky


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  • Ziliak_SNAP_100413.pdf (354.8 kB)
    • Can Post-Employment Services Combined With Financial Incentives Improve Employment Retention for Welfare Recipients? Evidence From the Texas Employment Retention and Advancement Evaluation
    Richard Hendra, MDRC


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  • ERA Duration Paper.pdf (482.7 kB)
    • Opposing Inequality: Globalization and the State
    Joshua Pryor, University of Hawaii at Manoa


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  • Joshua Pryor APPAM Paper Final Draft.pdf (527.0 kB)
    • What Motivates Nonprofit Organizations to Implement Risk Management: A Comparative Analysis of Germany and the United Kingdom
    Tobias Broweleit, Dortmund University


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  • Research_Paper_20130813.pdf (591.3 kB)
    • The Effects of Alcohol Access and Use On Risky Behaviors: Regression Discontinuity Evidence
    Jason Fletcher, Yale University


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  • RD Binge Paper Fletcher.pdf (462.5 kB)
    • Reservation Prices: An Economic Analysis of Cigarette Purchases On Indian Reservations
    Donald Kenkel, Cornell University, Phillip DeCicca, McMaster University and Feng Liu, Shanghai University


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  • reservation prices april 2013 with tables.pdf (148.1 kB)
    • Evergreen Economies: Institutions, Industries, and Issues in the Green Economy
    Laurie Nijaki, University of Michigan


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  • greenjobsreferencesversion5.pdf (411.1 kB)
    • Charter School Legislation and Crime Rates in Philadelphia Neighborhoods
    John MacDonald, University of Pennsylvania and Nancy Nicosia, RAND Corporation


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  • Do Schools Cause Crime in Neighborhoods_Draft v3_APPAM.pdf (395.3 kB)
    • Household Responses to Food Subsidies: Evidence From India
    Tara Kaul, University of Maryland


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  • Draft_PDS_Oct13.pdf (1.0 MB)
    • Return-to-Work Outcomes Among Social Security Disability Insurance Program Beneficiaries
    Arif Mamun and Yonatan Ben-Shalom, Mathematica Policy Research


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  • Return-to-Work Outcomes.pdf (1017.1 kB)
    • Changing Patterns of Evidence Use: Findings From the 2013 Survey of State Agency Decision Making
    Edward Jennings, University of Kentucky and Jeremy Hall, Rutgers University


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  • APPAM Jennings Hall 2013 edited.pdf (767.7 kB)
    • Going Beyond Service Delivery: Exploring the Contractors' Stewardship Role in Promoting Citizen Participation
    Anna Amirkhanyan, American University, Kristihna Lambright, Binghamton University and Hyun Joon Kim, Korea University


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  • 0 Amirkhanyan Kim Lambright APPAM FINAL VERSION.pdf (396.0 kB)
    • The Impact of Post-Katrina Rebuilding Grants On the Resettlement Choices of New Orleans Homeowners
    Jesse Gregory, University of Wisconsin, Madison


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  • Gregory_katrina_dissertation2.pdf (593.9 kB)
    • Connecting Saving and Food Security: Evidence From An Asset Building Program for Families in Poverty
    Caezilia Loibl, Anastasia Snyder and Travis Mountain, Ohio State University


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  • 2013 10 21 APPAM Submision.pdf (91.1 kB)
    • Modeling the Effects of Immunizations Timing On Child Health Outcomes in India
    Alok Bhargava, University of Maryland, Aravinda Guntupalli, University of Southhampton and Michael Lokshin, World Bank


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  • HEC_2013.pdf (121.3 kB)
    • Democratic Anchorage and Nonprofit Organizations in Governance Arrangements: The Case of Negotiated Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) Agreements
    Colleen Casey, University of Texas, Arlington


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  • Casey_Demo_Anchorage_APPAM_2013.pdf (352.8 kB)
    • The Aftermath of Accelerating Algebra: Evidence from District Policy Inititatives North Carolina Districts
    Charles Clotfelter1, Helen Ladd1 and Jacob Vigdor2, (1)Duke University, (2)University of Washington


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  • Clotfelter-Ladd-Vigdor Early Algebra 090613.pdf (1.8 MB)
    • Borrowers From a Different Shore: Asian American Mortgage Market Outcomes
    Marsha Courchane1, Rajeev Darolia2 and Adam Gailey1, (1)Charles River Associates, (2)University of Missouri


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  • AsianMortgages_CourchaneDaroliaGailey_Oct2013.pdf (614.2 kB)
    • Fifty Ways to Leave a Child Behind: Idiosyncrasies and Discrepancies in States' Implementation of NCLB
    Elizabeth Davidson and Randall Reback, Columbia University


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  • Fifty Ways APPAM 2013.pdf (416.7 kB)
    • Plans and Rationale for the Human Services Research Initiative Prize: Promoting Small-Scale Rigorous Evaluations for Policy and Management
    Thomas Gais, State University of New York, Albany and Michael Wiseman, George Washington University


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  • GaisWiseman131105.pdf (242.6 kB)
    • Flawed Social Experiments
    David H. Greenberg, University of Maryland, Baltimore County and Burt Barnow, George Washington University


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  • flawed_social_experiments rev 05-11-13.pdf (386.3 kB)
    • Skills and Skill Gaps in Manufacturing: Evidence and Implications
    Andrew Weaver, Massachusetts Institute of Technology


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  • AW_skills_chapter_130911.pdf (214.4 kB)
    • The Visible Hand: Race and Online Market Outcomes
    Jennifer L. Doleac, University of Virginia and Luke C.D. Stein, Arizona State University


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  • doleacstein.pdf (691.7 kB)
    • Gender Differences in the Gay Pay Gap: Unmeasured Gender-Linked Characteristics, Household Division of Labor, Or Greater Bias Against Gay Men?
    Pearl Kyei, Population Council and Janice Madden, University of Pennsylvania


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  • maddenkyei5312013.pdf (368.0 kB)
    • The New Markets Tax Credit Program: Assessing Community and Economic Development Investments
    Nancy Pindus, Martin D. Abravanel, Brett Theodos, Kassie Lyn Bertumen, Rachel Brash and Zach McDade, Urban Institute


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  • NMTC Slides for APPAM 2013-FINAL.pdf (207.0 kB)
    • The Death of Marriage? The Effect of New Forms of Legal Recognition On Marriage Rates
    Marcus Dillender, W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research


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  • Dillender_MarriageRates.pdf (463.5 kB)
    • Non-Cognitive Ability, Test Scores, and Teacher Quality: Evidence From 9th Grade Teachers in North Carolina
    Kirabo Jackson, Northwestern University


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  • APPAM_post.pdf (394.8 kB)
    • Gayborhoods: Economic Development and the Concentration of Same-sex Couples in Neighborhoods Within Large American Cities
    Janice Madden, University of Pennsylvania and Matt Ruther, University of Colorado


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  • madden ruther.552013.pdf (772.4 kB)
    • Achievement As An Educational Good
    Helen Ladd, Duke University


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  • ACHIEVEMENT APPAM ch 4 HFL.pdf (264.1 kB)
    • American Federalism and Health Policy: Intergovernmental Relations and the Implementation of the Affordable Care Act
    Michael T Doonan, Brandeis University


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  • americanfederalism_ch1-1.pdf (260.4 kB)
    • Spatial Implications of Tax and Expenditure Limitations in Times of Austerity
    Marvin Ward, American University


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  • Fiscal_Clustering_APPAM2013.pdf (645.8 kB)
    • Integrating and Advancing Policy & Program Implementation Analysis
    Jodi Sandfort, University of Minnesota, Stephanie Moulton, The Ohio State University and Stephen Roll, Ohio State University


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  • Sandfort Roll Moulton Conference Paper 10-31.pdf (281.7 kB)
    • An Analysis of Long-Term Unemployment
    Donna Rothstein, US Bureau of Labor Statistics


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  • Long-term unempDSR.pdf (733.0 kB)
    • Growing Up and Getting Less: The Effect of the Earned Income Tax Credit On Labor Force Participation Using An Individual Level Fixed Effects Model
    Jeremy Grant Moulton, Alexandra Graddy-Reed and Lauren Lanahan, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill


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  • Growing Up Getting Less.pdf (2.1 MB)
    • Greatly Reducing Poverty: How a Four-Part Package of Policy Changes Could Cut SPM Poverty By 50% Or More
    David R. Riemer1, Linda Giannarelli2, Conor Williams1 and Kye Lippold2, (1)Community Advocates Public Policy Institute, (2)Urban Institute


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  • 412604-Reducing-Poverty-in-Wisconsin.pdf (2.1 MB)
    • The Impact of Subsidized Birth Control for College Women: Evidence From the Deficit Reduction Act
    Brad Hershbein, W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research and Emily G. Collins, University of Michigan


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  • Collins_Hershbein_1013.pdf (656.5 kB)
    • Lessons for Programs Serving Transition-Age Youth: A Comparative Analysis of the U.S. and 10 Other Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) Countries
    Todd Honeycutt and Lorenzo Moreno, Mathematica Policy Research


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  • Honeycutt_Youth_Transition_WP.pdf (349.3 kB)
    • Disability Growth and Disability Reforms: Lessons from OECD Nations
    Richard Burkhauser, Cornell University, Mary C. Daly, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Duncan McVicar, Queen's University Management School and Richard Wilkins, The University of Melbourne


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  • Disability Benefit Growth and Disablility Reform Burkhuaser Daly McVicar Wilkins 10_21_2013.pdf (284.2 kB)
    • Does Access to Health Insurance Influence Work Effort Among Disability Recipients?
    Norma Coe, University of Washington and Kalman Rupp, Social Security Administration


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  • Coe and Rupp NBER final.pdf (296.9 kB)
    • The Relationship Between SNAP and Work Among Low-Income Households
    Dorothy Rosenbaum, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and Ed Bolen, Center on Budget Policy Priorities


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  • SNAPandwork cbpp.pdf (2.0 MB)
    • Health Impact Assessment of Proposed Changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
    Marjory Givens1, Keshia Pollack2, Ruth Lindberg1, Saqi Maleque Cho3 and Aaron Wernham1, (1)Pew Charitable Trusts, (2)Johns Hopkins University, (3)George Washington University


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  • SNAP HIA white paper_APPAM 8 15 13.pdf (1.1 MB)
    • The U.S. Department of the Interior and the Economics of Climate Change Adaptation
    Benjamin Simon and Christian Crowley, US Department of the Interior


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  • Site Selection Portfolios with Climate Change 2013-10-21.pdf (315.3 kB)
    • Why Do SSI and SNAP Enrollments Rise in Good Economic Times and in Bad?
    Matthew S. Rutledge and Yanyuan Wu, Boston College


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  • ssisnap_2013-8-21.pdf (384.3 kB)
    • Food Security of SNAP Recipients Worsened As the Real Value of SNAP Benefits Declined From 2009 to 2011
    Mark Nord, US Department of Agriculture


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  • snap benefit decline and food security err151 published.pdf (530.0 kB)
    • Access to Payday Loans, Food Insecurity, and Participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
    Yunhee Chang and Melissa Perry, University of Mississippi


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  • Chang Perry APPAM 102113.pdf (260.1 kB)
    • Adventures in Government Organization: Tales of Legal Research in Providing Uniform Measures of Government Activity
    Joseph Dalaker and Elizabeth Accetta, US Census Bureau


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  • Accetta_Dalaker_Final.pdf (279.6 kB)
    • A Comparative Analysis of the Macroeconomic Impacts of State Climate Action Plans
    Adam Rose and Dan Wei, University of Southern California


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  • APPAM_Text_10-21-13BF.pdf (723.9 kB)
    • Ethnic Concentration, Co-Ethnic Participation: Immigrant Civic Participation and Destination Context
    Abigail Williamson, Trinity College


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  • AFW.ImCvPrt.131021.pdf (406.1 kB)
    • What's Wrong With the Back of the Envelope? A Call for Simple (and Timely) Cost-Benefit Analysis
    Christopher Carrigan, George Washington University and Stuart Shapiro, Rugters University


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  • Carrigan Shapiro What's Wrong with the Back of the Envelope (APPAM).pdf (143.6 kB)
    • Using a Dynamic Performance Management Approach to Reinforce the Benefits of Territorial Strategic Planning
    Carmine Bianchi and Salvatore Tomaselli, University of Palermo


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  • Bianchi Tomaselli APPAM 2013.pdf (4.7 MB)
    • Institutions for Climate-Smart Agriculture
    Ruth Meinzen-Dick1, Quinn Bernier1 and Eric Haglund2, (1)International Food Policy Research Institute, (2)CGIAR


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  • Framework_CSA Condensed WP_Oct 30.pdf (561.0 kB)
    • Governance Issues With Adaptation to Sea Level Rise
    Margaret Peloso, Vinson & Elkins LLP


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  • Peloso Goverance Challenges in Adapting to SLR.pdf (213.0 kB)
    • The Relationship Between Low-Skilled Unemployment Rates and SNAP Participation
    Catlin N Nchako, Georgetown University


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  • Catlin Nchako Thesis.pdf (632.0 kB)
    • Assessing the Benefits of a Rising Tide: The Educational Consequences of Neighborhood-Level Economic Growth
    William R. Johnston, Harvard University


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  • JOHNSTON draft APPAM 10_18_13.pdf (539.2 kB)
    • Does Rail Transit Investment Stimulate Neighborhood Retail Activity?
    Jenny Schuetz, University of Southern California


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  • Retail TOD 10_21_2013.pdf (458.0 kB)
    • Shifting the Culprit: The Growing Assault on Mass Incarceration
    Steve Teles, Johns Hopkins University


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  • dagan-teles-appam-paper.pdf (451.2 kB)
    • Two-Generation Programs in the 21st Century
    P. Lindsay Chase-Lansdale, Northwestern University and Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Columbia University


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  • FOC FINAL FINAL FINAL Revision 10.13.13.pdf (895.3 kB)
    • Boosting Family Income to Promote Child Development
    Greg Duncan, University of California, Irvine, Katherine Magnuson, University of Wisconsin, Madison and Elizabeth Votruba-Drzal, University of Pittsburgh


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  • Duncan et al FOC August 1.pdf (229.3 kB)
    • Family Assets and Child Outcomes: Current Evidence and Future Directions
    Michal Grinstein-Weiss, University of North Carolina, Trina Shanks, University of Michigan and Sondra Beverly, Washington University


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  • Family_Assets.pdf (328.4 kB)
    • Parental Employment and Children's Well-Being
    Carolyn Heinrich, University of Texas, Austin


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  • Heinrich FOC paper draft_July 31 2013.pdf (531.8 kB)
    • Who Pays Taxes? A Dynamic Perspective
    Ithai Lurie1, James Pearce1 and Bradley Heim2, (1)US Department of Treasury, (2)Indiana University


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  • HeimLuriePearce_TaxPayingDynamics-September 3 2013.pdf (171.5 kB)
    • Configuring Legitimacy: A Framework for Legitimation in Armed Conflict
    Eric W Schoon, H. Brinton Milward and Alexandra Joosse, University of Arizona


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  • Schoon, Joosse and Milward. Configuring Legitimacy 10.21.2013 corrected.pdf (521.6 kB)
    • Breakfast At the Desk: The Impact of Universal Breakfast Programs On Academic Performance
    Dallas Dotter, Mathematica Policy Research


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  • Dotter_BIC_paper_10-13.pdf (1.0 MB)
    • Women's Health and the Great Recession
    Valentina Duque1, Janet Currie2 and Irwin Garfinkel1, (1)Columbia University, (2)Princeton University


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  • Currie Duque and Garfinkel 2013 - The Great Recession and Mother's Health.pdf (1.3 MB)
    • Developing Citizen-Oriented E-Government Service: A Case of Bilingual Web Services By California Cities and Counties
    Anna Ya Ni, California State University, San Bernardino and Shan-ju Ho, California State University, San Bernardino


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  • 20131015_APPAM_HoNi.pdf (374.7 kB)
    • Traditional Entrepreneur Clusters
    Jennifer Auer, Optimal Solutions Group


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  • NeighborhoodsEntrepreneurship_Auer.pdf (292.0 kB)
    • Child Poverty and Policy Design: Construction of a Multidimensional Measure Using a Mixed-Methods Approach
    Sandra Garcia and Amyy Ritterbusch, Universidad de los Andes


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  • Garcia&Ritterbusch_APPAM_SENT.pdf (3.6 MB)
    • Instability Vs. Quality: The Relationship Between Residential Mobility, Neighborhood Quality, and Children's Self-Regulation
    Amanda Roy, New York University


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  • Residential_mobility_children's_self-reg_Roy_McCoy_Raver.pdf (541.5 kB)
    • Neighborhood Crime and School Climate As Predictors of Elementary School Academic Achievement: A Cross-Lagged Panel Analysis
    Dana C. McCoy, Harvard University, Amanda Roy, New York University and Gabriel Sirkman, Yeshiva University


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  • McCoyRoySirkman2013.pdf (479.9 kB)
    • Can Small Incentives Have Large Effects? The Impact of Taxes Versus Bonuses On Disposable Bag Use
    Tatiana Homonoff, Cornell University


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  • THomonoff_JobMarketPaper.pdf (681.7 kB)
    • Putting Early Childhood Assessment Research to the Test: Building a Research-Based Early Childhood Comprehensive Assessment System in Maryland and Ohio
    Rolf Grafwallner, State of Maryland and Stephanie Siddens, Ohio Department of Education


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  • APPAM Paper Oct2013.pdf (221.7 kB)
    • Use of Ongoing Child Assessment to Inform and Individualize Instruction
    Barbara A. Wasik1, Shannon Monahan2, Sally Atkins-Burnett2, Judith Carta3, Lauren Akers2, Kimberly Boller2 and Patricia Del Grosso2, (1)Temple University, (2)Mathematica Policy Research, (3)University of Kansas


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  • CPM APPAM 2013 paper 10-21-13.pdf (382.0 kB)
    • The Effect of School Construction On Test Scores, School Enrollment, and Home Prices
    Seth Zimmerman, Yale University


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  • Neilson_Zimmerman_SchoolContruction_APPAM.pdf (450.8 kB)
    • Do Common Approaches to Combining Multiple Performance Measures Undermine Districts' Personnel Evaluation Systems?
    Michael Hansen, Mariann Lemke and Nicholas Sorensen, American Institutes for Research


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  • Combining_Multiple_Performance_Measures.pdf (550.9 kB)
    • Homeownership, the Great Recession, and Wealth: Evidence From the Survey of Consumer Finance
    Michal Grinstein-Weiss, Washington University in St. Louis and Clinton Key, Pew Charitable Trusts


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  • Homeownership, the Great Recession and Wealth- Evidence from the Survey of Consumer Finances .pdf (571.8 kB)
    • Evaluating Innovation Outcomes in Regional Cluster Initiatives
    Alexandre Monnard1, Mark Turner1 and Laura Leete2, (1)Optimal Solutions Group, (2)University of Oregon


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  • SBA RCI Public Year 2 Report 508 Compliant FINAL.pdf (2.3 MB)
    • Economic and Scientific Outcomes of Federal Investment in Academic Chemistry
    Donna Ginther1, Joshua Rosenbloom2, Joseph Heppert1 and Ted Juhl1, (1)University of Kansas, (2)National Science Foundation


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  • 130929_paper01_text.pdf (748.3 kB)
    • The Politics of Health Insurance Exchanges: Intergovernmental Battles Over the Implementation of the Affordable Care Act
    David K. Jones, University of Michigan


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  • Jones APPAM Michigan ACA Paper.pdf (458.9 kB)
    • New Evidence On Mexican Immigration and U.S. Crime Rates: A Synthetic Control Study of the Arizona Legal Workers Act
    Aaron Chalfin, University of California, Berkeley


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  • chalfinLAWA.pdf (1.3 MB)
    • Public Preferences for Targeted and Universal Preschool
    Erica Greenberg, Stanford University


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  • appam 2013 public opinion paper.pdf (2.7 MB)
    • Private Investment and Road Pricing: The Public-Ization of Infrastructure Assets
    Richard Geddes, Cornell University


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  • The_Investment_PPP_Paper_IAES Philly Oct 2013.pdf (714.0 kB)
    • Why Haven't Effective International Practices Transferred Into the US P3 Market?
    Michael Garvin and Edwin Gonzalez, Virginia Tech


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  • APPAM 2013_Why Haven't Intl Practices Transferred.pdf (62.0 kB)
    • Job Accessibility of Housing Choice Voucher Households
    Michael Lens, University of California, Los Angeles


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  • EmpAccess_APPAM_Lens.pdf (438.8 kB)
    • Housing Vouchers and the Price of Rental Housing
    Michael Eriksen, Texas Tech University and Amanda Ross, West Virginia University


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  • EriksenRoss_RR_10-8-13.pdf (308.6 kB)
    • Measuring Implementation Quality: Conceptual and Practical Challenges
    Michelle Alberti Gambone, Youth Development Strategies, Inc. and James P. Connell, Institute for Research and Reform in Education


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  • APPAM_11-8_POST.pdf (284.0 kB)
    • State of the States: Serving Welfare Recipients in a Post-Recessionary Fiscal and Political Environment
    Elizabeth Laird, Mathematica Policy Research


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  • APPAM 2013 State of the States FINAL.pdf (87.0 kB)
    • How Administrative Procedures Shape Agency Policy and Its Variability
    Sarah Anderson and Matthew Potoski, University of California, Santa Barbara


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  • Anderson.Potoski.Dual.Agency.Insulation.pdf (181.4 kB)
    • Economic Insecurity in Children's Lives: Changes over the Course of the Great Recession
    Lisa Dubay, Urban Institute


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  • 412900-Economic-Insecurity-in-Childrens-Lives.pdf (674.0 kB)
    • Estimating An Altruism Adjusted Measure of the Value of a Statistical Life
    Mark Long, University of Washington


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  • Mark Long -- Estimating an Altruism Adjusted Measure of the Value of a Statistical Life -- APPAM Paper.pdf (1.9 MB)
    • The Learning Process and Technological Change in Wind Power: Evidence from China’s CDM Wind Projects
    Tian Tang and David Popp, Syracuse University


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  • Tang_Popp The learning process and technological change in wind power 101813.pdf (1.0 MB)
    • Paradoxes Lost and Found: The Dimensions of Social Welfare Transfers, Poverty and Redistribution Preferences
    David Brady, WZB Berlin Social Science Center and Amie Bostic, Duke University


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  • BradyBostic.pdf (281.7 kB)
    • The Influence of Contemporary Politics On Policy - Sequestration and FAA Contract Towers: A Case Study
    Michael McCormick, George Mason University


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  • The Influence of Contemporary Politics on Policy.pdf (190.1 kB)
    • Race and the Recession: Exploring Home Value Trajectories Across the Boom and Bust
    Ingrid Ellen and Jacob William Faber, New York University


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  • Race and the Recession - Ellen and Faber - APPAM.pdf (930.3 kB)
    • Estimating Effects of Income Support Policies On the Retention of Homeownership Among Vulnerable Families
    Lawrence Berger, University of Wisconsin, Madison, J. Michael Collins, University of Wisconsin and Timothy Smeeding, Institute for Research on Poverty


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  • APPAM_draft.pdf (311.4 kB)
    • Pathways of Policy Making: A Medium N Study of Policy Development and Change
    Tim Conlan and Paul Posner, George Mason University


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  • The Politics of Expertise--Posner-Conlan.pdf (560.5 kB)
    • Evaluation of the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP)
    Susan Bartlett1, Lauren Olsho1, Jacob Klerman1, Kelly Patlan1, Michelle Blocklin1, Patty Connor2 and Karen Webb3, (1)Abt Associates, Inc., (2)Abt Associates Inc., (3)University of California, Berkeley


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  • FFVP ExecSummry 3-5-13 complete.pdf (321.3 kB)
    • Impact of the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer for Children Demonstration On Children's Nutritional Status
    Ronette Briefel1, Ann Collins2 and Anne Wolf2, (1)Mathematica Policy Research, (2)Abt Associates, Inc.


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