Indiana University SPEA Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy University of Pennsylvania AIR American University

Panel: Bureaucratic Politics and Policymaking
(The Impacts of Politics on the Policy Process)

Saturday, November 14, 2015: 1:45 PM-3:15 PM
President's Room (Hyatt Regency Miami)

*Names in bold indicate Presenter

Panel Chairs:  Kevin Kosar, R Street Institute
Discussants:  Andrew Feldman, U.S. Office of Management and Budget


Whose Priority Is It? What Determines Spending Choices on Fire Risk Reduction Projects By Federal Land Management Agencies
Heather Hodges1, Sarah Anderson1 and Stuart Kasdin2, (1)University of California, Santa Barbara, (2)George Washington University



Money, Power and Motives: Factors That Influence Disaster Declarations
Henry Smart, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University



Discretion in Implementation: Analyzing Variance in Legislative Grants of Authority to Federal Agencies
Stuart Kasdin and Christopher Carrigan, George Washington University



Agency Type and Budget Allocation: Does It Make a Difference?
Hyokyung Kwak and Jinhai Yu, University of Kentucky


Bureaucratic Politics and Policymaking