Theses/Dissertations from 2016
CONDUIT BOND FINANCING OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS—PERSPECTIVE FROM THE U.S. AND CHINA, Zihe Guo
Is There a Trade-off? Infant Health Outcomes and Managed Care Competition, Shana L. Moore
Empirical Advances in the Study of Revenue Diversification in the U.S. States, Cole E. Rakow
Web of Ties: The Effect of Relationship Ties on Government Funding for Nonprofit Organizations, Anthony Heath Rico
American Obesity: Rooted in Uncertainty, Institutions and Public Policy, James Woodward
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
THREE ESSAYS ON PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS, Changgeun Yun
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
State Child Welfare Policy: Causes and Consequences, Dana D. Connelly
CONTINUING RESOLUTIONS: THE INFLUENCE OF TEMPORARY SPENDING RESTRICTIONS ON MONTHLY EXPENDITURE PATTERNS OF FEDERAL AGENCIES, Thomas Alexander Jacobs
Charter School Locations Across the U.S. and Their Influence on Public School District Revenues, Peter A. Jones
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
A Study of Corruption, Foreign Aid, and Economic Growth, Amanda Deerfield
HOMOGENEITY, SORTING, AND SOCIAL CAPITAL: DIFFERENCES IN RURAL AND URBAN SCHOOL PEER EFFECTS, Tosha Kurzynske Fraley
Three Essays on Fiscal Stress and Financial Stability in State Government Finance, James B. Gibson
THREE ESSAYS ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT DEBT, Robert Greer
Funding Defined Benefit State Pension Plans: An Empirical Evaluation, Cezar Brian C. Mamaril
INSTITUTIONAL LENDING MODELS, MISSION DRIFT, AND MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS, Bethany L. Paris
INTERGENERATIONAL DYNAMICS AND POLITICAL OUTCOMES, Joshua J. Poulette
TO PRODUCE OR TO BUY? EXPLORING DETERMINANTS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT PRIVATIZATION DECISIONS, Zhiwei Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Voter Ideology, Tax Exporting, and State and Local Tax Structure, John M. Foster
E PLURIBUS URBES: INTEREST GROUP ORGANIZATION’S EFFECT ON THE FRAGMENTATION AND GOVERNANCE OF AMERICAN URBAN AREAS, Matthew L. Howell
Dissertations from 2011
THREE ESSAYS EVALUATING CHOICES OF TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS IN KENTUCKY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, Nathan Barrett
Dissertations from 2010
PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION GOVERNANCE: AN EMPIRICAL EXAMINATION, Jacob Fowles
Dissertations from 2009
HOW EFFICIENT ARE MILITARY HOSPITALS? A COMPARISON OF TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY USING STOCHASTIC FRONTIER ANALYSIS, Linda Gail Kimsey
AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF THE UTILIZATION PATTERNS OF WITHIN FACILITY AND SECONDARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES BY KENTUCKY STATE PRISON INMATES, Sandra Jane Winter
Dissertations from 2008
TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS: THE ROLES OF TEACHER CHARACTERISTICS, PREPARATION, AND TURNOVER, Sharon Kukla-Acevedo