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- Title
- Three Essays on Infant and Young Child Feeding and Child Health Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Epidemiology and Policy Analysis
- Author
- Ademu, Lilian
- Date Created
- 2023
- Subjects--Topical
- Government policy, Public health, Nutrition
- Description
- Exclusive breastfeeding in the first six months of life and complementary breastfeeding up to 24 months is encouraged to ensure optimal infant and young child nutrition and health. The WHO and UNICEF emphasize these optimal Infant and Young Child ...
- Title
- AUTOMOTIVE AND LOGISTICS CLUSTERS TO DRIVE ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS IN JAVA, INDONESIA
- Author
- Anggoro, Yudo
- Date Created
- 2015
- Subjects--Topical
- Government policy, Economics
- Description
- This study assesses the competitiveness of logistics and automotive industry clusters in Java economic corridor, Indonesia. The need for competitive industry clusters in Indonesia has emerged especially after the government launched its Master Pla...
- Title
- Association Between the Affordable Care Act and Emergency Department Admission by Psychiatric Patients
- Author
- Asgharian, Afsaneh
- Date Created
- 2020
- Subjects--Topical
- Government policy, Mental health
- Description
- AbstractThis was a cross-sectional study to evaluate the association between the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the emergency department (ED) admission by psychiatric patients, characteristics of psychiatric patients admitted to ED, and the ED visi...
- Title
- “Afraid to Breathe”: Understanding North Carolina’s Experience of the 1918-1919 Influenza Pandemic at the State, Local, and Individual Levels
- Author
- Austin, Lauren
- Date Created
- 2018
- Subjects--Topical
- History, Public health, Government policy
- Description
- This dissertation is the first comprehensive, detailed study of a single state’s experience of the 1918-1919 influenza pandemic at state, local and county, and individual levels. Its two articles provide quantitative analyses of a unique new state...
- Title
- EFFECTS OF TEACHER DIVERSITY AND STUDENT-TEACHER RACIAL/ETHNIC MATCHING IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS ON EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES
- Author
- Banerjee, Neena
- Date Created
- 2013
- Subjects--Topical
- Government policy, Teachers--Training of, Education and state
- Description
- This dissertation investigates the implications of student-teacher racial/ethnic matching on two educational outcomes. The fourth chapter investigates whether assignment to same-race teachers affects students' math and reading achievement growth i...
- Title
- Tradeoffs in the use of value-added estimates of teacher effectiveness by school districts
- Author
- Baxter, Andrew
- Date Created
- 2011
- Subjects--Topical
- Government policy, Education and state
- Description
- A new capacity to track the inputs and outcomes of individual students' education production function has spurred a growing number of school districts to attempt to measure the productivity of their teachers in terms of student outcomes. The use o...
- Title
- Policy and Parity: How gender equality and reproductive technologies influence the innovation and diffusion of marriage equality policies.
- Author
- Berlan, Meika
- Date Created
- 2016
- Subjects--Topical
- Government policy
- Description
- My research examines the adoption and diffusion of marriage equality policies in states across the US. I analyze how gender equality and reproductive technology reshape norms around marriage and family to foster the broad support of same sex marri...
- Title
- DRUG CONTROL POLICIES: THE CASES OF COLOMBIA AND THE UNITED STATES
- Author
- Bottia, Martha
- Date Created
- 2010
- Subjects--Topical
- Government policy, Criminology
- Description
- The consumption, production and trafficking of illicit drugs is one of the major problems facing nearly all societies today. Unfortunately, illicit drugs have the ability to disintegrate persons, families and, in some extreme cases, entire societi...
- Title
- Health services use for ambulatory care sensitive conditions in the developing country of Barbados
- Author
- Bushelle-Edghill, Jennifer
- Date Created
- 2011
- Subjects--Topical
- Public health, Government policy, Medical sciences
- Description
- Objective: This research examined hospitalization for ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSH) for the population of Barbados during 2003-2008. I examined differences in ACSH rates for females and males at the parish and population levels over ...
- Title
- A Spatial Evaluation of Housing and Supportive Service Locations for the Formerly Homeless: The Case of Charlotte, North Carolina
- Author
- Butta, Faith
- Date Created
- 2023
- Subjects--Topical
- Government policy
- Description
- The lack of affordable housing and homelessness continues to be a serious public policy issue. Even though homelessness has been decreasing nationally, major cities have seen increases late in the last decade. The purpose of this study was to lear...
- Title
- Emotions, Self-Efficacy, and Opportunity Beliefs in American Neighborhoods
- Author
- Cai, Tengteng
- Date Created
- 2021
- Subjects--Topical
- Government policy
- Description
- Subjective perceptions of social mobility are critical for defending societal system and maintain political stability (Day and Fiske 2017; Houle 2019). This dissertation enhances our understanding of factors that shape beliefs in opportunity for u...
- Title
- VOTING WITH THEIR FEET: DO PEOPLE CHOOSE RESIDENTIAL DESTINATIONS BASED ON NATURALLY OCCURRING ADVANTAGES OR MAN-MADE ADVANTAGES OF LOCATIONS?
- Author
- Canales, Kristine Laura
- Date Created
- 2020
- Subjects--Topical
- City planning, Government policy, Economics
- Description
- Local economies benefit from attracting in-migration either as workforce or as consumers. To compete for constituents, local economies need to provide attractive tax policy and expenditure bundles. An important consideration in this regard is the ...
- Title
- Racial Disparities in Direct-to-Consumer Pharmaceutical Advertising
- Author
- Cavallo, Stephany
- Date Created
- 2014
- Subjects--Topical
- Government policy
- Description
- Reducing health disparities by increasing access to health information is a national priority. Research demonstrates that direct-to-consumer advertising (DTCA) is effective in educating consumers about health issues. However, research also identif...
- Title
- DO STATE-LEVEL RPS POLICIES IN THE U.S. DELIVER ANTICIPATED BENEFITS? EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF FEDERALIZED ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT POLICY ON ELECTRICITY PRICE AND QUANTITY, USE OF RENEWABLES, AND CARBON EMISSIONS
- Author
- Cochran, Joseph
- Date Created
- 2015
- Subjects--Topical
- Government policy
- Description
- In this dissertation, I present the findings of a formative evaluation of the changes in the electricity markets of states that implemented renewable portfolio standards (RPS policies) from 2000 to 2010. The formative evaluation is an assessment o...
- Title
- Choosing a Regional Resilience Partner: A comparative study of urban, suburban, and rural natural hazard preparedness conditions
- Author
- Danis, Christina
- Date Created
- 2021
- Subjects--Topical
- Geography, Government policy, Area studies
- Description
- Whether urban, suburban, or rural or from different United States (US) geographic regions, communities expect public officials to guide them to better prepare for and adapt to changing conditions and recurring natural hazard threats. Natural hazar...
- Title
- STRATEGIES, INCENTIVES, AND DECISIONS: ILLICIT CROP CONTROL IN COLOMBIA
- Author
- Davalos Alvarez, Eleonora
- Date Created
- 2017
- Subjects--Topical
- Government policy, Economics
- Description
- This dissertation examines three aspects of coca cultivation in Colombia. Fist, I evaluate how social investment in conjunction with eradication affects new coca crops. The results suggest that aerial spraying is effective in deterring farmers fro...
- Title
- Municipal Voluntary Environmental Programs: The case of Swedish Eco-Municipalities
- Author
- Duma, Nathan
- Date Created
- 2022
- Subjects--Topical
- Government policy, Environmental economics, Geography
- Description
- Over the space of three articles, we attempt to answer two broad questions related to public sector voluntary environmental programs (VEP) through a case study on the National Association of Swedish Eco-municipalities (SEKOM). The first question a...
- Title
- Where are privatization's cost savings? Private contracting, transaction costs, and prison operation efficiency
- Author
- Duscha, Melissa
- Date Created
- 2016
- Subjects--Topical
- Government policy, Political science, Public administration
- Description
- This dissertation examines the question: Where are privatization’s cost savings? Current literature finds that government privatization does not result in overall cost savings. This is contrary to widely accepted business practices and market theo...
- Title
- TONYA E. FARROW-CHESTNUT. Defining Multimorbidity Space: Structural characteristics, spatial variation of inpatient multimorbidity networks (IMN), and coronary heart disease.
- Author
- Farrow-Chestnut, Tonya
- Date Created
- 2018
- Subjects--Topical
- Geography, Public health, Government policy
- Description
- Adults in the United States suffer from two or more chronic conditions at the same time (i.e. multimorbidity). Multiple chronic illnesses, such as coronary heart disease, cancer, and diabetes, dramatically shorten life expectancy and present the i...
- Title
- Why Waste? Local Factors And Recycling Outcomes: A Case Study Of North Carolina Counties
- Author
- Fernandes, Titiksha
- Date Created
- 2021
- Subjects--Topical
- Government policy, Environmental management, Public administration
- Description
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reported that in 2015 only 67.8million tons or about 26% of the total waste generated was recycled, while the waste generated continued to rise. It is clear from the numbers above that the success of ...