Public Policy Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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THE IMPACT of PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT ON DEMOCRATIC VALUES: EVIDENCE FROM US EDUCATION
(2022)Although performance management is supposed to be a generic, values-neutral tool that can be adapted for any purpose, it has been criticized for ignoring important democratic values. Critics claim that violating these ... -
Effects of a Mexican Conditional Cash Transfer Program on Health and Demography
(2022)Progresa, a Mexican conditional cash transfer program (CCT), was introduced in 1997 to alleviate poverty. The program provided cash payments to low-income households conditional on the children’s regular attendance at ... -
State-level Differences in Charitable Giving in the United States
(2022)Previous studies usually posit that heterogeneity in charitable giving within countries is less than the variation between them, yet the philanthropic landscapes in the states of the United States have more differences ... -
U.S. NUCLEAR ENERGY COOPERATION AND PARTNER COUNTRY NONPROLIFERATION: CASE STUDIES FROM EAST ASIA
(2022)U.S. policy makers are promoting U.S. civilian nuclear exports as a means of influencing the nonproliferation policies of foreign governments and of achieving U.S. nuclear nonproliferation objectives. This approach to ... -
Three essays on facilitating electrification and energy efficiency from the demand side
(2022)To tackle climate change, one of the basic decarbonization strategies is to decarbonize end-use applications through electrification and energy efficiency. This dissertation comprises three essays focused on the effectiveness ...