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Learn more Published Research Top-Down Federalism: State Policy Responses to National Government Discussions Authors: Craig Volden, Pamela Clouser McCann, Charles R. Shipan Learn more Published Research Paul Pierson's Dismantling the Welfare State: A Twentieth Anniversary Reassessment Authors: Eric M. Patashnik Learn more Published Research Decision Making for Student Success: Behavioral Insights to Improve College Access and Persistence Authors: Benjamin Castleman, Saul Schwartz, Sandy Baum Scholars from the fields of behavioral economics, education, and public policy explore contemporary research on decision-making and highlight behavioral insights that can improve postsecondary access and success. Written in collaboration with Saul Schwartz, Professor of Public Policy and Administration at Carleton University, Canada and Sandy Baum, Research Professor of Education Policy at George Washington University and a Senior Fellow at the Urban Institute, USA. Learn more Published Research Social Psychology Paperless and soulless. E-signatures diminish the signer’s presence and decrease acceptance Authors: Eileen Chou E-signatures are one of the fastest growing global practices because of their convenience. Much less is known, however, about whether people perceive e-signatures to be symbolically equivalent to traditional hand signatures. Learn more Published Research Incorporating Legislative Effectiveness into Nonmarket Strategy: The Case of Financial Services Reform and the Great Recession Authors: Craig Volden, Alan E. Wiseman The field of nonmarket strategy has expanded rapidly over the past 20 years to provide theoretical and practical guidance for managers seeking to influence policymaking. Much of this scholarship has built directly on spatial and “pivotal politics” models of lawmaking. Learn more Published Research Framing in context: how interest groups employ framing to lobby the European Commission Authors: Christine Mahoney, Heike Klüver, Marc Opper Framing plays an important role in public policy. Interest groups strategically highlight some aspects of a policy proposal while ignoring others in order to gain an advantage in the policy debate. Learn more Published Research Improving Weight of Evidence Approaches to Chemical Evaluations Authors: Linda Abbott, Rick Becker, Chris Borgert, Ann Bradley, Gail Charnley, Susan Dudley Federal and other regulatory agencies often use or claim to use a weight of evidence (WoE) approach in chemical evaluation. Their approaches to the use of WoE, however, differ significantly, rely heavily on subjective professional judgment, and merit improvement. Learn more Published Research Advocacy Measuring interest group framing strategies in public policy debates Authors: Christine Mahoney, Heike Klüver Framing plays an important role in lobbying, as interest groups strategically highlight some aspects of policy proposals while ignoring others to shape policy debates in their favour. However, due to methodological difficulties, we have remarkably little systematic data about the framing strategies of interest groups. Learn more Published Research Commentary: Macroeconomic conditions and social outcomes through a 90-year lens Authors: Christopher J. Ruhm Learn more Published Research Partners in Advocacy: Lobbyists and Government Officials in Washington Authors: Christine Mahoney, Frank Baumgartner One of the most important demonstrations of power in Washington is the ability to recruit sitting government officials to become active proponents of one’s position. 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Published Research New York University: Nurturing Entrepreneurship in New York City Authors: Bala Mulloth, Jill R. Kickul, Lene Foss, David V. Gibson (Eds) Learn more
Published Research Environmental Policy Environmental Enforcement and Compliance: Lessons from Pollution, Safety, and Tax Settings Authors: Jay Shimshack, James Alm Environmental monitoring and enforcement are controversial and incompletely understood. This survey reviews what we do and do not know about the overall effectiveness, as well as the cost effectiveness, of pollution monitoring and enforcement. Learn more
Published Research Top-Down Federalism: State Policy Responses to National Government Discussions Authors: Craig Volden, Pamela Clouser McCann, Charles R. Shipan Learn more
Published Research Paul Pierson's Dismantling the Welfare State: A Twentieth Anniversary Reassessment Authors: Eric M. Patashnik Learn more
Published Research Decision Making for Student Success: Behavioral Insights to Improve College Access and Persistence Authors: Benjamin Castleman, Saul Schwartz, Sandy Baum Scholars from the fields of behavioral economics, education, and public policy explore contemporary research on decision-making and highlight behavioral insights that can improve postsecondary access and success. Written in collaboration with Saul Schwartz, Professor of Public Policy and Administration at Carleton University, Canada and Sandy Baum, Research Professor of Education Policy at George Washington University and a Senior Fellow at the Urban Institute, USA. Learn more
Published Research Social Psychology Paperless and soulless. E-signatures diminish the signer’s presence and decrease acceptance Authors: Eileen Chou E-signatures are one of the fastest growing global practices because of their convenience. Much less is known, however, about whether people perceive e-signatures to be symbolically equivalent to traditional hand signatures. Learn more
Published Research Incorporating Legislative Effectiveness into Nonmarket Strategy: The Case of Financial Services Reform and the Great Recession Authors: Craig Volden, Alan E. Wiseman The field of nonmarket strategy has expanded rapidly over the past 20 years to provide theoretical and practical guidance for managers seeking to influence policymaking. Much of this scholarship has built directly on spatial and “pivotal politics” models of lawmaking. Learn more
Published Research Framing in context: how interest groups employ framing to lobby the European Commission Authors: Christine Mahoney, Heike Klüver, Marc Opper Framing plays an important role in public policy. Interest groups strategically highlight some aspects of a policy proposal while ignoring others in order to gain an advantage in the policy debate. Learn more
Published Research Improving Weight of Evidence Approaches to Chemical Evaluations Authors: Linda Abbott, Rick Becker, Chris Borgert, Ann Bradley, Gail Charnley, Susan Dudley Federal and other regulatory agencies often use or claim to use a weight of evidence (WoE) approach in chemical evaluation. Their approaches to the use of WoE, however, differ significantly, rely heavily on subjective professional judgment, and merit improvement. Learn more
Published Research Advocacy Measuring interest group framing strategies in public policy debates Authors: Christine Mahoney, Heike Klüver Framing plays an important role in lobbying, as interest groups strategically highlight some aspects of policy proposals while ignoring others to shape policy debates in their favour. However, due to methodological difficulties, we have remarkably little systematic data about the framing strategies of interest groups. Learn more
Published Research Commentary: Macroeconomic conditions and social outcomes through a 90-year lens Authors: Christopher J. Ruhm Learn more
Published Research Partners in Advocacy: Lobbyists and Government Officials in Washington Authors: Christine Mahoney, Frank Baumgartner One of the most important demonstrations of power in Washington is the ability to recruit sitting government officials to become active proponents of one’s position. Many have suggested money is the key: Campaign contributions buy friends, access, and perhaps even policy activism. Learn more