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La Follette School faculty, alumni, students, and staff extend the practice of the Wisconsin Idea across the state and around the world through research and outreach on issues that include the design and management of social welfare programs, international currency and trade, analysis of the effects of welfare reform, determinants of health and health care reform, environmental regulation, public management and finance, Social Security, and science and technology.
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Options for Allocating State Child Welfare Dollars to Wisconsin Counties
(2011)The method by which the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families allocates funds to counties for child protective services may not be optimal for outcomes. This report examines two alternative methods: one based on ... -
China in the Indian Ocean Region: Impacts, Prospects, Opportunities
(2011)Mainland China has increased its activities in the Indian Ocean region by investing in regional states, building ports and infrastructure, and acquiring energy resources. This report analyzes the impact of these activities ... -
Raising the Bar: Refocused Indicators for U.S. Government Assistance to Pakistan
(2011)This report analyzes the effectiveness of U.S. government aid to Pakistan in the wake of the 2009 Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan Act. It examines the U.S. government?s goals in Pakistan and proposes 23 indicators to ... -
Gender and Economic Development in Millennium Challenge Corporation Indicators: An Assessment and Recommendations
(2011)The Millennium Challenge Corporation, a U.S. agency that dispenses foreign aid to promote development in low-income and lower-middle income countries, reviews its indicators and methodology annually and then implements ... -
401(k) Rollovers and Financial Literacy
(2011)When leaving their jobs, many individuals in the United States roll their retirement savings into individual retirement accounts instead of leaving them in their 401(k) accounts. IRAs can have higher fees, which over time ... -
Exploring Milwaukee Public Library Partnership Opportunities
(2011)This report examines the role that public and academic library partnerships can play in meeting the needs of Milwaukee Public Library?s existing patrons, as well as drawing in a more diverse population of users. Examples ... -
City of Milwaukee: The Collection of Municipal Fees
(2011)This report evaluates Milwaukee?s system for collecting municipal fees to help the city address problems related to delayed payment. After examining the collection process across departments and fees, the study quantitatively ... -
Compressed Natural Gas Vehicles for the City of Milwaukee's Department of Public Works: A Cost-Benefit Analysis
(2011)This report estimates the fiscal and environmental costs and benefits associated with expanding the city of Milwaukee Department of Public Works? use of compressed natural gas garbage trucks. The cost-benefit model ... -
A Forensic Analysis of Global Imbalances
(2011-03-26)The authors use updated data to re-examine the determinants of current account balances. They find that changes in budget balances in 2008-09 appear to have an effect in advanced current account deficit countries such as ... -
Financial Globalization and China
(2011-03)This paper looks into the relationship between financial globalization and China's economic development. The authors suggest that China may need to reform its financial institutions and systems to accommodate more market ... -
Reducing Health-Care Associated Infections: An Organizational How-To Guide
(2011-03)The authors apply concepts of organizational theory to the empirical study of efforts to improve the safety of hospital patients. By identifying elements of efforts to improve safety, they outline a model of organizational ... -
Cost-Benefit Analysis of Implementing a Sales Tax on Motor Fuels in Wisconsin
(2011-01)This cost-benefit analysis devises a mixed-tax alternative to Wisconsin's 32.9 cent excise tax on motor fuel. The authors compare their alternative to the current tax and to three variations on the current policy that take ... -
An Analysis of the Proposal to Reduce Revenue Limits for Wisconsin School Districts
(2011)If the Wisconsin governor's budget includes a mandated reduction of $500 per pupil in the sum of general aid received from the state and local property tax revenue, school districts would see an aggregate 7 percent reduction ... -
Evidence on Financial Globalization and Crises: Global Imbalances
(2011-01)The author defines global imbalances and discusses explanations for the development of large current account deficits and surpluses in key economies after 1997. He includes the saving-investment approach, the intertemporal ... -
Efficiently Reducing Corrections Costs in Wisconsin: Applying the Washington State Model
(2011-01)The authors examine evidence-based programs that can reduce crime and lower corrections costs in Wisconsin. Their cost-benefit analysis identifies nine combinations of prison population reduction and reinvestment of ... -
Education and Health in Late-Life among High School Graduates: Cognitive versus Psychological Aspects of Human Capital
(2010-12)Higher academic performance in high school plays a critical role in better health throughout life. Using data from the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study, the report looks at links between educational attainment, high school ... -
The (Un)Productivity of American Higher Education: From "Cost Disease" to Cost-Effectiveness
(2010-12)The authors examine two explanations for why productivity in academic degrees granted by American colleges and universities is declining. First, few popular programs and strategies in higher education are cost-effective, ... -
Revenue Diversification and the Financing of Large American Central Cities
(2010-11)The authors develop the concept of constructed governments to compare the revenue-raising policies of large central cities and related overlying governments. They explore whether revenue diversification supports higher ...
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