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Browsing Master of Public Policy Student Research Papers by Author "Sahr, Robert"

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Analysis of the effects of Head Start on the long-term educational achievements of participants: elements of agreement, conflict, and gaps

Kelleher, Bridget (2009-08-26)

The goal of the graduate essay was to provide the reader with a historical overview of the United States government funded preschool program Head Start and examine policy considerations for long term effectiveness on aca ...
Assessing Truth in the Information Age: Evidence from Politifact

Nash, Michael (2012-10-18)

Despite unprecedented access to information, the American public has been shown to have difficulty distinguishing factually correct information from misinformation. Misinformation can, and does, a ...
The Energy Policy Act of 2003 and the social network of the power industry

Crawford, Seth (2007-08-08)

This analysis determines the impact of campaign contributions on Senators' legislative activity on the Energy Policy Act of 2003, identifies organizations within the power policy-planning network, and examines the social ...
Finding safe homes : a quantitative analysis of child wellbeing across placement qptions

Buerger, Christopher M. (2008-08-25)

This paper will examine the outcomes in child well-being across placement options for children who have experienced child abuse and/or child neglect. Specifically, this paper will compare the relative success of childre ...
Health insurance coverage differentials in Oregon

Kleiner, Erica (2007-08-09)

In addition to analyzing rural and non-rural differences in health insurance coverage among Oregonians, this essay examines the effect of key socioeconomic and demographic factors in relation to differentials in health i ...
The Influence of Measure 37 claims on the shift in vote between Measure 37 and Measure 49

Chrostek, Garrett (2008-06-10)

The passage of Measure 37 in 2004 was met with a great deal of controversy as a number of voters claimed the implications of the Measure did not represent their intentions for supporting the legislation. Namely, signifi ...
Is wave energy comparatively sustainable in Oregon?

Yin, Yao (2009-06-10)

This essay provides a snapshot of sustainability and acceptability of wave energy and eight other electricity-generating energy sources in Oregon. Since “sustainability” is an important point of view in decision-making, ...
The Perception Gap: The Gulf Between Public Opinion and Public Higher Education in Oregon

Burns, Bridget (2011-03-16)

Public opinion is central to the formation of public higher education, particularly public higher education funding policy. However, extant research indicates that an enormous gap exists between public higher education p ...
Policy Shifting at the Federal Reserve Bank: A Punctuated-Equilibrium Perspective

Campbell, Michael (2010-09-27)

A considerable amount of research and literature exists that attempt to explain the policymaking processes of central banks and, in particular, the Federal Reserve Bank (FRB). As with those studies, the purpose of this s ...
The Politics of Health Reform and Coverage Expansion in Oregon: A Comparison with Other States

Collins, Brian D. (2010-03-30)

Several states, including Oregon, Massachusetts and California, have been the focus of major health reform efforts in recent years. Oregon utilized a citizen-led commission to generate policy recommendations that led to ...
The Power of Choice: How Certain Policies Encourage Renewable Energy Development

Aljets, Paul (2010-06-02)

Despite a great deal of attention paid to state renewable energy potential, there has been relatively little research on specific energy policies and their effect on the generation of renewable energy. This study seeks g ...
A statistical analysis of Oregon's land-use ballot initiative

Fuller, Justin (2008-06-10)

This paper explores predictors of support for land-use ballot initiatives in Oregon. Possible predictors include a variety of socioeconomic, spatial, and political variables. Multiple least squares regressions find that ...
Values Matter: A Study of Individual Valuation of Democratic Governance in the Public and Private Sectors

Crowley-Hall, Corey (2011-06-13)

In recent years there has been a growing debate in the field of public administration over whether public employees are essentially self interested. Public choice theory contends that all people are self-interested util ...