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  • Unconditional Cash Transfers: Will Redistribution in Bolivia Work?

    Creator:
    Vaughan, Andres
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    The Bolivian government is using a portion of the rent generated from its fossil fuel reserves to fund unconditional cash transfers as a means of redistributing resources. Although some countries have enacted conditional cash transfers in the past, these unconditional transfers are unique since they only have been implemented in...
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    Capstone Project
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    , Frank Poupou, Herve Alto, Juanita Roca, Mark Edwards, Carol Tremblay, Roberto Laserna, Jose Luis

  • The Politics of Small Farm Policy in Oregon

    Creator:
    Merritt, Terence
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    During the 2011 Oregon Legislative session, seven bills were debated that addressed policy affecting small farms. This paper seeks to understand the environment surrounding these bills: what is the political structure for determining small farm policy? To answer this question seven policymakers were interviewed and two legislative hearings were observed....
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    Capstone Project
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  • Barriers to Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder: A Case Study

    Creator:
    Allen, Solomon
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    The use of FDA-approved medications for the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD) is a critical tool in reducing the impacts of the opioid crisis. Despite the known benefits of these medications, access to these treatments is lacking more than two decades into the opioid crisis. While most policy changes...
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    Capstone Project
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    drugs (Jones, et al., 2018), the late 1800’s saw a massive increase in opioid consumption fueled by

  • Examining the Causes of Variation between States in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program’s Participation Rates: Empirical and Case Study Analysis

    Creator:
    Elkaramany, Mohamed A.
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    The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the largest federal nutrition assistance program in the US aiming at improving health and nutrition among low-income individuals and households. SNAP is a means tested program that provides monthly cash benefits to eligible households and individuals whose assets and net monthly incomes are...
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    Dissertation
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    Analysis . Abstract approved: ________________________________________ Brent S. Steel The

  • Understanding Welfare As We Know It: A Comprehensive and Updated Mixed-Methods Analysis on the Relationship between Public Opinion and Welfare Policies

    Creator:
    Molina, Rafael Felipe S.
    Abstract:
    After the 1996 national welfare reform known as the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) was enacted with more stringent eligibility and work requirements for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) program, a plethora of analyses have followed assessing the...
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    Dissertation
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    to fruition and to bolster my confidence as a researcher. My committee members, Brent Steel, Mark

  • Rethinking Welfare-to-Work: A Microsimulation Exploring the Impact of a Working Families Tax Credit on Oregon Poverty

    Creator:
    Richards, Jaxon
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    The State of Oregon possesses a tumultuous relationship with the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and currently experiences one of the lowest participation rates in the country despite attempting several policy reforms. The State of Washington has exhibited a comparatively similar relationship. However, it has adopted a distinctive policy supplementation...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    _______________________________________________________________________ Dr. Mark Edwards, Committee member representing Sociology & OSU Policy Analysis Laboratory

  • An ecological analysis of adolescent females' perseptions of sex : implications for onset of sexual intercourse

    Creator:
    Rink, Elizabeth
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    This study explores the intrapersonal and interpersonal ecological factors that influence adolescent females' perceptions of sex and the extent to which their perceptions of sex impact onset of sexual intercourse as they mature. Particular attention is given to how depression influences individual, personal and social factors in an adolescent female's...
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    Dissertation
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    , Mark Edwards, S. Marie Harvey, and Richard Vong for their support during my dissertation process. I am

  • Water, energy, and ecosystem services : a study of businesses in Oregon's Willamette Valley

    Creator:
    Hunter, Maria Lewis
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    This study uses interviews with 18 businesses in Oregon's Willamette Valley to explore business investment in the environment, and how this relates to ecosystem services, payment for ecosystem services programs, and the water-energy nexus. Our research led us to outline 5 factors that influence business investment in the environment, those...
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    Masters Thesis
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    willingness to take me under their wing. I would also like to thank my thesis committee, Dr. Mark Edwards

  • The COVID-19 pandemic and food insecurity among college students

    Creator:
    Moore, McKenzie
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    Food insecurity is a common issue among college students in the United States with recent research suggesting that between 10-75% of college students are food insecure. In comparison, an estimated 10.2% of U.S. Households are food insecure. Food insecurity is associated with many negative health outcomes. The purpose of this...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    _____________________________________________________________________ Mark Edwards, Committee Member, representing College of Liberal Arts

  • Relationship Between Education and Female Labor Force Participation in Pakistan

    Creator:
    Safdar, Sana
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    Various factors prevent women from entering the labor force, including but not limited to, years of education, fertility conditions, number of children, household work, socioeconomic background, cultural and religious believes. 49% of Pakistan’s population is female and only 20% of the total labor force comprises of women. For a developing...
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    Capstone Project
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