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Policy Shifting at the Federal Reserve Bank: A Punctuated-Equilibrium Perspective

Creator:: Campbell, Michael
Abstract:: 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 study is to explain FRB policymaking in order to understand FRB policy shifts during financial crises....
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE ESSAY OF Michael T. Campbell

Rethinking Change: Measuring Quality of Life Outcomes in Housing First Residents in Portland, Oregon

Creator:: Campbell, Shannon M.
Abstract:: The undisputed cost-effectiveness of the anti-homelessness program “Housing First” is well established in the empirical literature, but fewer studies have considered the impact of the program on individual residents. This mixed-methods study examines the lives of a cohort of residents in a Portland-based Housing First project, seeking to determine whether...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: .!Campbell! MPP!Essay! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Submitted!to! Oregon!State!University! in!partial!fulfillment

Thinking Outside of the Lunchbox: Exploring Competing Narratives in the Corvallis 509J District School Lunch Policies

Creator:: Inman, Cassandra F.
Abstract:: At its inception in 1946, the United States’ National School Lunch Program (NSLP) was promoted as a success story; a boon for families navigating poverty, a means of buoying food prices by absorbing farm surplus, and a treatment for hunger in some of our country’s most vulnerable populations. Government subsidies...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Competing Narratives in the Corvallis 509J District School Lunch Policies by Cassandra F. Inman

A Comparison of the Preferred Role of Science and Scientists in the Marine and Terrestrial Policy Process

Creator:: Kloepfer, Daniel H.
Abstract:: The role of science in marine policy, and environmental policy in general, is a debated topic. Currently, there is an increasing desire for transparent and participatory democracy that involves more input from local residents and other non-experts. These demands often conflict with the increasing complexity of problems and the real...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: by Daniel H. Kloepfer MPP Essay submitted to Oregon State University

Uncommon Alliance : Understanding the Passage of Oregon's Senate Bill 1547

Creator:: H. Gray, Daniel
Abstract:: In 2016, the state of Oregon passed landmark legislation that doubles the state’s Renewable Portfolio Standard and eliminates the use of coal-fired electricity for the state’s two major electric utilities by 2030. The legislation was the first of its kind in the country to outright ban the use of a...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Bill 1547 By Daniel H. Gray MPP Essay Submitted to Oregon State University in

Street-level Bureaucrat Perceptions Regarding Benefits Migration Between Portland, OR and Vancouver, WA

Creator:: Blakeman, H. G.
Abstract:: This paper explores the perceptions of street-level bureaucrats (SLBs) regarding benefits migration between Portland, OR and Vancouver, WA, specifically how perceptions might impact job performance and policy execution and delivery. To examine this question, interviews were conducted with SLBs in Oregon and Washington. From the interviews, themes concerning the role...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: introductory arguments are now somewhat dated. Two years after the debut of Welfare Magnets, Sanford F. Schram

Analysis of the Oregon Stakeholder Drug Take Back Public Policy Process to ReducePharmaceutical Pollution in Oregon’s Water Resources

Creator:: Hubbard, Monica L.
Abstract:: The goal of this analysis is to use the social construction framework to determine 1) whether the Oregon Drug Take Back Program stakeholder group can design a public policy that will ultimately reduce water contamination from the improper disposal of unused pharmaceuticals from the general public, and 2) use the...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Brent S. Steel __________________________________________________ Denise H. Lach

Factors Influencing Support for Salmon Recovery Policies in Oregon

Creator:: Reeves, Zachary
Abstract:: This study uses multiple regression analysis of a survey of Oregon residents to determine what factors influence an individual’s support for salmon recovery policies in Oregon. Salmon today face a variety of threats, most notably from the ‘four H’s’ (habitat degradation, hydroelectric dams, harvest practices, and hatcheries). Using the social...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: harvests take a toll on overall numbers. The fourth ‘H’, hatchery production, is considered to be the

The Role of Social Networks in Federal Agency Hiring: A Comparison of Employees from Diverse Backgrounds

Creator:: Moreno Luna, Arlyn Yire
Abstract:: Due to past hiring practices U.S. federal agencies have workforces that do not match the diversity of the populations they serve. In 2011, the Partnership for Public Service found that the United States Forest Service (USFS) ranked number 149 out of 206 agencies in the category of ‘Support for Diversity,’...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: express sincere appreciation to Wanda Crannell, who graciously introduced me to Dr. Deanna H. Olson

Family Planning Policies in Sub-Saharan Africa: Failure of Policy Transfer

Creator:: Daniel Andrianaivosoa, Landy Miary
Abstract:: After Colonization and since the beginning of the globalization era, governments in developing countries have been restricted in implementing certain policies and reforms, often being forced to accept or borrow policies from former colonizers or other developed countries and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Previous studies found that borrowing policy often leads...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: to contraception (Campbell, Bedford, 2009, Seltzer, 2002).This paper argues thatFP policies

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Policy Shifting at the Federal Reserve Bank: A Punctuated-Equilibrium Perspective

Rethinking Change: Measuring Quality of Life Outcomes in Housing First Residents in Portland, Oregon

Thinking Outside of the Lunchbox: Exploring Competing Narratives in the Corvallis 509J District School Lunch Policies

A Comparison of the Preferred Role of Science and Scientists in the Marine and Terrestrial Policy Process

Uncommon Alliance : Understanding the Passage of Oregon's Senate Bill 1547

Street-level Bureaucrat Perceptions Regarding Benefits Migration Between Portland, OR and Vancouver, WA

Analysis of the Oregon Stakeholder Drug Take Back Public Policy Process to ReducePharmaceutical Pollution in Oregon’s Water Resources

Factors Influencing Support for Salmon Recovery Policies in Oregon

The Role of Social Networks in Federal Agency Hiring: A Comparison of Employees from Diverse Backgrounds

Family Planning Policies in Sub-Saharan Africa: Failure of Policy Transfer

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