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  • The Effect of Fiscal Stress Label Receipt on School District Tax Referenda Outcomes: Evidence from Ohio

    Creator:
    Whitley, Joe
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    This paper evaluates the previously unknown effect that a Fiscal Stress Label (FSL), a State fiscal intervention program signaling fiscal duress, has on passage rates and voter support for school district tax referenda. Previous research suggests that FSL receipt is associated with increased school district revenue, however the reason why...
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    Capstone Project
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    APPROVED Dr. Paul Thompson, representing Economics Dr. Alison Johnston, representing

  • K-12 school finance reform : an Idaho case study

    Creator:
    Pratt, Leah
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    There have been years of stalled K-12 school finance reform efforts in Idaho, yet it was unclear what key Idaho education interest groups currently thought about how Idaho funds its public schools. Therefore, this project explored the institutional perspectives and beliefs of K-12 Idaho education stakeholders regarding the Idaho K-12...
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    presented on November 30, 2022 APPROVED: Paul Thompson, representing Economics

  • Examining Opposition Movements and Regime Stability in Tunisia and Jordan during the Arab Spring: A Political Opportunities Approach

    Creator:
    Meuse, Paul
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    By conducting a comparative case study of Tunisia and Jordan this essay seeks to add to the Arab Spring literature addressing why outcomes varied so significantly among countries in the region, especially given seemingly comparable demographic, socio-economic and political environments in the region as a whole. However, in contrast to...
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    Capstone Project
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    Opportunities Approach By Paul Meuse MPP Essay Submitted to Oregon State

  • Erosion Narratives: Applying the Narrative Policy Framework to Louisiana's Coastal Erosion Narrative

    Creator:
    Lade, Andrew
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    South Louisiana has a major coastal erosion problem, exposing coastal communities to storm surge. The state is spending billions of dollars on projects that are not expected to last beyond 20 years. Research indicates that predominate stories influence problem definitions and solutions. Colten (2017) identified a shift in Louisiana's coastal...
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    Capstone Project
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    : ______________________________________________________________ Michael D. Jones, Committee Chair

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

    Creator:
    Inman, Cassandra F.
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    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...
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    : ______________________________________________________________________________ Dr. Michael D. Jones, representing Political Science

  • Short-Run Tax Incidence when there is Stockpiling: Evidence from Oregon Marijuana

    Creator:
    Khan, Muhammad Salar
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    Tax incidence involves the study of the pass-through rate of a tax. For example, does a 1 percent increase in a sales tax on a commodity cause the consumer price to go up by exactly 1 percent (full-shifting), less than 1 percent (under-shifting), or more than 1 percent (over-shifting). Theoretical...
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    /2017 Victor J. Tremblay Major Professor Paul Thompson Committee

  • Assessing Truth in the Information Age: Evidence from Politifact

    Creator:
    Nash, Michael
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    Despite unprecedented access to information, the American public has been shown to have difficulty distinguishing factually correct information from misinformation. Misinformation can, and does, alter voting patterns and policy preferences which impact the range of policy solutions available to policymakers. In recent years, media organizations have begun specialized ‘fact-­‐checking’ operations...
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    Capstone Project
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     in  the  Information  Age:  Evidence  from  Politifact     By:  Michael  Nash

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

    Creator:
    Campbell, Michael
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    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....
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE ESSAY OF Michael T. Campbell

  • Who pays for MPAs? An exploration of how narratives influence marine funding

    Creator:
    Laufer, Adrian E.
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    Marine programs, particularly those related to marine conservation, utilize a suite of tools to offset the negative consequences of human activities on marine environments. However, among others, limited funding can represent a challenge for these programs in terms of achieving their desired outcomes. Using systems and organizational theory, this study...
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    Capstone Project
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    __________________________________________________________________ Michael Jones, representing Political Science

  • Searching for Equity: An Analysis of Preferences in the Housing Search Process

    Creator:
    Larmer, Zoe
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    Persistent racial residential and educational segregation in the United States are major sources of institutional racism and inequality. In this essay I focus on the housing search stage, an intermediary between where people say they want to live and where they ultimately end up living. Past research has explored preferences...
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    ?inner_span=True. Bader, Michael D. M., and Maria Krysan. “Community Attraction and Avoidance in Chicago