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Soundscape Policy: Noise Pollution as an Issue in Oregon Municipalities

Creator:: Noone, Harry
Abstract:: Noise is an environmental issue uniquely harmful to public welfare but essential to a well-functioning modern economy. Given the prevalence of noise especially in urban soundscapes, noise pollution has been recognized as a negative externality and an environmental stressor and thus has become an issue in public policy. Yet, as...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: ) Patrick Emerson (Economics) Erika Wolters (Political Science) Harry Noone (Author

Hungary's Declining Democracy : A Study of Organizational Power in Hungarian Politics

Creator:: Sandoval, Jonathan
Abstract:: Scholars posit that the successful consolidation of post-communist Central and Eastern European democracies can be linked to their subsequent accession to the European Union (EU). This led observers to assume that the continued democratization of Hungarian society was assured due to their integration into EU institutions. However, since the 2010...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Political Science Philipp Kneis, representing Public Policy Patrick Emerson

Fare-less Public Transit, Impact on Ridership: Policy Review of Corvallis, Oregon’s Recently Implemented Fare-less Transit System

Creator:: Donin, Daniel
Abstract:: Due to the current cultural paradigm that incorporates the desire to be environmentally friendly and mitigate rising fuel costs, arguments about the cost of public transit systems, ridership rates, and methods to increase use are frequent topics of public policy concern. In response to these cultural and economic concerns, the...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: : Roger Hammer, Chair Denise Lach, Committee Member Patrick Emerson, Committee Member

The Involvement Disadvantage: The Effects of Welfare Program Enrollment and Poverty on Familial Involvement

Creator:: Carroll, Joanna Michelle
Abstract:: The negative effects of poverty on childhood academic outcomes are well documented by current research. Children in poverty experience pronounced positive effects of familial involvement on these same academic outcomes. Unfortunately children in poverty experience low levels of familial involvement. Current familial involvement policy is centered in the school environment....
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Patrick Emerson, representing Economics I understand that my thesis will become part of the

Applied Merit Pay Challenges

Creator:: Creighton, Jason
Abstract:: From an organizational perspective, economic incentives are often used as a tool to induce behaviors which align the goals of individuals with the organization. As a fundamental concept, varied types of merit pay have been utilized to keep organizational and individual motives in sync. This can be illustrated in contracts...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: : _____________________________________________________________________ Denise Lach, representing Sociology Patrick Emerson

Looking at the Relationship between Household Electricity Consumption and Annual Household Income Using an Agent-Based Integrated Framework

Creator:: Sorce, Evan C.
Abstract:: Electricity is a vital energy source for modern life, and is used in almost every aspect of daily life. United States electricity consumption totaled nearly 3,886,403 gigawatt hours in 2011. Residential electricity consumption accounts for 37 percent of total electricity consumption in the United States. Between 1990 and 2007, the...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Bernell (Chair) representing Political Science Patrick Emerson representing

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:: Economics Professor Patrick Emerson, representing Economics Professor Robert Sahr

Unconditional Cash Transfers: Will Redistribution in Bolivia Work?

Creator:: Vaughan, Andres
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Rodriguez and the Rodriquez family, Denise Lach, Patrick Emerson, Amas Aduviri, Andrea Shady, Gladys Cruz

Entrepreneurial policy in South Eastern Europe : the role of culture, economics and regulation in augmenting MSME development

Creator:: Braybrooks, Melissa
Abstract:: MSME development has emerged at the forefront of economic policy, with the majority of policy mechanisms aimed at creating the regulatory and institutional environments, which have historically proven to augment entrepreneurial activity. In the case of Europe a large portion of entrepreneurial policy resides within the European Community framework, however...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: appreciation to her graduate committee members Sarah Henderson, Patrick Emerson, and Roger Hammer, in

Determining the Superior Staffing Method in Assisted Living Facilities: Ratios versus Acuity-Based Staffing

Creator:: Finley, Tera R.
Abstract:: Assisted living facilities represent a large portion of the long-term care facilities in the United States. Although there are not uniform policies regulating assisted living facilities, debates on the best way to ensure adequate staffing center on two approaches: required ratios or acuity-based staffing. The purpose of this study is...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: . Edwards, representing Sociology Patrick M. Emerson, representing Economics I

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Soundscape Policy: Noise Pollution as an Issue in Oregon Municipalities

Hungary's Declining Democracy : A Study of Organizational Power in Hungarian Politics

Fare-less Public Transit, Impact on Ridership: Policy Review of Corvallis, Oregon’s Recently Implemented Fare-less Transit System

The Involvement Disadvantage: The Effects of Welfare Program Enrollment and Poverty on Familial Involvement

Applied Merit Pay Challenges

Looking at the Relationship between Household Electricity Consumption and Annual Household Income Using an Agent-Based Integrated Framework

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

Unconditional Cash Transfers: Will Redistribution in Bolivia Work?

Entrepreneurial policy in South Eastern Europe : the role of culture, economics and regulation in augmenting MSME development

Determining the Superior Staffing Method in Assisted Living Facilities: Ratios versus Acuity-Based Staffing

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