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Measuring The Financial Shocks Of Natural Disasters: A Panel Study Of U.S. States, Qing Miao, Yilin Hou, Michael Abrigo
Measuring The Financial Shocks Of Natural Disasters: A Panel Study Of U.S. States, Qing Miao, Yilin Hou, Michael Abrigo
Center for Policy Research
This paper employs panel vector autoregression to examine the dynamic fiscal response to disaster shocks. With 50-state, 1970-2013 panel data of state government finance and disaster damage, we estimate disaster impacts on revenue, expenditure, debt issuance, and intergovernmental transfers. We find that following a disaster, states increase program expenditure, but receive more federal transfers. Disasters have limited impact on total tax revenues but amplify fluctuations in sales, income, and property tax revenues. Our findings suggest that disaster-induced additional spending is largely financed through federal transfers, which include not only disaster relief funds but also non-disaster-related public welfare aids.
Paper 4: Pathways To Opportunity: Financial Flexibility And Workforce Readiness, Deborah A. Bradbard, Rosalinda Maury, Nicholas Armstrong
Paper 4: Pathways To Opportunity: Financial Flexibility And Workforce Readiness, Deborah A. Bradbard, Rosalinda Maury, Nicholas Armstrong
Institute for Veterans and Military Families
This paper explores key factors that contribute to military family financial readiness—prior to transition—so that service members may exercise control over their finances and optimize their choices at transition to optimize their financial opportunities and minimize the risk of financial hardship. The goal for any service member is to maximize their range of options in transition by capitalizing on their unique assets (education benefits, intangible leadership skills, etc.) and limiting potential liabilities (limited professional network, advanced education or training) through sound financial preparation.
Research Brief: "The Impact Of Demographic Differences On Native Veterans’ Outpatient Service Utilization", Institute For Veterans And Military Families At Syracuse University
Research Brief: "The Impact Of Demographic Differences On Native Veterans’ Outpatient Service Utilization", Institute For Veterans And Military Families At Syracuse University
Institute for Veterans and Military Families
This brief summarizes an examination of the impact of Native veterans' personal demographics on their outpatient utilization of VA-based primary care and mental health services.
The Academic Effects Of Chronic Exposure To Neighborhood Violence, Amy Ellen Schwartz, Agustina Laurito, Johanna Lacoe, Patrick Sharkey, Ingrid Gould Ellen
The Academic Effects Of Chronic Exposure To Neighborhood Violence, Amy Ellen Schwartz, Agustina Laurito, Johanna Lacoe, Patrick Sharkey, Ingrid Gould Ellen
Center for Policy Research
We estimate the causal effect of repeated exposure to violent crime on test scores in New York City. We use two distinct empirical strategies; value-added models linking student performance on standardized exams to violent crimes on a student’s residential block, and a regression discontinuity approach that identifies the acute effect of an additional crime exposure within a one-week window. Exposure to violent crime reduces academic performance. Value added models suggest the average effect is very small; approximately -0.01 standard deviations in English Language Arts (ELA) and mathematics. RD models suggest a larger effect, particularly among children previously exposed. The marginal …
Incentivizing Healthy Eating In Children: An Investigation Of The “Ripple” And “Temporal” Effects Of Reward-Based Interventions, Saied Toossi
Center for Policy Research
Although previous studies have established the effectiveness of using small reward-based incentives in inducing the choice and consumption of healthier foods among children, little is known about their impact outside of experimental settings or their effectiveness over time when administered daily. This paper presents the results of a field experiment conducted to provide insight on these matters. The study employs a pretest-posttest within-subject design and was conducted at a summer program catering to low-income children between the ages of 5 and 12. Corroborating existing studies, the introduction of small reward-based incentives was found to induce large increases in the number …
Retention Heterogeneity In New York City Schools, Douglas Almond, Ajin Lee, Amy Ellen Schwartz
Retention Heterogeneity In New York City Schools, Douglas Almond, Ajin Lee, Amy Ellen Schwartz
Center for Policy Research
Performance on proficiency exams can be a key determinant of whether students are retained or "held back" in their grade. In New York City, passing the statewide proficiency exam essentially guarantees promotion, while roughly 13% of those students who fail the exam are retained. Using regression discontinuity methods, we find that female students are 25% more likely to be retained in their grade due to exam failure than boys. Hispanic students are 60% more likely and Black students 120% more likely to be retained due to exam failure (relative to White students). Poverty and previous poor performance also increase the …
The Health Care Expenditure And Income: A Global Perspective, Badi H. Baltagi, Raffaele Lagravinese, Francesco Moscone, Elisa Tosetti
The Health Care Expenditure And Income: A Global Perspective, Badi H. Baltagi, Raffaele Lagravinese, Francesco Moscone, Elisa Tosetti
Center for Policy Research
This paper investigates the long-run economic relationship between health care expenditure and income in the world using data on 167 countries over the period 1995-2012, collected from the World Bank data set. The analysis is carried using panel data methods that allow one to account for unobserved heterogeneity, temporal persistence, and cross-section dependence in the form of either a common factor model or a spatial process. We estimate a global measure of income elasticity using all countries in the sample, and for sub-groups of countries, depending on their geo-political area and income. Our findings suggest that at the global level, …
Research Brief: "Veterans Health Administration Vocational Services For Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom Veterans With Mental Health Conditions", Institute For Veterans And Military Families At Syracuse University
Research Brief: "Veterans Health Administration Vocational Services For Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom Veterans With Mental Health Conditions", Institute For Veterans And Military Families At Syracuse University
Institute for Veterans and Military Families
This brief summarizes a scholarly article of the same name. It highlights research which evaluates how the Veterans Health Administration provides vocational services and training for OEF and OIF veterans with mental health conditions.
Research Brief: "Prevalence Of Intimate Partner Violence Among Women Veterans Who Utilize Veterans Health Administration Primary Care", Institute For Veterans And Military Families At Syracuse University
Research Brief: "Prevalence Of Intimate Partner Violence Among Women Veterans Who Utilize Veterans Health Administration Primary Care", Institute For Veterans And Military Families At Syracuse University
Institute for Veterans and Military Families
This brief is about the rate at which female veterans utilizing VHA primary care experience intimate partner violence, as well as the risk factors for intimate partner violence. In policy and practice, health practitioners should check for signs of intimate partner violence among female veterans and should inform veterans of services and programs for individuals affected by it; family members should be supportive of female veterans who experience intimate partner violence. The VA could offer more mental health services and the DoD could offer employment programs to help female veterans. Suggestions for future research include studying how female veterans who …
Veteran Integration And Retention, Institute For Veterans And Military Families At Syracuse University
Veteran Integration And Retention, Institute For Veterans And Military Families At Syracuse University
Institute for Veterans and Military Families
The Veteran Jobs Mission is the leading private-sector solution addressing U.S. military veteran unemployment. The mission began in 2011 as a coalition of 11 leading companies to now more than 235 private-sector companies. As part of this effort, the IVMF collected best practices and opportunities from VLM committee members. This specific publication is focused on the Veteran Integration and Retention efforts.
Veteran Jobs Mission: Leading Practices, Institute For Veterans And Military Families At Syracuse University
Veteran Jobs Mission: Leading Practices, Institute For Veterans And Military Families At Syracuse University
Institute for Veterans and Military Families
The Veteran Jobs Mission is the leading private-sector solution addressing U.S. military veteran unemployment. The mission began in 2011 as a coalition of 11 leading companies to now more than 235 private-sector companies. As part of this effort, the IVMF collected best practices and opportunities from VLM committee members. This specific publication is an overview for the overall effort.
Other Veteran Engagement Platforms, Institute For Veterans And Military Families At Syracuse University
Other Veteran Engagement Platforms, Institute For Veterans And Military Families At Syracuse University
Institute for Veterans and Military Families
The Veteran Jobs Mission is the leading private-sector solution addressing U.S. military veteran unemployment. The mission began in 2011 as a coalition of 11 leading companies to now more than 235 private-sector companies. As part of this effort, the IVMF collected best practices and opportunities from VLM committee members. This specific publication is focused on the Other Veteran Engagement Platforms efforts.
Military Community Recruiting, Institute For Veterans And Military Families At Syracuse University
Military Community Recruiting, Institute For Veterans And Military Families At Syracuse University
Institute for Veterans and Military Families
The Veteran Jobs Mission is the leading private-sector solution addressing U.S. military veteran unemployment. The mission began in 2011 as a coalition of 11 leading companies to now more than 235 private-sector companies. As part of this effort, the IVMF collected best practices and opportunities from VLM committee members. This specific publication is focused on the Military Community Recruiting efforts.
Americaserves Transparency Report, Institute For Veterans And Military Families At Syracuse University
Americaserves Transparency Report, Institute For Veterans And Military Families At Syracuse University
Institute for Veterans and Military Families
This report highlights and explains the functionality of the AmericaServes programs. AmericaServes is the nation’s first, scalable Collective Impact initiative serving the military-connected community. AmericaServes provides a series of place-based efforts focusing on coordination of service and care delivery across fifteen service domains.
Service Member Transition, Institute For Veterans And Military Families At Syracuse University
Service Member Transition, Institute For Veterans And Military Families At Syracuse University
Institute for Veterans and Military Families
The Veteran Jobs Mission is the leading private-sector solution addressing U.S. military veteran unemployment. The mission began in 2011 as a coalition of 11 leading companies to now more than 235 private-sector companies. As part of this effort, the IVMF collected best practices and opportunities from VLM committee members. This specific publication is focused on the Service Member Transition efforts.
Business And Employee Resource Group, Institute For Veterans And Military Families At Syracuse University
Business And Employee Resource Group, Institute For Veterans And Military Families At Syracuse University
Institute for Veterans and Military Families
The Veteran Jobs Mission is the leading private-sector solution addressing U.S. military veteran unemployment. The mission began in 2011 as a coalition of 11 leading companies to now more than 235 private-sector companies. As part of this effort, the IVMF collected best practices and opportunities from VLM committee members. This specific publication is focused on the Business and Employee Resource Group efforts.
A Roadmap For Reducing Gun Violence In America, Daniel Webster
A Roadmap For Reducing Gun Violence In America, Daniel Webster
Center for Policy Research
How do you reduce gun violence in America? It seems rather daunting. I’m going to take you through some key things I think we can do to have far less gun violence in America
Accounting For Disadvantaged Students In Foundation Aid Formulas, John Yinger
Accounting For Disadvantaged Students In Foundation Aid Formulas, John Yinger
Center for Policy Research
It’s Elementary is a series of essays on topics in education and education policy. The main focus is on education finance in New York State, but general research findings in education and education policy issues in several other states are also discussed. John Yinger, Professor of Economics and Public Administration at the Maxwell School, Syracuse University is the author of most of these essays, although a few are written by or co-authored with other scholars.
Research Brief: "Changes In Overall And Firearm Veteran Suicide Rates By Gender, 2001-2010", Institute For Veterans And Military Families At Syracuse University
Research Brief: "Changes In Overall And Firearm Veteran Suicide Rates By Gender, 2001-2010", Institute For Veterans And Military Families At Syracuse University
Institute for Veterans and Military Families
This brief is about suicide rates and trends among female and male veterans. In policy and practice, veterans who have thoughts about suicide should contact services such as suicide hotlines, medical providers should assess veterans for suicidal risk, and the VHA should continue its impactful suicide prevention program. Suggestions for future research include studies to understand the trend of firearm suicides among female veterans and a study to provide more generalizable results.
Research Brief: "Unmet Mental Healthcare Need And Suicidal Ideation Among U.S. Veterans", Institute For Veterans And Military Families At Syracuse University
Research Brief: "Unmet Mental Healthcare Need And Suicidal Ideation Among U.S. Veterans", Institute For Veterans And Military Families At Syracuse University
Institute for Veterans and Military Families
This brief is about the relationship between veterans' unfulfilled mental healthcare needs and suicidal ideation. In policy and practice, physicians should provide information to veterans about organizations and initiatives for assistance, and veterans' organizations should address socioeconomic needs, mental healthcare needs, and alcohol and substance use among the veteran population; policymakers should provide healthcare services for veterans to ensure that they receive mental healthcare when they need it. Suggestions for future research include reporting techniques besides self-reporting, incorporating veterans into the study who might have mental health concerns but are not clinically diagnosed, and looking at the impact of family …
Research Brief: "Access To Mental Health Care Among Women Veterans: Is Va Meeting Women’S Needs?", Institute For Veterans And Military Families At Syracuse University
Research Brief: "Access To Mental Health Care Among Women Veterans: Is Va Meeting Women’S Needs?", Institute For Veterans And Military Families At Syracuse University
Institute for Veterans and Military Families
This brief is a summary of access to mental health care among women veterans and gender related indicators of perceived access to mental health care.
How Civility Works, Keith Bybee
How Civility Works, Keith Bybee
Institute for the Study of the Judiciary, Politics, and the Media at Syracuse University
Is civility dead? Americans ask this question every election season, but their concern is hardly limited to political campaigns. Doubts about civility regularly arise in just about every aspect of American public life. Rudeness runs rampant. Our news media is saturated with aggressive bluster and vitriol. Our digital platforms teem with expressions of disrespect and trolls. Reflecting these conditions, surveys show that a significant majority of Americans believe we are living in an age of unusual anger and discord. Everywhere we look, there seems to be conflict and hostility, with shared respect and consideration nowhere to be found. In a …
Advancing Veteran Success In Higher Education: Case Highlights Of Veteran-Friendly Programs At Professional Schools At Syracuse University, Nyasha Y. Boldon, Rosalinda V. Maury, Mirza Tihic
Advancing Veteran Success In Higher Education: Case Highlights Of Veteran-Friendly Programs At Professional Schools At Syracuse University, Nyasha Y. Boldon, Rosalinda V. Maury, Mirza Tihic
Institute for Veterans and Military Families
Made possible through support from the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC),this paper highlights findings from schools at Syracuse University. The goal of this study and paper is twofold: to identify challenges and best practices with creating, recruiting, and sustaining veteran-friendly programming and initiatives and to share recommendations for other schools and college campuses on how to become more veteran-friendly, with particular emphasis on addressing the needs of today’s student veterans
All New Yorkers Would Benefit From A Fairer School Aid Formula, John Yinger
All New Yorkers Would Benefit From A Fairer School Aid Formula, John Yinger
Center for Policy Research
It’s Elementary is a series of essays on topics in education and education policy. The main focus is on education finance in New York State, but general research findings in education and education policy issues in several other states are also discussed. John Yinger, Professor of Economics and Public Administration at the Maxwell School, Syracuse University is the author of most of these essays, although a few are written by or co-authored with other scholars.
A Framework For Measurement Error In Self-Reported Health Conditions, Ling Li, Perry Singleton
A Framework For Measurement Error In Self-Reported Health Conditions, Ling Li, Perry Singleton
Center for Policy Research
This study develops and estimates a model of measurement error in self-reported health conditions. The model allows self-reports of a health condition to differ from a contemporaneous medical examination, prior medical records, or both. The model is estimated using a two-sample strategy, which combines survey data linked medical examination results and survey data linked to prior medical records. The study finds substantial inconsistencies between self-reported health, the medical record, and prior medical records. The study proposes alternative estimators for the prevalence of diagnosed and undiagnosed conditions and estimates the bias that arises when using self-reported health conditions as explanatory variables.
Longitudinal Student Data And State Education Aid Formulas, John Yinger
Longitudinal Student Data And State Education Aid Formulas, John Yinger
Center for Policy Research
It’s Elementary is a series of essays on topics in education and education policy. The main focus is on education finance in New York State, but general research findings in education and education policy issues in several other states are also discussed. John Yinger, Professor of Economics and Public Administration at the Maxwell School, Syracuse University is the author of most of these essays, although a few are written by or co-authored with other scholars.
Research Brief: "The Effect Of Combat Service And Military Rank On Entrepreneurial Careers: The Case Of Israeli Mba Graduates", Institute For Veterans And Military Families At Syracuse University
Research Brief: "The Effect Of Combat Service And Military Rank On Entrepreneurial Careers: The Case Of Israeli Mba Graduates", Institute For Veterans And Military Families At Syracuse University
Institute for Veterans and Military Families
This study examines the association between entrepreneurship and military service in a combat unit, and leadership positions for Israeli veterans enrolled in a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree program. In practice, veterans venturing into entrepreneurship should consider applying the many social skills they attained during their military service. In addition, career advisors should discuss with servicemembers and veterans how their social skills can be applied outside the military. In policy, many of the policy implications can be applied to American veterans, and TAP might offer programs and tools that teach servicemembers interviewing skills, such as maximizing social media platforms. …
Paper 3: Workforce Readiness Alignment: The Relationship Between Job Preferences, Retention, And Earnings, Rosalinda Maury, Brice M. Stone, Deborah A. Bradbard, Nicholas Armstrong, J. Michael Haynie
Paper 3: Workforce Readiness Alignment: The Relationship Between Job Preferences, Retention, And Earnings, Rosalinda Maury, Brice M. Stone, Deborah A. Bradbard, Nicholas Armstrong, J. Michael Haynie
Institute for Veterans and Military Families
This paper focuses on testing propositions related to workforce readiness by examining the relationship between job preferences, military conferred skills, and a variety of outcome measures including retention, income, and perceptions about transition.
So Many Hospitals, So Little Information: How Hospital Value Based Purchasing Is A Game Of Chance, Andrew I. Friedson, William C. Horrace, Allison F. Marier
So Many Hospitals, So Little Information: How Hospital Value Based Purchasing Is A Game Of Chance, Andrew I. Friedson, William C. Horrace, Allison F. Marier
Center for Policy Research
As part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, participating Medicare hospitals have part of their Medicare reimbursements withheld and then redistributed based on quality performance. The Hospital Value Based Purchasing reimbursement plan relies partly on ordinal rankings of hospitals to determine how money is distributed. We analyze the quality metric distributions used for payment and show that there is not enough information to reliably differentiate hospitals from one another near the payment cutoffs; and conclude that a large part of the payment formula is driven by sampling variability rather than true quality information. Alternative reimbursement plans are developed.
Undermining Educational Equity In New Jersey, John Yinger
Undermining Educational Equity In New Jersey, John Yinger
Center for Policy Research
It’s Elementary is a series of essays on topics in education and education policy. The main focus is on education finance in New York State, but general research findings in education and education policy issues in several other states are also discussed. John Yinger, Professor of Economics and Public Administration at the Maxwell School, Syracuse University is the author of most of these essays, although a few are written by or co-authored with other scholars.