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Do Remittances Promote Or Deter Sound Fiscal Management Among Municipalities In Mexico?, Jennifer Martinez, Kent Robinson

Student Research Symposium

The purpose of this research is to determine the relationship between remittance income (migrant-dollars sent back home) and its effects on municipal tax revenue generation among municipalities in Mexico. A sharp contrast exists between remittances and own-source municipal tax revenue; remittances constitute a healthy 2% of Mexico’s gross domestic product (GDP) whereas the largest own-source revenue contributes only .2% of GDP (World Bank 2015, OECD 2015). In some instances remittances have been so productive that they have been used to fund local public services among municipalities. The objective of my study becomes two fold: first, determine if there is a …

Public Access To Crime Maps From Police Agencies: Frequency, Agency Characteristics, And Maps Used, Jordan A. Grant, Kris R. Henning

Student Research Symposium

Advances in desktop computing, research and theory addressing the geography of crime, and evidence for the efficacy of hotspot policing have resulted in rapid adoption of GIS mapping technology by police agencies. Some of these agencies have gone a step further and now offer access to crime maps for public viewing through their website or linked services. This includes maps depicting all or some criminal offenses, calls for service, and the location of specific offenders. These maps have the potential to influence community perceptions, and yet we know very little about the prevalence of public crime mapping, the characteristics of …

Challenges For Lgbtq Nonprofits To Secure Funding, Leo Aoyagi

Student Research Symposium

From 2003 to 2011, foundation funding for LGBTQ issues grew from $32 million to $123 million in the U.S. But in 2013, LGBTQ issues only receive 0.26% of foundation dollars, which means only 26 cents of every 100 dollars. Further, approximately 43% of all foundation funding for LGBTQ issues were made by private foundations established by LGBTQ members themselves and public foundations that raise their funds primarily from LGBTQ donors, over the past 40 years until 2013.

The main causes of this inequality in funding for LGBTQ NPOs from the mainstream foundations are risk in funding LGBTQ NPOs, funder’s fear …