Financing Maine's State Employees And Teachers Retirement System: Comparative Trends And Progress, 1982 - 2010,
2011
University of Southern Maine, Muskie School of Public Service
Financing Maine's State Employees And Teachers Retirement System: Comparative Trends And Progress, 1982 - 2010, Moargan Beschle, Eric Davis, Tim Feeley
Muskie School Capstones and Dissertations
Among the many tough choices states must make is how to address funding shortfalls in public employee pension systems. In public sector employment, pensions have long been a key component of the compensation system and an integral way to attract and retain talent in public service positions. The pension is considered a form of deferred compensation, which means that workers receive a salary lower than the going rate for their education, skills and job requirements in exchange for an enhanced retirement package (Bender & Heywood, 2010). State employees incur an opportunity cost by taking a lower-salaried state job over a …
Child Support As Labor Regulation,
2011
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Child Support As Labor Regulation, Yiyoon Chung
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
The development of child support policy over the past three decades provides an emblematic case study of the ways in which a new policy that reflects the rise of moral arguments about individual and family responsibility, once established, produces significant consequences for both the economic sphere and political dialogues. I use social control theory to examine a rarely appreciated consequence of child support policies: labor regulation. Particularly, I demonstrate the ways in which the discourse embedded in child support has exalted the importance of work even under the lowest terms, and has deflected public attention away from labor market issues.
Are Politicians Office Or Policy Motivated? The Case Of U.S. Governors' Environmental Policies,
2011
University of Louisville
Are Politicians Office Or Policy Motivated? The Case Of U.S. Governors' Environmental Policies, Per G. Fredriksson, Le Wang, Khawaja Mamun
WCBT Faculty Publications
Are elected politicians primarily motivated by holding office, thus choosing environmental policies accordingly? Or are they motivated by the chance to implement their preferred environmental policies? Do governors have character, in the sense that they promise and implement environmental policies consistent with their own preferences? To answer these questions, we study the differences in environmental spending across both re-electable and lame duck governors from the two main political parties. In our empirical analysis, we make use of parametric and non-parametric regression-discontinuity approaches. While re-electable governors do not set significantly different policies, lame duck governors do. We argue that in the …
Money, Bargaining, And Risk Sharing,
2011
Singapore Management University
Money, Bargaining, And Risk Sharing, Nicolas L. Jacquet, Serene Tan
Research Collection School Of Economics
We investigate the dual role of money as a self-insurance device and a means of payment when perfect risk sharing is not possible, and when the two roles of money are disentangled. We use a variant of Lagos–Wright (2005) where agents face a risk in the centralized market (CM): in the decentralized market (DM) money’s main role is as a means of payment, while in the CM it is as a self-insurance device. We show that state-contingent inflation rates can improve agents’ ability to self-insure in the CM, thereby improving the terms of trade in the DM. We then characterize …
Analysis On Situation And Competitive Of The Shipping Market In China,
2011
World Maritime University
Analysis On Situation And Competitive Of The Shipping Market In China, Yutian Ding
World Maritime University Dissertations
No abstract provided.
The Research On Site Selection Of Dry Port Cluster Of Ningbo Port,
2011
World Maritime University
The Research On Site Selection Of Dry Port Cluster Of Ningbo Port, Jiawei Feng
World Maritime University Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Research On Port-City Economic Interaction Effect Between Shanghai And Yangshan Port,
2011
World Maritime University
Research On Port-City Economic Interaction Effect Between Shanghai And Yangshan Port, Yifan Xu
World Maritime University Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Strategy Research On Competition And Co-Operation Of Shanghai Port And Ningbo Port,
2011
World Maritime University
Strategy Research On Competition And Co-Operation Of Shanghai Port And Ningbo Port, Zhouqi Yu
World Maritime University Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Verifiable And Non-Verifiable Anonymous Mechanisms For Regulating A Polluting Monopolist,
2011
Pepperdine University
Verifiable And Non-Verifiable Anonymous Mechanisms For Regulating A Polluting Monopolist, James Prieger, Nicholas J. Sanders
School of Public Policy Working Papers
Optimal regulation of a polluting natural monopolist must correct for both external damages and market power to achieve a social optimum. Existing non-Bayesian regulatory methods require knowledge of the demand function, while Bayesian schemes require knowledge of the underlying cost distribution. We introduce mechanisms adapted to use less information. Our Price-based Subsidy (PS) mechanisms give the firm a transfer that matches or approximates the incremental surplus generated each period. The regulator need not observe the abatement activity or know the demand, cost, or damage functions of the firm. All of the mechanisms induce the firm to price at marginal social …
Presentation On Early Childhood Programs And Economic Development To American Chamber Of Commerce Executives Convention,
2011
W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Presentation On Early Childhood Programs And Economic Development To American Chamber Of Commerce Executives Convention, Timothy J. Bartik
Presentations
No abstract provided.
Multiparty Democracies And Rapid Economic Growth: A Twenty-First Century Breakthrough?,
2011
Singapore Management University
Multiparty Democracies And Rapid Economic Growth: A Twenty-First Century Breakthrough?, Devin K. Joshi
Research Collection School of Social Sciences
This essay examines whether developing countries with competitive multiparty democracies may be just as capable of sustaining rapid economic growth as single-party states. It begins with a literature review identifying political stability and the ability to mobilize labor and capital production inputs as key factors behind sustained rapid growth. It then develops the hypothesis that under certain conditions, multiparty democracies may be strong in these dimensions, but ceteris paribus, single-party states are likely to have an advantage. I test this hypothesis by exploring historical trends in rapid growth over the last five decades. Statistical regression analysis confirms that most sustained …
Responding To Skeptics Of Early Childhood Programs As Local Economic Development,
2011
W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Responding To Skeptics Of Early Childhood Programs As Local Economic Development, Timothy J. Bartik
Presentations
No abstract provided.
A Centrist Solution To Central American Violence And Inequality,
2011
University of Denver
A Centrist Solution To Central American Violence And Inequality, Devin Joshi
Human Rights & Human Welfare
The northern triangle of Central America (El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras) has experienced horrific violence, poverty, and a vicious cycle of human rights violations for decades. Repeated natural disasters and the re-routing of the drug trade through Central America are not helping the situation. On the other hand, nearby Costa Rica has achieved a much higher standard of human rights, public safety, and political stability. Why? Costa Rica has put in place four pillars of development and stability lacking in most other countries in the region: a stronger state, an educated population, inter-racial cooperation, and a more inclusive democracy. For …
Building A World-Class System In Ireland’S Financial Crisis,
2011
Technological University Dublin
Building A World-Class System In Ireland’S Financial Crisis, Ellen Hazelkorn
Articles
Irish higher education faces particular difficulties given the severity of its economic crisis. Like other countries, it is engaged in significant system restructuring coupled with managed policy direction. Where Ireland does differ is in its emphasis on a 'whole of country strategy' and commitment that teaching and research go hand-in-hand. This paper looks at the fortunes and mis-fortunes of Irish higher education.
Fiscal Federalism And Nigeria's Development: Comparative Perspectives From Canadian Fiscal Federalism,
2011
Redeemers University, Ogun State Nigeria
Fiscal Federalism And Nigeria's Development: Comparative Perspectives From Canadian Fiscal Federalism, Olumide Victor Ekanade
Journal of Global Initiatives: Policy, Pedagogy, Perspective
This paper evaluates the historical dynamics that have shaped the development of fiscal federalism in Nigeria and Canada over the years. It contends that certain contradictions have inhibited the efficient and equitable allocation of tax powers and expenditure responsibilities in Nigeria. These include Nigeria's defective federal structure, military rule, Presidential federalism, politicized sharing principles, and the parochial political culture. These absurdities now threaten the stability of the Nigerian federation. The paper submits that the Canadian Federation offers a viable option for renewal with principles such as autonomy of sub national units, the predominance of the civic culture, scientific equalization, and …
Using Monte Carlo Simulations To Establish A New House Price Stress Test,
2011
Rockefeller Institute of Government, Albany NY
Using Monte Carlo Simulations To Establish A New House Price Stress Test, James R. Follain, Seth H. Giertz
Department of Economics: Faculty Publications
The focus of this paper is on the house price stress test (termed ALMO) that was designed to assess the fiscal strength of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and, if necessary, to trigger remedial action in order to avert a crisis. We assess whether the ALMO stress test was an adequate representation of an extremely weak housing market, given the best available information leading up to the Great Recession. A Monte Carlo simulation model is developed to estimate the severity of low probability events (i.e., severe house price declines). We illustrate the complexity and subjective nature of the process used …
Recommendations For Economic Development In Guadalupe, Ca,
2011
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Recommendations For Economic Development In Guadalupe, Ca, Larissa Requa Heeren
Master's Theses
It is recommended that the City of Guadalupe prepare and implement a small-scale business expansion and retention program using existing service providers in the area. This type of program model seems to hold the most potential for Guadalupe. A mixed-methods approach including in-depth cases studies of existing economic development programs and an analysis of opportunities and constraints in Guadalupe informs a set recommendations for future economic development in the City. Data was collected in three phases: short interviews with a variety of economic development program staff, short interviews with Guadalupe business owners and City officials and in-depth interviews with staff …
Generic Wish-Lists For State-Centric Policies,
2011
University of Mannheim, Germany
Generic Wish-Lists For State-Centric Policies, Edzia Carvalho
Human Rights & Human Welfare
The Central America depicted in the article under review resembles a region visited by the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse—colonial Conquest, civil War, Famine and other natural disasters, and poverty, disease and Death. Added to this list of woes are the recent drug-fueled conflict, democratic instability, weak state capacity, and the socio-economic fallout of the economic recession in the United States. While the first half of the article records these problems, the author shifts gears in the second half and provides an array of responses to these challenges, with a forceful recommendation that states in the region focus their efforts …
What Works In Job Creation And Economic Development,
2011
W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
What Works In Job Creation And Economic Development, Timothy J. Bartik
Presentations
No abstract provided.
La Génération Perdue: Youth Unemployment In France And The Policies Behind It,
2011
University of Rhode Island
La Génération Perdue: Youth Unemployment In France And The Policies Behind It, Katharine L. O'Kane
Senior Honors Projects
In the 1970s, the world began moving towards free market policies. Open borders, lower taxes, and market-based economies became more prominent as centrally planned governments declined in both number and significance. In order to participate in European trade and to enhance its global position, France also moved towards decentralization. French socialists became less concerned with centralized government, yet continued to preserve their strong national desire to protect French citizens. France experienced substantial growth in its employment costs during the 1980s. By the early 1990s, France introduced labor contracts that better defined the duration of employment. These contracts pressured French companies …
