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Does a country's inflation rate influence the possibility of its involvement in a foreign policy crisis?
(Georgetown University, 2012)
DOES A COUNTRY'S INFLATION RATE INFLUENCE THE
The Impact of Real Exchange Rate Undervalaution on the Export Performance of Upper Middle Income Countries between 1992 and 2007
(Georgetown University, 2012)
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EFFECT OF INCOME INEQUALITY ON HOUSEHOLDS' DESIRE TO LIVE BEYOND THEIR MEANS IN THE UNITED STATES
(Georgetown University, 2012)
This paper shows that, consistent with Veblen's signaling-by-consuming model, rising income inequality contributes to an increase in household conspicuous consumption. We use the Consumer Expenditures Survey (CEX) and ...
The Municipal Bond Federal Tax Exemption and National Credit Conditions
(Georgetown University, 2012)
THE MUNICIPAL BOND FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION AND NATIONAL CREDIT CONDITIONS
"An Event Study Analysis of Regulatory Uncertainty Stemming from the Implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act"
(Georgetown University, 2012)
This paper investigates the possibility of regulatory uncertainty stemming from financial regulation rule announcements relating to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. Information on ...
How Much Are You Worth? An Examination of the Value of Human Life in Public Policy
(Georgetown University, 2012)
One of the objectives of public policy is to attempt to address the unintended consequences of our individual and collective activities as a society. Various federal agencies are charged with regulating these "externalities" ...
Can Transparency Reduce Corruption? - Evidence from Firms in Peru and Mali on the Impact of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) on Corruption
(Georgetown University, 2012)
The past decade has seen a push towards rigorous policy evaluation and new, exciting methodologies have evolved to get a better sense of how effective policy interventions are in achieving their desired outcomes. Unfortunately, ...
Investigating the empirical relationship between Millennium Challenge Corporation aid eligibility criteria and development outcomes
(Georgetown University, 2012)
Established in 2004, the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is an American bilateral aid agency that enters five-year funding agreements with countries demonstrating sufficiently high scores in seventeen eligibility ...
The Effect of State Savings on State Expenditure Cuts, Employment Changes, and Revenue Actions from 1997 to 2010
(Georgetown University, 2012)
Nearly all American states face some form of a Balanced Budget Requirement (BBR) limiting their control over fiscal policy by requiring that expenditures must not exceed revenues. During recessions, BBRs place significant ...
Virtual Activity or Real-Life Activism: The Internet and Civic Engagement
(Georgetown University, 2012)
This paper contributes to the recent literature examining the correlation between Internet usage and civic engagement. While previous studies focused primarily on voting as a proxy for civic engagement, this paper included ...