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Analyzing Critical Junctures between Globalization and the Gender Wage Gap in Europe
(Georgetown University, 2012)
The purpose of this study is to investigate the dominating country level influences on gender inequality in Europe. Using the gender wage gap as a proxy for gender inequality, this study tests the hypothesis of whether a ...
The Short-Term Postsecondary Returns to Early Graduation: Are They just for High-Achieving Students?
(Georgetown University, 2012)
This paper explores the relationship between early graduation from high school and subsequent postsecondary enrolment choices among high school students of varying levels of achievement. Many studies have examined the ...
GOVERNANCE RETURNS TO EDUCATION: DO EXPECTED YEARS OF SCHOOLING PREDICT QUALITY OF GOVERNANCE?
(Georgetown University, 2012)
This paper examines the relationship between expected years of schooling and governance in a sample of 157 countries. Previous studies have looked at similar relationships, specifically between education and democracy, ...
Using Medicaid Block Grants to Eliminate Moral Hazard
(Georgetown University, 2012)
This paper seeks to determine whether states experience moral hazard in Medicaid spending due to the federal matching subsidies, which make it so states only pay a percentage of the full cost of Medicaid. Econometric ...
Entrepreneurship and Tax Policy
(Georgetown University, 2012)
This paper analyzes the impacts of tax changes on entrepreneurial activity. The analysis is focused on the U.S. personal income and capital gains tax reforms of 2001 and 2003 respectively. For this study a panel data set ...
CHILDHOOD TRAUMA AND JUVENILE DELINQUENCY: DOES TIMING OF POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER MEDIATE THE ASSOCIATION?
(Georgetown University, 2012)
The prevalence of exposure to traumatic events among American children is staggering. It is also well established that violent victimization increases the risk of juvenile delinquency. Nonetheless, the specific pathways ...
RENEWABLE ENERGY AT WHAT COST? ASSESSING THE EFFECT OF FEED-IN TARIFF POLICIES ON CONSUMER ELECTRICITY PRICES IN THE EUROPEAN UNION
(Georgetown University, 2012)
In the last two decades, feed-in tariffs (FIT) have emerged as the dominant policy instrument for supporting electricity from renewable sources in the European Union. This paper examines the effect of such feed-in tariffs ...
Another Immigrant Paradox?: The Effect Of Mother's Nativity On Early Childhood Behavior Problems in the U.S.
(Georgetown University, 2012)
This paper examines the relationship between mother's nativity and behavior problems among first graders in the United States. Data from the fourth wave (spring 2000) of Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten ...
Does Cultural Insularity Increase the Risk of Obesity among African American and Hispanic Children?
(Georgetown University, 2012)
African American and Hispanic children face a substantially greater risk of childhood obesity development. This study explores the cultural pathways by which these children disproportionately face this risk. Three measures ...
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