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Texas Sun: A Fixed Effects Panel Approach to the Solar Energy-Economic Growth Nexus at the County Level
(Georgetown University, 2021)
Upon review of the empirical energy and renewable energy-economic growth nexus literature, it has been observed that these studies focus on the consumption of electricity generated by all renewables in aggregate at the ...
Food Insecurity and Family Well-Being during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Evidence from Daily Surveys of Families in Rural Pennsylvania
(Georgetown University, 2021)
This paper explores patterns of economic and psychological hardship during the COVID-19 pandemic in a predominantly Latinx sample of low-income parents and their elementary school-aged children in rural Pennsylvania (N = ...
War on the Pitch? Exploring the Relationship between Nationalism and Interstate Conflict
(Georgetown University, 2021)
Some scholars argue that nationalism can create “national enemies,” contribute to incorrrect strategic assumptions, provoke domestic interest groups that favor war, permit the suppression of opposition groups, and initiate ...
Are U.S. Capacity-Building Efforts in Ukraine Making an Impact? An Analysis of U.S. Government Spending and Foreign Aid Programs in Ukraine
(Georgetown University, 2022)
In 2019, the United States government spent over $588 million to build partner capacity (BPC) in Ukraine. Within the U.S. government, departments and agencies such as the United States Agency for International Development ...
Mixed-Income Public Housing and Neighborhood Change: An Analysis of the Department of Housing and Urban Development HOPE VI Program and Economic Spillover Effects
(Georgetown University, 2021)
Mixed-income public housing was heralded as a potential solution to the problems of previous housing approaches. Between 1992 and 2010, the United States federal government attempted to provide better living conditions and ...
Impact of Campaign Expenditures and Contributions on Voter Turnout during the 2012 U.S. Congressional Elections
(Georgetown University, 2021)
United States political campaigns use a variety of methods to drive voters to the polls, and many require a fiscal expenditure to operate. Past studies have attempted to establish a link between increasing campaign ...
The Effect of Demographic Composition on Education Spending: Generational Competition and the Concept of the Selfish Elderly Revisited
(Georgetown University, 2021)
The world countries are increasingly becoming “gray” societies in which the share of elderly in the population is bigger than the rest. This is argued to has adverse implications on education spending due to generational ...
The Racial Sentencing Disparity in Minor Sex Trafficking Cases
(Georgetown University, 2021)
Research on human trafficking often focuses on aggregate outcomes rather than on individuals, and among the few analyses conducted at the individual level, most focus on victims rather than on defendants. This study seeks ...
Common Cents: An Analysis of Financial Literacy and Socioeconomic Mobility in the United States
(Georgetown University, 2021)
Many experts in the field of consumer finance highlight the scarcity of financial literacy in the United States. Compared to other developed countries, the U.S. population lacks rudimentary financial skills that would ...
The Relationship Between Sex Education and Sexual Violence Victimization Among American Adolescent Females
(Georgetown University, 2021)
American women are at high risk of experiencing sexual violence during their teenage years.However, the majority of victims have limited knowledge and awareness of sexual violence. Previous papers suggest that participation ...