Browsing Graduate Theses and Dissertations - Public Policy by Title
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The 2004 Moroccan Moudawana Reforms: Outcomes for Moroccan Women
(Georgetown University, 2013)This paper examines the question of whether the 2004 reform of the Moroccan Moudawana law resulted in improved outcomes for Moroccan women by examining changes in attitudes towards women and women's economic activity before ... -
The 2008 Economic Stimulus Payments and Durable Consumption
(Georgetown University, 2015)During the Great Recession in the United States, a myriad of policy tools were used in the hopes stimulating a stagnant economy. The purpose of this paper is to look into the effects of one such tool that was used, the ... -
2012 LABOR REFORM IN MEXICO AND ITS IMPACT IN THE FORMAL AND INFORMAL LABOR MARKETS
(Georgetown University, 2015)Informality in the labor market is a phenomenon that hinders productivity growth causing low tax collection and social security imbalances, among other pervasive effects to any country's economy. This situation is particularly ... -
2015 District of Columbia Earned Income Tax Credit Expansions and Poverty Reduction for Adults Without Qualifying Children
(Georgetown University, 2022)The federal EITC (Earned Income Tax Credit) for adults without qualifying children is too small to offset income and payroll taxes for that group, without temporary expansions. To address this, D.C. government expanded the ... -
287(g) and public safety : determining the effects of local immigration enforcement on crime
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A Comparison of Hospital Capacities between Single-Payer and Multi-Payer Healthcare Systems among OECD Nations
(Georgetown University, 2021)The healthcare systems of OECD nations are very diverse and complex. With the COVID-19 pandemic testing these systems to a breaking point not seen in generations, some nations performed better than others in handling the ... -
A Hedonic Analysis of School Quality Valuation under the Universal Lottery System in Washington, D.C.
(Georgetown University, 2020)School quality is one of many characteristics that impact the price of a house. Though public schooling in the United States is a “free” public good, the quality of the local public schooling options are capitalized in the ... -
A State Level Analysis of Variation in Healthcare Quality and Outcomes Across Veterans Health Administration Facilities
(Georgetown University, 2021)This thesis examens documented variance in quality across Veterans Health Administration facilities and proposes demographic information including race, gender, and age demographics as explanatory factors for this variance. ... -
A Tale To Tell? What Happened When Parts of the Voting Rights Act Were Repealed
(Georgetown University, 2019)When the Supreme Court’s Shelby v. Holder (2013) struck down parts of the Voting Rights Act, there were concerns about what the decision could do to voter turnout, especially within minority populations. These concerns ... -
A Woman’s Place is in Journalism: An Analysis of What Shapes Female Media Representation
(Georgetown University, 2018)Women’s representation in the media has reached a standstill. However, there is little information about what shapes that phenomenon. This study explores the relationship between the percent of female reporters in 114 ... -
Abortion Laws and Public Health: What are the Health Implications of Parental Involvement Laws on Birth Outcomes?
(Georgetown University, 2014)Landmark decisions from the Supreme Court, including Roe v. Wade (1973), established the legal rights for a woman to decide whether to have an abortion. Consequently, states responded by passing laws restricting access to ... -
Abortion, Gay Rights, and Redistricting: How Midterm Voters Are Persuaded (Or Not) To Vote
(Georgetown University, 2016)Using a 2014 poll that showed midterm voters were more motivated to vote against a candidate they viewed would endanger their rights as a guide, this study uses data from the Current Population Survey, a joint project of ... -
ABSTINENCE AND HIV/AIDS PREVENTION IN GHANA: HOW INFLUENTIAL IS THE MEDIA?
(2006-04-17)Human Immunodeficiency Virus, or HIV, is the virus that causes AIDS, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. AIDS destroys the body's ability to fight off infection and has killed an estimated 32 million people to date. The ... -
Access to Care in the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)
(2006-04-13)The State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) was clearly successful in reducing the number of uninsured children, but it is less clear how SCHIP affects children's access to and utilization of health care services. ... -
Access to Finance: The Effect of Financial Constraints on Private Firms' Performances in China
(Georgetown University, 2015)A bulk of literature has demonstrated the importance of financial markets to countries' economic development. This thesis studies the influence of financial markets by exploring the effect of firms' access to finance on ... -
Access to Mainstream Financial Services: Does Being Banked Help Smooth Consumption Volatility?
(Georgetown University, 2018)Since the 1970s, income volatility and consumption volatility have been increasing in magnitude for households across the United States. Traditionally, households smooth up and down swings with savings, credit, or public ... -
The Achievement Gap Between Government and Private Schools in Pakistan
(Georgetown University, 2016)Learning outcomes in Pakistan have traditionally been poor. However, over the last two decades, the educational market place has changed substantially. In particular, enrollment in private schools has increased dramatically ... -
"Acting White" and the Black-White Achievement Gap
(2007-04-18)A 1986 ethnographic study by Signithia Fordham and John Ogbu sparked controversy among education researchers by suggesting an "acting white" effect could be a source of the black-white achievement gap in U.S. public schools. ... -
ACTIVE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL? AN ANALYSIS OF STATE PHYSICAL EDUCATION LAWS AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
(Georgetown University, 2013)Childhood obesity in the United States has become a growing concern for policymakers, teachers, public health officials and parents in recent years. As leaders continue to look for ways to manage the costs and myriad ... -
Addressing challanges from lack of data in disbursement of aid to education to low-income countries. Evaluation of primary completion rates estimates.
(Georgetown University, 2013)Aid to education may impact the country's progress towards achieving universal primary education. Yet, the data which donor institutions use to allocate aid is often missing or miscalculated. That is likely to result in ...
