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Social Change Leadership as Relational Leadership.Ospina, S., Foldy, E. G., El Hadidy, W., Dodge, J., Hofmann-Pinilla, A., & Su, C. …
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Medicare Payments, Health Care Services Use, and Telemedicine Implementation Cost in Randomized Trial Comparing Telemedicine Case Management With Usual Care in Medically Underserved Patients With Diabetes MellitusObjective To determine whether a diabetes case management telemedicine intervention reduced healthcare expenditures, as measured by Medicare claims, and to assess the costs of developing and implementing the telemedicine intervention. Design We studied …
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How to House the HomelessHow to House the Homeless, editors Ingrid Gould Ellen and Brendan O’Flaherty propose that the answers entail rethinking how housing markets operate and developing more efficient interventions in existing service programs. The book critically reassesses …
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Do Economically Integrated Neighborhoods Have Economically Integrated Schools?The goal of this book, the first in a series, is to bring policymakers, practitioners, and scholars up to speed on the state of knowledge on various aspects of urban and regional policy. What do we know about the effectiveness of select policy approaches, …
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Siting, Spillovers, and Segregation: A Re-examination of the Low Income Housing Tax Credit ProgramThe timing of this volume could not be more opportune. It is based on a 2007 conference to honor the work of Karl "Chip" Case, who is renowned for his scientific contributions to the economics of housing and public policy. The chapters analyze risk in the …
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Do Public Schools Disadvantage Students Living in Public Housing?In the United States, public housing developments are predominantly located in neighborhoods with low median incomes, high rates of poverty and disproportionately high concentrations of minorities. While research consistently shows that public housing …
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The Age of Infrastructure in a Time of Security and Natural HazardsZimmerman, R., Restrepo, C.E. & Simonoff, J.S. …
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Transportation Recovery in an Age of DisastersDisasters from terrorism, natural hazards and accidents are now becoming commonplace and may be increasing as a major threat against the viability of transportation infrastructure and the invaluable social services it provides. The paper first sets forth …
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Infrastructure Impacts and Adaptation ChallengesCreating an overall climate change adaptation strategy for urban infrastructure poses considerable conceptual and operational challenges. An understanding of the characteristics of a city's infrastructure that make it particularly vulnerable to the …
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Risk Communication for Catastrophic Events: Results from Focus GroupsFocus group methods are adapted here to address two important needs for risk communication: (1) to provide approaches to risk communication in very extreme and catastrophic events, and (2) to obtain risk communication content within the specific …
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Age of Entry and the High School Performance of Immigrant YouthIn 2005, immigrants exceeded 12% of the US population, with the highest concentrations in large metropolitan areas. While considerable research has focused on how immigrants affect local wages and housing prices, less research has asked how immigrants …
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What Do AEFA Members Say? Summary of Results of an Education Finance and Policy SurveyIn the spring of 2008 the authors surveyed members of the American Education Finance Association (AEFA) to gain insight into their views on education policy issues. The results summarize opinions of this broad group of education researchers and …
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Urban Aging, Social Isolation, and Emergency PreparednessThe article presents a review of an individual approach to emergency preparedness for socially isolated elderly city dwellers. It cites crisis instances highlighting older persons' vulnerability and the importance of neighborhood characteristics as the …
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La Révolution Tranquille du Managed Care aux Etats Unis. (The Silent Revolution of Managed Care in the United States) …
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"Government by the People"Building on decades of authoritative scholarship, this completely updated text continues to offer accessible, carefully crafted, and straightforward coverage of the foundations of American politics, as well consistent focus on the achievements of a …
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Consumer Estimation of Recommended and Actual Calories at Fast Food RestaurantsRecently, localities across the United States have passed laws requiring the mandatory labeling of calories in all chain restaurants, including fast food restaurants. This policy is set to be implemented at the federal level. Early studies have found …
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Selective Knowledge: Reporting Bias in Microfinance DataAnswering surveys is usually voluntary, yet much of our knowledge depends on the willingness of households and institutions to answer. In this study, we explore the implications of voluntary reporting on knowledge about microfinance. We show systematic …
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Assets, Agency, and Engagement in Community Driven Development: The Case of a Moroccan CommunityIskander, N. & Bentaleb N. …
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Taxing Privilege More Effectively: Replacing the Estate Tax with an Inheritance TaxBatchelder, L. …
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$750 Billion Misspent? Getting More from Tax IncentivesBatchelder, L., Nichols, A. & Toder, E. …
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Assessment of the Transfer Penalty for Transit Trips: A GIS-based Disaggregate Modeling ApproachTransit riders negatively perceive transfers because of their inconvenience, often referred to as a transfer penalty. Understanding what affects the transfer penalty can have significant implications for a transit authority and also lead to potential …
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Does the Built Environment Affect the Utility of Walking? A Case of Path Choice in Downtown Boston.There is a lack of consensus as to whether the relationship between the built environment and travel is causal and, if it is, the extent of this causality. This problem is largely caused by inappropriate research designs adopted in many studies. This …
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Evaluating Environmental and Economic Benefits of Yellow-Dust Storm Related Policies in Northern ChinaYellow-dust storms (YDSs) have attracted increasing attention worldwide in the past decade. They can extensively disrupt socioeconomic activities and pose hazards to ecosystems, as well as human health. In recent years, China has invested multi-billions …