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Demographics, clinical characteristics and outcomes of neonates diagnosed with fetomaternal haemorrhage.OBJECTIVE: To determine clinical characteristics, demographics and short-term outcomes of neonates diagnosed with fetomaternal haemorrhage (FMH). DESIGN: The authors analysed the Nationwide Inpatient Sample, 1993 to 2008. Singleton births diagnosed with …
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The Emergence of the Super-Commuter: Update with 2010 DataThis update to the “Emergence of the Super-Commuter” report released in February 2012 uses recently released 2010 home-to-work flows data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Longitudinal Employer Household Dynamics OnTheMap tool to examine whether the …
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Transport, the Environment and Security: Making the ConnectionEffective means of transport are critical under both normal and extreme conditions, but modern transport systems are subject to many diverse demands. This path-breaking book uniquely draws together the typically conflicting arenas of transport, the …
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From Endeavor to Achievement and Back Again: Government's Greatest Hits in Peril"These 10 articles from leading scholars address federal government activism in such areas as health, education, transportation, and the arts. In some areas, federal involvement has been direct; for example, while school public systems are governed …
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Running on Empty: The Operating Reserves of US Nonprofit OrganizationsOperating reserves allow nonprofit organizations to smooth out imbalances between revenues and expenses, helping to maintain program output in the presence of fiscal shocks. We know surprisingly little about why nonprofits might save operating reserves …
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A Consequence of Exempting the Third Sector: Do Homeowners Pay More Property Taxes?Calabrese, T., Carroll, D. …
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Why Do Nonprofits Retain Unrestricted Net Assets? Evidence from Panel Data, and Policy Implications?Why Do Nonprofits Retain Unrestricted Net Assets? Evidence from Panel Data, and Policy Implications? …
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Why Do Nonprofits Retain Unrestricted Net Assets? Evidence from Panel Data, and Policy ImplicationsCalabrese, Thad. …
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School District Pension Bond Issuance and the Influence on Spending BehaviorCalabrese, T., Ely, T. L. …
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Money for Nothing? Pension Obligation Bonds and Government SpendingCalabrese, Thad., Ely, T. L. …
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IESP Brief: Public Funding for After-School Programs 1998-2008The authors of this policy brief document that in the decade since the Open Society Institute awarded a challenge grant to TASC to encourage the creation of sustainable public funding streams for after-school programs, every level of government has …
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Public Pensions, Public Budgets, and the Risks of Pension Obligation BondsBudgeting is the core financial task in subnational governments. Although limited research has outlined the relationship between the annual operating budget and public pension funds, the existing literature has not considered the manner in which financial …
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Pension Obligation Bonds: Financial Crisis Exposes Risks (Brief Number 9 in State and Local Pension Plans Series ed.)The brief’s key findings are: Some state and local governments issue Pension Obligation Bonds (POBs) to raise cash to cover their required pension contributions. POBs allow governments to avoid increasing taxes in bad times and could reduce pension costs, …
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Debt, Donors, and the Decision to GiveThere has been a significant amount of work done on the private funding of nonprofits. Yet, despite the enormous size of the nonprofit sector as a whole, the importance of private donations to the sector, and the significance of the sector to public …
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Public Mandates, Market Monitoring, and Nonprofit Financial DisclosuresPublic officials have recently sought increased regulation of financial disclosures from not-for-profit organizations as a means of improving accountability with the public. One objective of this study is to examine whether not-for-profit entities already …
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The Accumulation of Nonprofit Profits: A Dynamic Analysis.Notwithstanding its importance as an internal source of financing, no analysis has examined why nonprofits choose to retain unrestricted net assets. As restricted net assets might not be used as desired by the nonprofit manager, unrestricted net assets …
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Testing Competing Capital Structure Theories of Nonprofit OrganizationsThe static trade-off and pecking order capital structure theories are analyzed and applied to nonprofit organizations. In addition, this paper also considers how nonprofits adjust their leverage over time. The analyses consider the unique role of …
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Commuting to Manhattan, A study of residence location trends for Manhattan workers from 2002 to 2009Manhattan, a global center of finance, culture, fashion and media, harnesses a workforce of 2 million people. Regionally, Manhattan is the business hub for the New York metropolitan area, with commuters entering the city every morning from the other four …
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No Easy AnswersDiscusses the strategies applied to foster economic growth among cities in the United States. Measurement of the impact of economic development programs; Effectiveness of infrastructure investments to boost economic growth; Impact of tax cuts on economy; …