Maxwell School News
Monnat study on elementary school physical education policies published in Preventive Medicine
See related: Health Policy
WP 176 On Testing for Sphericity with Non-normality in a Fixed Effects Panel Data Model
WP 174 Random Effects, Fixed Effects and Hausman’s Test for the Generalized Mixed Regressive Panel
Process Tracing
See related: Research Methods
Finding Pathways
See related: Research Methods
Wilcoxen article on price mechanisms in international climate negotiations published in APPS
Rosenthal study on tax avoidance and business location published in Journal of Urban Economics
Popp paper on innovative responses to natural disasters published in JEEM
See related: Climate Change, Natural Disasters
Singleton relationship between disability onset, earnings, and disability insurance published in EL
See related: Health Policy, Insurance, Labor
Schewe study on diversity in agricultural technology published in Agriculture and Human Values
See related: Agriculture
Hou paper on savings behavior of special purpose governments published in Public Budgeting & Finance
WP 171 The Spatial Polish Wage Curve with Gender Effects: Evidence from the Polish Labor Survey
Bifulco study on high school peer effects on college attainment published in Labour Economics
See related: Education
Sense and Sustainability
MPA student James Hacker spent the past year balancing studies with his leadership role in an increasingly influential website.
The Political Fray
Considering that the Maxwell School was designed from the start to engage with civic issues and public policy, it’s no surprise that the School has been politically active throughout its history — and scrutinized and criticized for its perceived political leanings.
Hard Lessons
Post-conflict project veteran Deborah Alexander led a panel discussion of Afghanistan at Maxwell’s new home in D.C.
Good Idea
The pioneering Public Diplomacy Program was well-timed to serve the trends and challenges of international advocacy.
See related: Centennial
The More Things Change
Universities traditionally aim “to train minds and to strengthen character” and “to transmit the accumulated learning and culture of ages on to each rising generation,” said former president Herbert Hoover, at the dedication of Maxwell Hall. "This institution especially has led in endeavor to lift public administration to a profession,” he added.
See related: Centennial, School History