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WP 222 Nonparametric Sample Splitting

Yoonseok Lee & Yulong Wang
This paper develops a threshold regression model where an unknown relationship between two variables nonparametrically determines the threshold.
December 31, 2019

WP 224 Do Foster Care Agencies Discriminate Against Gay Couples?

Mattie Mackenzie-Liu, David J. Schwegman, and Leonard M. Lopoo
The authors' results suggest that while foster care agencies respond at somewhat similar rates to all couples, responses sent to gay males are of lower quality.
December 31, 2019

Development, Governance, and Real Property Tax in China

Yilin Hou
December 31, 2019

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Citizenship

Elizabeth F. Cohen
December 31, 2019

Maxwell faculty co-edit new book on intractable conflicts

Catherine M. Gerard, Miriam F. Elman and Louis Kriesberg
December 31, 2019

Douglas presented with executive leadership award

Judy Douglas ’77 B.A. (AmSt)/’81 M.P.A. was given the Industry Executive Leadership Award by the American Council for Technology-Industry Advisory Council. Douglas received this award in recognition for contributions to ACT-IAC, her mentorship, and her work strengthening government-industry relations.

December 31, 2019

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Unmanned Aerial Systems and Disaster Response: A State-by-State Assessment

Jason Forte, Alex Holzapfel, Shawn Briggs, Dan Kane

This policy brief examines how state-level emergency response divisions across the United States incorporate unmanned aerial systems into their disaster-response operational plans.

December 30, 2019

Rossman appointed to California’s wildfire board

Rhoda Rossman ’82 M.P.A. has been appointed to the California Catastrophe Response Council by Governor Gavin Newsom. The council is responsible for overseeing the California Wildfire Fund, which contains $20 billion in capital liquidity earmarked for paying uninsured destruction due to wildfire damage.

December 24, 2019

Summer Plans

Funding from Jon Ben Snow Foundation helps CCE students advance their Action Plans during the months between the semesters.
December 23, 2019

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New Knowledge

Tapping into Maxwell’s scholarly distinction, undergraduates now have almost limitless opportunities for research and deeper study.
December 23, 2019

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