School of Public Policy
The School of Public Policy offers B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Public Policy as well as undergraduate course work in several social science disciplines whose theories and methods contribute to the systematic study of public policy problems. Our faculty have built national and international reputations in the scholarly study of science, technology and environmental policy. As policy scholars committed to research, we investigate decision processes involving the public interest, in government, business, and civil society, and we involve our students in our research. As policy analysts, we learn through practice, and our students become competent to solve problems in a technological world.
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Policy@Tech Seminar Series [17]
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School of Public Policy OSP Research Reports [23]
Office of Sponsored Programs research reports by faculty and researchers in the School of Public Policy -
School of Public Policy Theses and Dissertations [222]
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School of Public Policy Working Papers [71]
Research submitted or in process of being submitted for publication by faculty and researchers in the School of Public Policy.
Recent Submissions
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ACCELERATING ENERGY INNOVATION: CAN ENERGY EFFICIENCY POLICY MAKE A DIFFERENCE?
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-04-06)The objective of the first essay is to examine the impact of the voluntary environmental policy on technological innovation in household appliance firms. The key hypothesis is that firms participating in the ENERGY STAR ... -
SOCIAL CAPITAL AND RESEARCH PRODUCTIVITY OF FOREIGN-BORN SCIENTISTS IN THE UNITED STATES
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-01-17)Professional social capital of foreign-born scientists and its implications for their scientific performance is researched. The theoretical framework is based on the network theory of social capital and the scientific and ... -
Credibility and Use of Scientific and Technical Information in Science Policy Making: An Analysis of the Information Bases of the National Research Council’s committee reports
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-02)This is a public use dataset summarizing information in National Academies reports published over the 2005-2012 period. -
Prevention and Reversal of Alzheimer's Disease
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017)This monograph identifies the full spectrum of hundreds of actionable Alzheimer's Disease (AD) contributing factors, covering the broad categories of Lifestyle, Iatrogenic, Biotoxic, Environmental/Occupational, and ... -
Ending Neutrality, Blocking Obscenity: EFF on Legislative Issues
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-04-04)Net neutrality - the rule that broadband providers must treat all Internet traffic equally - has a contentious history and an uncertain future. Rules passed by the Federal Communications Commission in 2015 with strong ... -
National Study of Research Collaboration
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-01-12)This entry includes a public use dataset (in CSV format) and a codebook for the NSRC project, NSF # SES-1026231. -
Risk disclosure on egg donor recruitment advertisements: Current practices & the effect on women's willingness to become an egg donor
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-11-15)Egg donation has proven to be a valuable tool in addressing the health issues with infertility. Given the importance of egg donation, it is essential that the procedures related to recruitment, treatment, and compensation ... -
Energy Information at Home: An Analysis and Policy Projection of the Rebound Effect and U.S. Smart Grid
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-08-24)This dissertation examines residential energy behavior through three studies. First, a meta-analysis of the residential rebound effect, excluding transportation studies, finds an average rebound effect size of 42%. Fixed ... -
National science and technology monitoring and alerting systems
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Lessons from Ten Years of Nanotechnology Bibliometric Analysis
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-09)This paper summarizes the 10-year experiences of the Program in Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy (STIP) at Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) in support of the Center for Nanotechnology in Society at ... -
Doctoral dissertation research: International collaboration and research capabilities
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Workshop: Social organization of science and science policy
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Pay for performance, position, or place:
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-07-29)This dissertation examines organizational influences on gender and racial salary equity among tenured and tenure-track faculty in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. The study argues that ... -
American cities in turbulent economic times: An exploration of financial slack in municipal finance
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-07-06)This dissertation is a comprehensive study of financial slack’s roles in municipal finance. Drawing theories and hypotheses in various fields of disciplines, the dissertation explores both the causes and impacts of financial ... -
Site-based management, job autonomy, and principal turnover in the public education system
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-06-20)The purpose of this dissertation is to examine whether the implementation of site-based management leads to higher levels of principal autonomy and more collaborative decision-making processes between principals and teachers. ... -
Essays in fiscal policy and budgeting
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-05-20)Tax competition literature predicts a world where countries will suppress taxes on mobile capital to attract it from elsewhere. Do the countries of South East Asia interact with each other strategically and compete when ... -
Policy entrepreneurs, windows, and cycles: Exploring policy change through bicycle infrastructure at the municipal level
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-03-30)Although bicycling has been the subject of increasing academic attention, particularly in the areas of mode choice, benefit analyses, and discussions of policies/treatments, much less attention has been devoted to actually ... -
Explaining policy differences as a function of diverse governance institutions
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-04-08)This study asks the question: “How does the structure of cybersecurity policy relate to differences in structure of policy governance of universities and colleges?” The study has three objectives. First, the study seeks ... -
The role of policy and markets in the development of the solar photovoltaic industry: Evidence from China
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-01-19)This dissertation looks at the technological innovation and market competitiveness of the solar PV industry in China, and examines the role played by policy and markets in the development of the industry. Using solar cell ... -
Social media and innovation ecosystems
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-01-14)The innovation ecosystem’s online presence continues to grow with the emergence and maturation of ICT-based platforms. With these new channels, a diversity of actors, including firms, scientists, universities, media entities, ...
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