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 [22]
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School of Public Policy Theses and Dissertations [218]
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School of Public Policy Working Papers [71]
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Doctoral dissertation research: International collaboration and research capabilities
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Workshop: Social organization of science and science policy
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(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, ... -
Labeling GM Food Argument Map
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-05)Argument Map focused on the need for labeling genetically modified food products -
Benefits of GM Technology Use
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-05)An argument map focused on the various benefits of GM Technology and why it should be used for food reduction. -
Beyond the Isomorphistic View of the Academic Entrepreneur; An empirical exploration of norms and values of knowledge dissemination of university scientists
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2008-09)The paper contributes to the policy discussion on the new, entrepreneurial role of universities in knowledge-based economies. Whereas most contributions on academic entrepreneurship and knowledge-transfer focuses on the ... -
How Multidisciplinary are the Multidisciplinary Journals Science and Nature?
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-03-15)This dataset provides Integration and Diffusion scores for the articles analyzed in our study, along with correlation coefficients and descriptive statistics for the same. -
Choosing Our Energy Future: Town Hall Discussion of Georgia’s Options for Implementing the Clean Power Plan
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2015-09-28)In August 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released the Clean Power Plan, which aims to reduce carbon pollution from the U.S. power sector to 32% below 2005 levels by 2030. Georgia must submit its initial ... -
Three essays on evolving regulatory climates and market adjustment strategies
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2015-07-23)This dissertation consists of three empirical analyses examining the interactive and evolving nature of government regulations and how the regulated industries respond to the changes in the regulatory climate. Using the ... -
Explaining the relationship between paternal incarceration and family well-being: a mediating model using food insecurity
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2015-07-08)This dissertation explores whether families of incarcerated fathers are more likely to experience food insecurity as a result of the conviction of the father. More specifically, I test whether food insecurity explains some ... -
Expanding understanding of the innovation process: R&D and non-R&D innovation
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2015-07-01)Innovation is widely recognized as a key to economic growth. Most research on the innovation process has focused on the results of R&D projects. The positive relation between R&D intensity as an input and innovative ... -
Pervasive Causes of Disease
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2015-08)The overall theme of this book is preventing and reversing chronic diseases using the holistic medical principle: removal of cause is a necessary, but not sufficient, condition for restorative treatment to be effective. ... -
The role of racial climate in the effects of Latino immigration on the representation of Latinos and African-Americans on local school boards
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2015-04-03)This dissertation analyzes the effects of Latino immigration on the representation of Latinos and African-Americans on local school boards and attempts to explain under what conditions Latino immigrants provoke opposition ...
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