School of Public Policy Theses and Dissertations
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Green certification pathways: The roles of public goods, private goods, and certification schemes
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-08-02)This dissertation examines evidence on the effectiveness of voluntary certification programs in the built environment. Drawing on unique data from buildings certified under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design ... -
Evaluation of the effect of rail intra-urban transit stations on neighborhood change
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-06-26)Development of heavy rail intra-urban public transportation systems is an economically expensive policy tool for State and Local Governments that is often justified with the promise of economic development and neighborhood ... -
Growing an industrial cluster?: Movie production incentives and state film industries
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-06-19)After witnessing the success of Canadian strategies to attract U.S. film production in the 1990s, states and localities began offering financial incentives in an effort to lure film and video production away from their ... -
A holistic approach to address deforestation
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-05-19)The establishments of property rights and collective actions are viewed as key strategies to support sustainable management of forests and other common pool resources. However, previous discussion of the theories either ... -
Primary and secondary subnational debt markets
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018-04-04)U.S. state and local (subnational) governments issue municipal bonds in the capital markets to finance infrastructure projects such as schools, roads, and bridges. These securities are first sold in the primary municipal ... -
The locational patterns and socioeconomic effects of the new markets tax credit and low income housing tax credit in distressed metropolitan census tracts
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018-01-12)This dissertation investigates the role of two federal place-based programs, the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) and Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC), as tools for revitalizing distressed communities. The first empirical ... -
Minor league metropolis: Urban redevelopment surrounding minor league baseball stadiums
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-04-10)Special Activity Generators have been a redevelopment tool utilized by governments in order to revitalize lethargic downtowns. For small and mid-sized cities, minor league baseball stadiums have become a popular anchor ... -
Postsecondary success outcomes for veteran and nonveteran students at a public university in Georgia
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-11-13)Every year, the federal government distributes $11 billion in education benefits to nearly one million veterans (GAO, 2013). Despite the substantial price tag and reach of these benefits, we understand very little about ... -
Immigration, regional resilience, and local economic development policy
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-10-27)The rapid growth of immigrants across a wide range of U.S. metropolitan areas has brought increasing attention to immigration and its impacts on regional development. Recent economic recessions have also stimulated a renewed ... -
Sustainable transitions in energy and water systems
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-08-24)A Multi-Level Perspective (MLP) of Sustainable Transitions is applied to five case studies of technological and policy innovation in energy and water systems. The MLP framework analysis is supported by the policy and ... -
Innovation pathways in the Chinese economy
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-11-07)This study investigates emerging innovation pathways in the Chinese economy. An innovation pathway is defined as the historical and evolutionary process through which business firms establish and accumulate capabilities ... -
Three essays on clean energy technology diffusion and policy innovations
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-08-01)This thesis is motivated by the challenges and opportunities the energy sector faces as a result of climate change. Traditional power generation based on fossil-fuel use has contributed significantly to the historic increase ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ...
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