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The effect of school closings on student achievement

by Brummet, Quentin Published in Journal of public economics (01.11.2014)

“...Many school districts across the country are shutting schools, but school closing policies remain a very controversial issue. The current study investigates...”

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A generic marginal value function for natural areas

by Koetse, Mark J Verhoef, Erik T Brander, Luke M
01.01.2017

“...We conduct a CV and a CE experiment using a generic rather than a situation-specific study design in order to obtain a generic marginal value function for...”

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Public sector innovation—From theory to measurement

by Bloch, Carter Bugge, Markus M Published in Structural change and economic dynamics (01.12.2013)

“...•We develop a framework and indicators for measuring innovation in the public sector.•Public sector innovation is compared with innovation in the private...”

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How defense shapes the institutional organization of states

by Padovano, Fabio Rocaboy, Yvon Published in Public choice (01.04.2018)

“...We analyze theoretically how the provision of military services explains the vertical and horizontal fragmentation of a state. The model innovates on the...”

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Government royalties on sales of biomedical products developed with substantial public funding

by Danziger, Robert S Scott, John T Published in The Journal of technology transfer (19.08.2020)

“...This paper proposes a policy of royalties paid to the government on the sales of biomedical products developed with public funds. The proposed policy would...”

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Building and managing facilities for public services

by Bennett, John Iossa, Elisabetta Published in Journal of public economics (2006)

“...We model alternative institutional arrangements for building and managing facilities for provision of public services, including the use of the Private Finance...”

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Public Funding and Its Impact on Nonprofit Advocacy

by Neumayr, Michaela Schneider, Ulrike Meyer, Michael Published in Nonprofit and voluntary sector quarterly (01.04.2015)

“...This article aims to contribute to the long-standing discussion about nonprofit organizations’ (NPOs) dependence on public funding and its consequences on...”

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Are public and private enforcement complements or substitutes? Evidence from high frequency data

by DeAngelo, Gregory Humphreys, Brad R Reimers, Imke Published in Journal of economic behavior & organization (01.09.2017)

“...•Empirical identification of the effects of community and specialized enforcement.•Community enforcement is effective only when specialized enforcement is...”

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Pricing the global health risks of the COVID-19 pandemic

by Viscusi, W. Kip Published in Journal of risk and uncertainty (2020)

“...Policies to address the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) require a balancing of the health risk reductions and the costs of economic dislocations...”

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U.S. federal laboratories and their research partners: a quantitative case study

by Chen, Chuchu Link, Albert N Oliver, Zachary T Published in Scientometrics (01.04.2018)

“...The Stevenson–Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 made explicit the technology transfer responsibilities of U.S. Federal laboratories. The Federal...”

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Economic lessons for COVID‐19 pandemic policies

by Viscusi, W. Kip Published in Southern economic journal (01.04.2021)

“...The COVID‐19 pandemic poses novel health issues. However, the benefits and costs of the pandemic and policies to address it have a familiar economic structure...”

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The lightship in economics

by Candela, Rosolino A Geloso, Vincent J Published in Public choice (01.09.2018)

“...What role does government play in the provision of public goods? Economists have used the lighthouse as an empirical example to illustrate the extent to which...”

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Is public R&D a complement or substitute for private R&D? A review of the econometric evidence

by David, Paul A Hall, Bronwyn H Toole, Andrew A Published in Research policy (2000)

“...Is public R&D spending complementary and thus “additional” to private R&D spending, or does it substitute for and tend to “crowd out” private R&D? Conflicting...”

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The Social Impact Bond as a Financial Instrument

by Wiśniewski, Marcin Published in Financial Sciences. Nauki o Finansach (01.12.2018)

“...Social impact bonds are an innovative mechanism for financing social tasks with the financial resources of private investors. The repayment of the capital...”

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Assessing 30 years of Westminster policy advisory system experience

by Craft, Jonathan Craft, Jonathan Halligan, John Halligan, John
edited by Veit, Sylvia Hustedt, Thurid
Published in Policy sciences (01.03.2017)

“...With the 30th anniversary of the policy advisory systems concept on the horizon, it is an appropriate time to reflect further on the concept’s utility,...”

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The economic benefits of technology transfer from U.S. federal laboratories

by Link, Albert N Scott, John T Published in The Journal of technology transfer (01.10.2019)

“...In this paper we review the legislative emphasis on technology transfers from U.S. federal laboratories, and we present a framework to describe how private...”

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