Browsing Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs by Title
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401(k) Rollovers and Financial Literacy
(2011)When leaving their jobs, many individuals in the United States roll their retirement savings into individual retirement accounts instead of leaving them in their 401(k) accounts. IRAs can have higher fees, which over time ... -
Access to Higher Education: Exploring the Variation among Research Universities in the Prevalence of Pell Grant Recipients
(2007)The prevalence of low-income students at 148 public and private research universities is studied using receipt of a federal Pell Grant as a proxy for low-income status. The authors consider the factors that may contribute ... -
Addressing Health Disparities Affecting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Youth and Adults in Wisconsin
(2009)Evidence suggests that health disparities exist between the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) and non-LGBT populations in Wisconsin and elsewhere. The authors recommend that the Wisconsin Department of Health ... -
Affordable Housing in Madison
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Alternative Funding for Tree Pruning
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Analysis of a Local Sales Tax in the City of Milwaukee
(2005)The City of Milwaukee faces the question of how to finance public services without increasing property tax rates. The authors analyze whether a city sales tax is sound public policy. The analysis addresses the challenges ... -
An Analysis of a Red-Light Camera Program in the City of Milwaukee
(2006)Red-light running is the cause of approximately 1,340 crashes each year in the City of Milwaukee, resulting in an estimated societal cost of $131 million per year. This report analyzes whether implementing a red-light ... -
An Analysis of Community Aids
(2006)In Wisconsin, counties hold the primary responsibility for providing public human services. This report examines Community Aids, one source of financial assistance for human services that the state provides to counties. ... -
An Analysis of Food Safety in Wisconsin
(2010)The authors identify two policies to decrease the incidence of food-borne illness and to enhance Wisconsin's food safety system. Their first proposal would mandate quality certification using standards and audits to reduce ... -
An Analysis of the Proposal to Reduce Revenue Limits for Wisconsin School Districts
(2011)If the Wisconsin governor's budget includes a mandated reduction of $500 per pupil in the sum of general aid received from the state and local property tax revenue, school districts would see an aggregate 7 percent reduction ... -
Are Property Taxes Forcing the Elderly Out of their Homes?
(2010-08)This preliminary study finds that few of Wisconsin's elderly homeowners are forced to move from their homes because of property tax increases. Given that Wisconsin's property taxes are high compared to those in other states, ... -
Assessing the Use of Econometric Analysis in Estimating the Costs of Meeting State Education Accountability Standards: Lessons from Texas
(2005)This assessment examines two methodologies to determine whether school districts have sufficient funds to meet accountability standards in Texas. One of the methodologies found the funds to be insufficient, while the ... -
Assessing Investment Advice Provided to Participants in Defined Contribution Retirement Plans
(2010)Investment advice is increasingly important as more Americans enroll in defined contribution retirement plans and assume more responsibility for ensuring sufficient retirement income. This report offers the U.S. Government ... -
Assessing Reverse Mortgages as a Viable Retirement Security Alternative
(2009)Developed as an income security alternative, reverse mortgages allow seniors to convert their home equity into cash income. This report provides the U.S. Government Accountability Office an assessment of the risks to ... -
Assessing the Emerging Global Financial Architecture: Measuring the Trilemma’s Configurations over Time
(2009)The authors develop a methodology to characterize in an intuitive manner the choices countries have made with respect to the trilemma during the post Bretton-Woods period. -
An Assessment of Environmental Effects of the 2005 Mexican Automotive Decree
(2006)The authors examine the environmental effects of Mexican President Vicente Fox's 2005 Automotive Decree which allows the importation of 10- to 15-year-old used vehicles to Mexico. The authors focus on the air pollution ... -
An Assessment of Several Marriage Market Related Explanations for the Decline in Female Marriage Rates Between 1970 and 1980
(2006)This examination of the role of how marriage market conditions affected the decline in 1970-80 female marriage rates documents the importance of changes in mate availability and quality. Much of the decrease in marriage ...