Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

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Volume 32, issue 4, 2013

Introduction to the Research Articles pp. 687-691

Maureen A. Pirog

Experimental Evidence on the Effect of Childhood Investments on Postsecondary Attainment and Degree Completion pp. 692-717

Susan Dynarski, Joshua Hyman and Diane Schanzenbach

Collection of Delinquent Fines: An Adaptive Randomized Trial to Assess the Effectiveness of Alternative Text Messages pp. 718-730

Laura C. Haynes, Donald P. Green, Rory Gallagher, Peter John and David J. Torgerson

The Effect of the Kyoto Protocol on Carbon Emissions pp. 731-757

Rahel Aichele and Gabriel Felbermayr

Discouraging Disadvantaged Fathers’ Employment: An Unintended Consequence of Policies Designed to Support Families pp. 758-784

Maria Cancian, Carolyn Heinrich and Yiyoon Chung

Choice in a World of New School Types pp. 785-806

J. Butler, Douglas A. Carr, Eugenia Toma and Ron Zimmer

The Effects of Green Cards on the Wages and Innovations of New PhDs pp. 807-834

Xiaohuan Lan

Do Alternative Base Periods Increase Unemployment Insurance Receipt Among Low‐Educated Unemployed Workers? pp. 835-852

Alix Gould‐Werth and H. Luke Shaefer

STRENGTHENING THE REGRESSION DISCONTINUITY DESIGN USING ADDITIONAL DESIGN ELEMENTS: A WITHIN‐STUDY COMPARISON pp. 853-877

Rebecca A. Maynard, Kenneth A. Couch, Coady Wing and Thomas D. Cook

Point/Counterpoint pp. 878-878

Kenneth Couch

HOW IMPORTANT WAS THE PILL TO WOMEN'S ECONOMIC WELL‐BEING? IF ROE V. WADE WERE OVERTURNED, HOW MIGHT SOCIETY CHANGE? pp. 879-887

Ted Joyce

RECENT EVIDENCE ON THE BROAD BENEFITS OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH POLICY pp. 888-896

Martha Bailey, Melanie Guldi and Brad Hershbein

IF ONLY POLICY ANALYSIS WERE SO EASY pp. 897-898

Ted Joyce

FURTHER EVIDENCE ON THE INTERNAL VALIDITY OF THE EARLY LEGAL ACCESS RESEARCH DESIGN pp. 899-904

Martha Bailey, Melanie Guldi and Brad Hershbein

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE NEWS pp. 905-909

Karen J. Baehler and Douglas J. Besharov

Climate Change and Global Energy Security: Technology and Policy Options, by Marilyn A. Brown and Benjamin Sovacool. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2011, 416 pp., $29.00, paperback pp. 910-912

Eugene B. McGregor and John C. Topping

Volume 32, issue 3, 2013

Introduction to the Research Articles pp. 455-460

Maureen A. Pirog

Cream‐Skimming, Parking and Other Intended and Unintended Effects of High‐Powered, Performance‐Based Contracts pp. 461-483

Pierre Koning and Carolyn Heinrich

Fiscal Rules and the Composition of Government Expenditures in OECD Countries pp. 484-504

Momi Dahan and Michel Strawczynski

Has the Shift to Managed Care Reduced Medicaid Expenditures? Evidence from State and Local‐Level Mandates pp. 505-535

Mark Duggan and Tamara Hayford

State Unemployment Insurance Trust Solvency and Benefit Generosity pp. 536-553

Daniel L. Smith and Jeffrey B. Wenger

Technical Management in an Age of Openness: The Political, Public, and Environmental Forest Ranger pp. 554-573

Sarah E. Anderson, Heather E. Hodges and Terry L. Anderson

Teacher Pension Systems, the Composition of the Teaching Workforce, and Teacher Quality pp. 574-596

Cory Koedel, Michael Podgursky and Shishan Shi

An Experimental Test of the Expectancy‐Disconfirmation Theory of Citizen Satisfaction pp. 597-614

Gregg G. Van Ryzin

Aviation Security, Risk Assessment, and Risk Aversion for Public Decisionmaking pp. 615-633

Mark G. Stewart and John Mueller

Would a Value‐Added System of Retention Improve the Distribution of Teacher Quality? A Simulation of Alternative Policies pp. 634-654

Marcus A. Winters and Joshua M. Cowen

International Conference News: Trends in Migration and Migration Policy pp. 655-660

Douglas J. Besharov, Humberto Lopez and Melissa Siegel

Volume 32, issue 2, 2013

Introduction to the Research Articles pp. 219-223

Maureen A. Pirog

The Effects of California's Paid Family Leave Program on Mothers’ Leave‐Taking and Subsequent Labor Market Outcomes pp. 224-245

Maya Rossin‐Slater, Christopher Ruhm and Jane Waldfogel

School Vouchers and Student Outcomes: Experimental Evidence from Washington, DC pp. 246-270

Patrick J. Wolf, Brian Kisida, Babette Gutmann, Michael Puma, Nada Eissa and Lou Rizzo

Politics Can Limit Policy Opportunism in Fiscal Institutions: Evidence from Official General Fund Revenue Forecasts in the American States pp. 271-295

George A. Krause, David E. Lewis and James W. Douglas

Spillover Effects of Voluntary Environmental Programs on Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Lessons from Mexico pp. 296-322

Irene Henriques, Bryan W. Husted and Ivan Montiel

High School Exit Exams and Dropout in an Era of Increased Accountability pp. 323-349

Steven W. Hemelt and Dave Marcotte

Municipal Rebate Programs for Environmental Retrofits: An Evaluation of Additionality and Cost‐Effectiveness pp. 350-372

Lori S. Bennear, Jonathan Lee and Laura Taylor

Are Charitable Giving and Religious Attendance Complements or Substitutes? The Role of Measurement Error pp. 373-390

Matthew Kim

Point/Counterpoint pp. 391-391

Kenneth Couch

THE ONE‐CHILD POLICY NEEDS AN OVERHAUL pp. 392-399

Yijia Jing

CHINA'S DEMOGRAPHIC CHALLENGE REQUIRES AN INTEGRATED COPING STRATEGY pp. 399-406

Xizhe Peng

BARRIERS TO POLICY CHANGE AND A SUGGESTED PATH FOR CHANGE pp. 406-408

Yijia Jing

UNDERSTANDING CHINA'S DEMOGRAPHIC DIVIDENDS AND LABOR ISSUE pp. 408-410

Xizhe Peng

Class Size and Student Outcomes: Research and Policy Implications pp. 411-438

Matthew M. Chingos and Kenneth A. Couch

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE NEWS: LABOR ACTIVATION IN A TIME OF HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT: LESSONS FROM ABROAD pp. 439-444

Douglas J. Besharov, Douglas M. Call and Stefano Scarpetta

Governing Fables: Learning from Public Sector Narratives, by Sandford Borins. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2011, 291 pp., $45.99, paperback pp. 445-450

Eugene B. McGregor

Award Given by The Vernon Prize Committee for Volume 31 of JPAM pp. 451-451

Robert G. Wood, Sheena McConnell, Quinn Moore, Andrew Clarkwest and JoAnn Hsueh

Volume 32, issue 1, 2013

Notes from the Editor pp. 1-1

Maureen A. Pirog

Introduction to the Research Articles pp. 2-5

Maureen A. Pirog

Do Child Development Accounts Promote Account Holding, Saving, and Asset Accumulation for Children's Future? Evidence from a Statewide Randomized Experiment pp. 6-33

Yunju Nam, Youngmi Kim, Margaret Clancy, Robert Zager and Michael Sherraden

The Expected Impact of State Immigration Legislation on Labor Market Outcomes pp. 34-59

Julie Hotchkiss and Myriam Quispe‐Agnoli

Intensifying Social Exchange Relationships in Public Organizations: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment pp. 60-82

Morten Jakobsen and Simon Calmar Andersen

The Effects of Foreclosure Counseling for Distressed Homeowners pp. 83-106

J. Michael Collins and Maximilian Schmeiser

External Validity in Policy Evaluations That Choose Sites Purposively pp. 107-121

Robert B. Olsen, Larry L. Orr, Stephen H. Bell and Elizabeth A. Stuart

The Role of Economic Factors and Economic Support in Preventing and Escaping from Intimate Partner Violence pp. 122-128

Jennifer L. Matjasko, Phyllis Holditch Niolon and Linda Anne Valle

What does Research Suggest are the Primary Risk and Protective Factors for Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and What is the Role of Economic Factors? pp. 128-137

Eve S. Buzawa and Carl G. Buzawa

Different Types of Intimate Partner Violence Likely Require Different Types of Approaches to Prevention: A Response to Buzawa and Buzawa pp. 137-139

Jennifer L. Matjasko, Phyllis Holditch Niolon and Linda Anne Valle

Intimate Partner Violence—Response to Matjasko et al pp. 139-141

Eve S. Buzawa and Carl G. Buzawa

Spurring Job Creation in Response to Severe Recessions: Reconsidering Hiring Credits pp. 142-171

Kenneth Couch, Douglas J. Besharov and David Neumark

Open Government Initiatives: Challenges of Citizen Participation pp. 172-185

Angela M. Evans and Adriana Campos

Does Measuring Performance Lead to Better Performance? pp. 185-203

Mary Bryna Sanger

Improving the Quality of Public Services: A Multinational Conference on Public Management pp. 204-210

Douglas J. Besharov, Alexey Barabashev, Karen Baehler and Jacob Alex Klerman

Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960–2010, by Charles Murray, New York: Crown Forum/Random House, 2012, 407 pp., $27.00 hardcover pp. 211-218

Eugene B. McGregor and Gary Burtless