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Browsing Sanford School Master of Public Policy (MPP) Program Master’s Projects by Title

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The Cost of Being an Orphan: Psychosocial Well-being, Cognitive Development and Educational Advancement among Orphans and Abandoned Children in Five Low Income Countries

Escueta, Maya (2013-04-19)

Development policymakers and child-care service providers are committed to improving the educational opportunities of the growing population of 153 million orphans worldwide. Nevertheless, the relationship between orphanhood ...
County Costs and Funding in North Carolina’s Electronic Recycling Program

Leven, Rachel (2013-04-19)

Senate Bill 887, better known as the “Amend Electronics Recycling Law,” banished electronic waste from landfill disposal in 2010. It also set up a system of funding to ensure that manufacturers of electronics sold in the ...
Coverage in water supply among the poor in developing countries: General trends and policy-relevant cases with different climate conditions

Bahuguna, Aroha (2011-04-22)
Designing Clean Electricity Standards to Balance Costs, Benefits and Equity

Isaacs, Jessica (2013-04-22)
Developing and Scaling-Up Summer Programming in East Durham

Howley, Julia (2012-04-20)

Executive Summary The vision of East Durham Children’s Initiative (EDCI) is for all children and youth in the Initiative’s focus area to successfully graduate high school, ready for college or a career. Providing high-quality ...
The Differential Effect of Governance on Aid to the Water/Sanitation and Health Sectors: An Analysis

Waly, Alia (2012-04-20)

A swathe of research attests to the importance of governance in achieving economic growth and poverty reduction in developing countries. Whether governance has an equal effect across sectors, however, is a question that ...
Differential Grading in North Carolina Public High Schools

Rauschenberg, Sam (2012-04-20)

College admissions decisions often rest heavily on a student’s high school grades, but teachers have significant flexibility in how they assign grades. Differential grading occurs when students are held to different grading ...
Direct Democracy and Online Mobilization: New Media Strategies to Galvanize Millennial Voters

Ritchie, Shannon (2012-04-25)

Policy Question What new media tactics should be employed to galvanize North Carolina Millennial voters in the run-up to the May 8, 2012 vote on Amendment One? Background and Policy Context The Coalition to Protect ...
Does Income Inequality Hamper or Foster Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Lee, KyuSeon (2012-04-20)

POLICY QUESTION “What is the relationship between inequality and economic growth? Specifically, does income inequality hamper or foster economic growth in developing countries?” BACKGROUND As the global economy ...
Downscaling Financial Services to Latin American SMEs

Davis, Cameron (2011-04-22)

In this paper, the SME financial sectors of Brazil, Mexico and Chile are studied in order to understand some of the obstacles to Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) financing in Latin America and to offer solutions on how ...
Dropouts from Durham Public Schools

Todd, Amy (2013-04-18)

Low high school graduation rates prove a major challenge for policymakers throughout the United States. Durham, North Carolina is no exception. Durham’s graduation rate is currently 77%, compared to the North Carolina ...
An Economic Evaluation of Teacher Licensure Programs in North Carolina

Bramlett, David (2012-04-20)

In tight fiscal times, the North Carolina General Assembly and the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) would like to increase the efficiency of their expenditures. With the increased availability of teacher-level education ...
Ecuador's Frontiers: Recommendations for Border Management within a Human Rights Framework

Beasley, Mariel (2013-04-19)

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY POLICY QUESTION How can Ecuador effectively control their terrestrial borders in accordance with the human rights framework defined by their 2008 Constitution? RECOMMENDATION (Pg. 8) I ...
The Effect of Gender Quotas on Women's Political Engagement: Cross-National Comparison and Case Study

Laurito, M. Agustina (2011-04-27)

In this paper I look at the effect of gender quotas on women’s political engagement. In particular I ask whether the enactment of a gender quota encourages women to become more involved in politics by sending the signal ...
The effect of North Carolina's Public School Building Bond Fund on county capital spending patterns, kindergarten enrollment, and local property tax growth

Holt, Blake; Holt, Blake (2012-04-19)

North Carolina has a long history of offering state bonds meant to address the capital needs of its public school system. The last major State effort taken to help counties in funding capital needs took place in 1996 with ...
THE EFFECT OF THE FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER TAX CREDIT ON HOME PRICES IN LOW AND MODERATE INCOME COMMUNITIES

Schwinden, Chris (2011-04-22)

The Center for Responsible Lending (CRL) is a Durham-based organization that works to promote homeownership and economic opportunity for low and moderate income communities and communities of color, which traditionally ...
The effect of water quality on demand for safe drinking water in rural and peri-urban Cambodia

Jeuland, Marc (2012-04-20)

Executive Summary Policy Question How does perceived drinking water quality affect household willingness to pay (WTP) for clean water in rural Cambodia? Background Inadequate access to improved water and ...
The Effects of Community-wide Job Loss on Student Achievement

Chiamopoulos, Andy (2013-04-18)

Understanding the impact of job loss on student achievement has grown increasingly important given the widespread job loss that occurred during the Great Recession. I evaluate the impact of county-level job loss within ...
Electric Generation Investment in a Time of Natural Gas Price and Carbon Pricing Uncertainty: A Modeling Analysis

Fitzpatrick, Kristopher (2013-04-16)

Low current and forecasted natural gas prices are spurring investment in new gas-fired electric generation in the eastern United States. In both regulated territories and organized electricity markets, natural gas power ...
Empirical Determinants of Female Genital Cutting: Evidence From The Gambia

Steinmetz, Tara (2012-04-20)

Despite widespread efforts to end the practice of female genital cutting (FGC), the practice persists across much of the world, including The Gambia. In The Gambia, approximately 78 percent of women are circumcised. In ...