System architecture plays a crucial role in the establishment of Digital Government infrastructure. Over recent decades, various architectures have been introduced by scholars for the establishment of Digital Government infrastructure. However, there is no uniform agreement on Digital Government...

System architecture plays a crucial role in the establishment of Digital Government infrastructure. Over recent decades, various architectures have been introduced by scholars for the establishment of Digital Government infrastructure. However, there is no uniform agreement on Digital Government...

Established in 1965, Title I seeks to improve the educational achievement of U.S. students from disadvantaged backgrounds. The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 made this goal more specific. Because its mandate is to attain 100 percent proficiency, in effect this means closing the achievement...

This paper uses panel data regression analysis to investigate the impact of entrepreneurship and institutions on the competitiveness of the European Union (EU) regions. It also employs data envelopment analysis to assess the efficiency of each EU region in converting each factor of...

This working paper highlights two major findings regarding the DC metro area’s immigrant population. The first finding is that the region’s foreign-born population is substantially different from its native born counterpart in many aspects. Overall, the foreign-born population in the region...

This paper develops a regional-level total factor productivity (TFP)-based proxy measure of the economic value of the functions entrepreneurs perform in the economy. In providing the theoretical support for linking the economic value of entrepreneurship (EVE) and TFP, this paper integrates...

President Obama has proposed "Preschool for All" with a pledge of $75 million to the states to implement "high quality" full-time preschool programs for low-income children as part of the regular K-12 system. The states would come up with additional funds to provide for the remaining higher...

The purpose of this survey paper is to provide a review of the empirical literature linking entrepreneurship and economic growth in particular at the regional level. The starting point in this survey is a review of the distinct concepts of entrepreneurship used in the empirical research. It...