Rebate programs for retrofitting residential properties with water efficient appliances have become a common conservation policy tool for local municipalities. Engineering estimates of water savings from rebate programs can be systematically biased because they assume all subsidized appliance...

During disasters and emergencies, the people who are the neediest and require the most immediate assistance are often the last to be helped — if they are helped at all. This paper explores and discusses emergency functions and supporting legal mechanisms available to assist vulnerable...

Significant resources are being invested by government and the private sector in broadband infrastructure to increase broadband deployment and use. With a unique dataset of broadband availability (sorted by county), the authors assess whether broadband infrastructure has affected the industrial...