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Essays on network industries : privatization, regulation, and productivity measurement
Kuhlmann, Andreas - ifo Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung an der …
This study was prepared by Andreas Kuhlmann, while he was working with the Ifo Institute for Economic Research. It was completed in September 2006 and was accepted as a Ph.D. thesis by the Economics Department of the University of Munich. The subject of this study is the analysis of network...
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The Economic Impact of Illinois’s Livestock Industry
Goldsmith, Peter D.; Wang, Miao - Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, … - 2012
The goal of this report is to provide the Illinois Livestock industry with an economic snapshot of the current state of … overall declining Illinois economy; and 3) important local impacts in key county and legislative regions. This contribution … Illinois livestock output shows modest growth in the real value of products sold. Pork and poultry lead with positive real …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010886006
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TANF Recipients as Potential Long-Term Care Workers: An Assessment of the Prospects in the District of Columbia, Illinois, Maryland and South Carolina.
Kirby, Gretchen; Pavetti, LaDonna; Max, Jeffrey; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2005
The long-term care industry’s need for workers and TANF recipients’ need for jobs could be mutually beneficial if, indeed, recipients’ characteristics, skills, and circumstances match the requirements, accessibility, and availability of these jobs. This paper analyzes characteristics of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010923793
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Food Stamp Leavers in Illinois: How Are They Doing Two Years Later?
Rangarajan, Anu; Gleason, Philip M. - Mathematica Policy Research - 2001
In light of sharp declines in the Food Stamp Program caseload, examines the well-being of those who have left the program. Notes that about half of those who exited in 1997 were employed two years later, while more than half had incomes below the poverty line. Also notes food insecurity with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010924439
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Families on TANF in Illinois: Employment Assets and Liabilities.
Kirby, Gretchen; Fraker, Thomas; Pavetti, LaDonna; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2003
Illinois has a strong work incentive package, fewer than a third of these household heads are meeting federal work requirements …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010924537
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Cities and Green Growth: The Case of the Chicago Tri-State Metropolitan Area
Public Governance and Territorial Development …; … - 2013
This working paper assesses opportunities and policies for green growth in the Chicago Tri-State Metropolitan Area. It first examines the Chicago metro-region's economic and environmental performance and potential constraints to regional growth, and identifies emerging regional specialisations...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011277081
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TANF Recipients as Potential Long-Term Care Workers: An Assessment of the Prospects in the District of Columbia, Illinois, Maryland, and South Carolina
Kirby, Gretchen; Pavetti, LaDonna; Max, Jeffrey; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2005
The long-term care industry’s need for workers and TANF recipients’ need for jobs could be mutually beneficial if, indeed, recipients’ characteristics, skills, and circumstances match the requirements, accessibility, and availability of these jobs. This paper analyzes...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011262547
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How are CHIPRA Quality Demonstration States Using Quality Reports to Drive Health Care Improvements for Children?
Anglin, Grace; Hossain, Mynti - Mathematica Policy Research - 2015
This Evaluation Highlight focuses on how six States are using quality reports to draw attention to State- or practice-level performance on quality measures in order to drive improvements in the quality of care for children.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011266063
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Wealth effect of geographical deregulation: the case of Illinois
DiClemente, John J.; Kolari, James - In: Economic Perspectives (1986) Mar, pp. 13-17
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005373214
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How do minorities fund small business start-ups? Two Chicago neighborhoods offer insight
Kuck, Paul; Townsend, Robert; Bond, Philip - In: The Region (1999) Sep, pp. 10-13
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005352743