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The UMBC School of Public Policy includes the master of public policy (MPP) and PhD degree programs, and the Maryland Institute for Public Policy and Analysis Research (MIPAR). Established after four decades of sustained growth, the School consists of nine full-time faculty, more than 30 affiliated faculty from the departments of economics, sociology, political science, and policy analysis. MIPAR, with $23 million in active research grants, links the analytical resources of the University with policymakers in the state and region, conducting opinion research, policy analyses, and program evaluations on a variety of topics. MIPAR activities are supported by federal, state, and local governmental agencies, foundations, and corporations.
Recent Submissions
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EMS utilization predictors in a Mobile Integrated Health (MIH) program: A retrospective analysis
(Research Square, 2020-07-08)Abstract Background. The provision of unnecessary Emergency Medical Services (EMS) care remains a challenge throughout the US and contributes to ER overcrowding, delayed services and lower quality of care. New EMS models ... -
Cybersecurity at the Grassroots: American Local Governments and the Challenges of Internet Security
(Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2018-09-26)In this paper, we examine cybersecurity challenges faced by America’s local, governments, including: the extent of cyberattacks; problems faced in preventing attacks from being successful; barriers to providing high levels ... -
Getting rid of Chevron? Be Careful What you Wish For
(Technology Policy Institute, 2018-08-13) -
Enforcing Environmental Regulation: Implications of Remote Sensing Technology
(RFF, 1998-05-01) -
Demand-Side Management Programs Under Retail Electricity Competition
(RFF, 1998-10-01) -
Do Lower Prices For Polluting Goods Make Environmental Externalities Worse?
(RFF, 1999-05-01) -
"Vertical Market Power" as Oxymoron: Getting Convergence Mergers Right
(RFF, 2001-08-01) -
Checking for Market Power in Electricity: The Perils of Price-Cost Margins
Concerns have been expressed around the world that the newly opened electricity markets have failed to be sufficiently competitive. The competitiveness of electricity markets in the U.K. has been questioned almost since ... -
Competition as an Entry Barrier? Consumer and Total Welfare Effects of Bundling
(Regulation2point0, 2005-06) -
Is the Benefit of Reserve Requirements in the “Reserve” or the “Requirement”?
(RFF, 2008-09-18) -
Energy Efficiency: Efficiency or Monopsony?
(RFF, 2009-05-21) -
Network effects as infrastructure challenges facing utilities and regulators
(Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC), 2009-07-30) -
The Challenges of Climate for Energy Markets
(RFF, 2009-09-03) -
Prizes, Patents and Technology Procurement: A Proposed Analytical Framework
(RFF, 2012-12-20) -
Energy Efficiency Policy: Surveying the Puzzles
(RFF, 2011-07-06)
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