Most previous cap and trade programs have distributed emission allowances for free to incumbent producers. However, in the electricity sector the value of CO<INF>2</INF> allowances may be far in excess of costs to industry and giving them away to firms diverts allowance value from other purposes. Using a...</inf>

Are public and private organizations fundamentally different? This question has been among the most enduring inquiries in public administration. Our study explores the impact of organizational ownership on two complementary aspects of performance: service quality and access to services for...

Using administrative data on public school students in North Carolina, we find that sixth grade students attending middle schools are much more likely to be cited for discipline problems than those attending elementary school. That difference remains after adjusting for the socioeconomic and...

The California class size reduction program provided schools with cash rewards for K-3 classes of 20 or fewer students. I show how program rules made it possible for schools to save money by using mixed-grade classes to meet class size reduction obligations while maintaining larger average class...