Peer Reviewed Research

Trade-Offs in Justice-Oriented Grid Expansions

Energy Policy

2026

Jeffrey M. Bielicki and colleagues investigate how the regional electricity system serving Ohio and neighboring states can be expanded to accommodate growth in electricity demand and compensate for job losses from the transition away from fossil fuels.

Motivation, Burnout, and Resignation: A Longitudinal Study of Law Enforcement Officers

Review of Public Personnel Administration

2026

Russell Hassan suggests that public service motivation can help sustain law enforcement officers in their roles during challenging periods by dampening burnout-related resignation pressures.

Public Administration Review

2025

Russell Hassan explores whether public service motivation (PSM) can help alleviate burnout among frontline public sector workers, who frequently encounter high job demands and conflicting roles that heighten burnout risks.

Scarcity Mindset as a Predictor of Cryptocurrency Investments

Journal of Economic Psychology

2025

Caezilia Loibl's publication identifies that individuals with a stronger scarcity mindset are more likely to engage in risky investments such as cryptocurrency, even after accounting for other established determinants of investment behavior.

PLOS One

2025

Caezilia Loibl examines that while U.S. military households have homeownership rates similar to civilians, younger post-Vietnam servicemembers accumulate less housing wealth, with financial stress and frequent relocations shaping their ability to build home equity.

PLOS One

2025

Caezilia Loibl examines that for young adults who follow social media influencers, fear of missing out is associated with lower overall wellbeing, but this effect is partly mitigated by parasocial interactions that contribute positively to social, psychological, and financial outcomes.

Life Insurance Product Type, Financial Knowledge, and Financial Adequacy

Financial Planning Review

2025

Caezilia Loibl's publication finds that most U.S. households lack adequate financial protection against the death of an income earner, with life insurance product type playing a more consistent role than financial knowledge in determining financial preparedness.

PLOS One

2025

Madeleine Drost and Caezilia Loibl examine that during the initial COVID-19 wave in the United States, emergency savings were a key predictor of loneliness among older adults, with financial liquidity constraints shaping loneliness similarly across socioeconomic groups.

Drivers of Citizens’ Willingness to Donate to Local Governments

Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations

2026

In this study, author Long Tran explains Vietnamese citizens' willingness to donate to local governments for road improvements.

Good Government: The Future of Research in the Study of Public Administration

Public Performance & Management Review

2026

Author Jos Raadschelders and colleagues argue for a renewed focus on conceptual research in public administration, emphasizing the need to balance it with empirical approaches to better understand the role of government in society.