Policy Analysis and Evaluation

Issues in Science and Technology

2024

In response to China’s rise, Western governments are acting to limit scientific collaboration—but these measures will not increase economic competitiveness and could inhibit the practice of science itself.

Labor outcomes of mortgage payment subsidies for unemployed homeowners

Journal of Housing Economics

2025

Stephanie Moulton's paper provides novel evidence that stabilizing housing during an unemployment shock leads to better employment outcomes over the long term.

2024

This report discusses the Phase II work for the Systemic Factors Influencing Risk Aversion: Diagnosing Behaviors and Tailoring Interventions for Lasting Transformation project (WRT-1081.8.4). The project was a collaboration between the Air Force Installation Contracting Center (AFICC) and The Ohio State University (OSU).

Contract Design, Complexity, and Incentives: Evidence From U.S. Federal Agencies

The American Review of Public Administration

2018

This study analyzes nearly 390,000 federal contracts across service acquisitions of varying complexity to determine whether incentive contracts differ in contract duration, cost, or technical performance when compared with other types of contracts.

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory

2014

This research addresses the accountability dynamics in local government contracting by analyzing the decisions public managers make to determine whether they sanction contractors for unsatisfactory performance.

Thomas B. Fordham Institute

2024

For too long, Ohio underfunded its public charter schools. That policy was unfair to charter school students—many economically disadvantaged—whose educations received less taxpayer support simply by virtue of their choice of schools.

Exploring factors influencing repeated recalls in the US meat and poultry industry

Agribusiness

2024

Neal Hooker investigates the timing, probability and frequency of repeated recalls in the U.S. meat and poultry industry between 2003 and 2019.

Science and Public Policy

2024

Student Achievement and Learning Acceleration on Spring 2024 Ohio State Tests

Ohio Department of Education and Workforce

2024

Vladimir Kogan examines spring 2024 Ohio State Tests to understand how student academic achievement has been recovering since the declines experienced during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Shoshanah Inwood