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The Impact of Welfare Reform on Rates of Abortion
Full text linkMany studies have shown that some rather personal decisions have been influenced by the generosity of a state’s welfare program. Ozawa (1989), Caudill and Mixon (1993), and Clark and Strauss (1998) have all established a positive relationship between the level of financial support to unwed mothers and rates of fertility. Of course, having children is the result of having unprotected sexual relations. Such relations can lead to other outcomes besides the birth of a child. Ressler et al. (2005) and Ressler et al. (2006) found a positive link between the generosity of a state’s welfare payments and contraction rates of HIV and other STDs, respectively. Most important to the current research, Leibowitz et al. (1986) as well as Gohmann and Ohsfeldt (1993) found an inverse relationship between welfare support and rates of abortion. In 1996, President Clinton signed into law the “Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act” – commonly referred to as Welfare Reform. Prior to this law, welfare was administered under Aid to Families with Dependent Children or AFDC. The welfare reform law introduced a new program known as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). The most significant difference between the two programs is that under TANF a family can receive assistance for a maximum of five years. No such time limit existed under AFDC. The calculus of optimization for welfare recipients changed in the wake of welfare reform. For example, Ressler et al. (2011) demonstrated that the effect of TANF payments on HIV contraction rates is significantly less than that of AFDC payments. The current research attempts to ascertain whether welfare reform also changed abortion behavior. Using statewide data, we attempt to explain differences in rates of abortion as a function of a myriad of explanatory variables including a dichotomous variable indicating the welfare program (AFDC or TANF) in effect
Weak Identification in Nonlinear Econometric Models
Full text linkThe Belsley, Kuh, and Welch Belsley et al. (1980) diagnostics are applied to the precision estimator in nonlinear models and the properties are explored via simulation. The performance of the diagnostics is examined specifically with the ordered probit model. The performance is examined under several parameterizations and under different degrees of collinearity. The results suggest that the identification of the model’s parameters is indeed related to collinearity of the data and by the parametric functional form of the model itself. The BKW diagnostics appear to be useful in the sense that serious problems with identification can be detected quite easily using the built in vif function of gretl
An Assessment of the Potential Use of Forest Residues for the Production of Bio-Oils in the Urban-Rural Interface of Louisiana
Full text linkLouisiana is endowed with forest resources. Forest wastes generated after thinning, land clearing, and logging operations, such as wood debris, tree trimmings, barks, sawdust, wood chips, and black liquor, among others, can serve as potential fuels for energy production in Louisiana. This paper aims to evaluate the potential annual volumes of forest wastes established on detailed and existing data on the forest structure in the rural-urban interface of Louisiana. It also demonstrates the state’s prospects of utilizing forest wastes to produce bio-oils. The data specific to the study was deduced from secondary data sources to obtain the annual average total residue production in Louisiana and estimate the number of logging residues available for procurement for bioenergy production. The total biomass production per year was modeled versus years by polynomial regression curve fitting using Microsoft Excel. Results of the model show that the cumulative annual total biomass production for 2025 and 2030 in Louisiana is projected to be 80000000 Bone Dry Ton (BDT) and 16000000 (BDT) respectively. The findings of the study depict that Louisiana has a massive biomass supply from forest wastes for bioenergy production. Thus, the potential for Louisiana to become an influential player in the production of bio-based products from forest residues is evident. The author recommends that future research can use Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to create maps displaying the potential locations and utilization centers of forest wastes for bioenergy production in the state
2022-2023 Operating Budget
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Medical Terminology
No full textDescription Pressbooks textbook MoodleNet Canvas Commons This course is designed to teach medical terminology, the language of medicine, in an engaging and meaningful way. Learning medical terminology will allow the learner to more easily understand the language of medicine and utilize this knowledge throughout their academic and medical-based career. While learning medical terms in this course, the learner will also learn basic anatomy and physiology, as well as basic diseases and professions dealing with each body system. The course starts the learner off by explaining the way that word parts are put together and then introduces the words and their parts within each body system. The combination of word lists and their definitions with interactive content and real-world scenarios will aid the learner to understand, retain, and utilize the information within
World Civilization I
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This course will provide you with a broad outline of World History from its origins to 1500. The course will cover the origins of humankind, our organization into cities, states, and empires, our social tendencies, economic needs, and spiritual wants. The heart of the course is to compare and contrast civilizations and cultures from five key regions: the Fertile Crescent, India, Africa, Eurasia, and the Americas. We will learn how to think historically, use a variety of sources, and apply good reading and writing skills. The goal for this course is to foster openness and appreciation for other cultures, and encourage you to think creatively about modern society and your own position within it
How Has Effectuations Into Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 Provide Equity and Consensus for All-Inclusion? The Bankruptcy Code in Action Among Bankruptcy & Fraud Targeting
Full text linkIn this research paper, I quantify the extent to which risk amid bankruptcy and fraud targeting has quintupled while enacting bankruptcy code limited scope of activity of business and non-business, influence of Department of Justice United States Trustee Program, and Bankruptcy Court systemic and peak survival. Executing bankruptcy codes, acts, initiatives, and risk interventions soften the blow of disproportionately effected cases. The recent decline of bankruptcy cases from 2020 to 2022 results in a robust recovery efforts. All-inclusively, the resolve demonstrates the critical vantage point of judgeships, trustees, attorney, and bankruptcy court systems consensus dependence on the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 and shows how temporary negative risk of bankruptcy and fraud targeting has persisted while enacting bankruptcy code(s)
Will More Technology in Accounting Become Another Barrier to Attracting and Retaining Black Students to the Profession?
Full text linkAutomation in the form of drones, machine learning, computer vision, robotic process automation, artificial intelligence, and robotic software applications will continue to increase productivity and reduce the need for some workers. While there may not be an immediate reduction in accounting professionals, data analytics has begun to shift the primary skill sets needed for accountants in the United States and abroad. In this paper, we identify and discuss the main challenges the profession faces in attracting black students to the profession. Additionally, we present a theoretical discussion of the challenge of ensuring that as more accounting work moves from traditional functions to those more akin to information systems professionals, we do not lose black students in the major and profession. We discuss how data analytics could reduce interest in the career among some demographic groups who historically have shown a hesitancy to pursue information technology careers. We conclude with a summary discussion of strategic recommendations that may allow the profession to increase its attractiveness with black students so that the accounting field may continue to enjoy a healthy number of new skilled recruits in the United States to replace retiring accounting and financial professionals
The Growth of the Native American Gaming Industry: An Update
Full text linkIn the late 1970s, several Indian tribes established bingo operations to raise revenues to fund tribal governments. In 1987, in California v. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld one of the most significant turning points for tribal governments: the legal right of Native American tribes to offer gaming on reservation lands, free of state interference. By 2001, gaming had become one of the fastest-growing sectors of the U.S. tourism industry. As of 2008, Indian gaming revenues topped 33.7 billion, with 252 tribal governments conducting multiple gaming operations, for an average revenue growth per year of 2.4 percent. However, 2020, because of COVID 2019, has seen an overall economic downturn. The tribal gaming industry will continue to lead the way on gaming technology and innovation. Emerging platforms will allow tribes to increase their market base. In fact, Native American gaming is considered one of the top industries in this country. Indian gaming is no longer in its infancy. As such, Indian tribes will face new competition and additional challenges as state-sanctioned casinos continue to spread. Given that gambling is an accepted form of entertainment, it is likely that tribal gaming will continue to be an important part of the American economy