1,094 research outputs found
Airport master plan update, Prescott Municipal Airport (Ernest A. Love Field) final report
No full textabstract: An update to the 1998 Prescott Municipal Airport plan, to establish an understanding of future needs for users of the airport, in relation to Federal Aviation Administration and state of Arizona regulations and design standards
Sarah Pingel and Brian Prescott: Principles for use in redesigning state financial aid
No full textSarah Pingel and Brian Prescott: Principles for use in redesigning state financial aid is a podcast interview with Sarah Pingel, a policy analyst with Education Commission of the States (ECS) and Brian Prescott, Director of Policy Research at the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE). Pingel and Prescott discuss Redesigning State Financial Aid: Principles to Guide State Aid Policy Making a report recently released by ECS in which Pingel is the lead author and Prescott a key member of the Thinkers Group responsible for examining key issues and synthesizing the findings of the report.
Pingel discusses the principles outlined in the report, noting that state financial aid programs should be student centered, goal driven and data informed, timely and flexible, and broadly inclusive of students’ educational pathways. Since many of the state financial aid programs were designed prior to 1990 for students entering higher education directly from high school, there is a need for states to redesign their financial aid programs to meet the needs of today’s students. To assist states in this process, ECS has developed a state based financial aid database (www.studentfinancialresdesign.org) and will be offering technical support for state policy makers.
Prescott continues the conversation by highlighting the importance of state financial aid programs as the ultimate determination of affordability for students with regard to appropriations and setting the price of tuition. Prescott contends state financial programs could be better utilized not just to motivate students, but to also provide support for institutions in their efforts to improve their relationship with states and the students they serve. Utilizing state financial aid programs in this way could help states and institutions better serve students and aid in closing demographic achievement gaps.
Interview facilitation, commentary and discussion presented by Kathryn Dodge, Alison Griffin, and Elise Scanlon of Radio Higher Ed
Health consultation, Prescott Water Company : evaluation of volatile organic compounds in residential area, Prescott Valley, Yavapai County, Arizona
No full textabstract: The Stoneridge subdivision is a growing rural community with approximately 5,000 residents. The Prescott Valley Water Company (Prescott Valley, AZ) provides drinking water for residents in this area. A resident in the community indicated that there is a “paint thinner” type odor coming from the tap water. The
Prescott Valley Water Company sampled the water due to request of the resident. On July 27, 2004, the resident called the Arizona Department of Health Services to express his/her concern regarding the analytical results of benzene in tap water samples collected from faucets inside the house. As a result, the Arizona Department of Health Services completed a health consultation to evaluate if benzene and other volatile organic compounds in the water supplied by the Prescott Valley Water Company pose any adverse health effects.Under cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Division of Health Assessment and Consultation
Regional Labor Market Integration: Northern Mexico and Southern USA
No full textIn this paper, the analysis of co-dependence between the US and Mexico labor markets is carried out by estimating the cyclical component of California’s and Texas’ manufacturing employment and four US Border Mexican cities through the Hodrick-Prescott filter. We estimated the smoothing parameter following a calibration technique proposed by Guerrero et al (2001) which allows us to obtain the best linear unbiased estimator of the trend component. Our analysis suggests that after 1994 there has been greater labor market integration between Mexico’s northern region and US’ southern region. This greater integration has implied a change in the nature of the short term relationship of manufacturing employment between Mexico and the US. The change is also significant on the relationship between Mexican real wages and US employment.Labor Market Integration, US-Mexico border, Hodrick-Prescott filter
Government Employment Stereotypes: City of Prescott, Arizona
No full textabstract: This study aims to understand stereotypes, misconceptions, and generalizations about government employees and their jobs. The study specifically looked at the City of Prescott and involved an online survey sent to City of Prescott employees concerning stereotypes, generalizations, and misconceptions about the employees and their jobs. The questions were also designed to ask the employees about the accurateness of the stereotypes, misconceptions, and generalizations and if they affect the employees and how they feel about their employment. Researching stereotypes about City of Prescott employees and how the stereotypes make the employees feel about their jobs and employment can not only give insight into organizational morale and why people choose to work for a government entity, but it can also help to understand where stereotypes come from and how to combat them. The survey was sent to all City of Prescott employees, and 101 responses were received. Results show that an overwhelming majority of respondents are aware of stereotypes, misconceptions, and generalizations about them and their jobs. The respondents also identified specific stereotypes, misconceptions, and generalizations that they know of or have heard. However, for the most part they do not appear to negatively affect the employees. Additionally, the employees that participated do not generally perceive the stereotypes and generalizations to be very accurate in describing their jobs and responsibilities. The employees also identified some ways that their employer can combat generalizations and stereotypes. The findings from this study will be shared with the City of Prescott to help them understand stereotypes, misconceptions, and generalizations about their employees and jobs
Prescott AMA groundwater flow model update report : final report
No full textabstract: Groundwater resources of the Prescott AMA continue to be depleted on a regional basis, resulting in decreased groundwater storage in the aquifers of the area. In addition, natural groundwater discharge from the area has decreased with potential impacts on riparian areas and downstream users.Includes bibliographical references (p. 30-32)
Low water use drought tolerant plant list
No full textabstract: Within the Prescott AMA, all plants irrigated with groundwater within any publicly owned right-of-way of a highway, street, road, sidewalk, curb or shoulder which is used for travel in any ordinary mode, including pedestrian travel, may be used only if the plants are listed on the ADWR Low Water Use Plant List. The director may waive this requirement under special circumstances. This list can also be used as a resource for residents and businesses that are interested in conserving water through low-water-use landscaping.Official regulatory list for the Arizona Department of Water Resources, Prescott Active Management Area
Comparing Alternative Output-Gap Estimators: A Monte Carlo Approach
No full textThe author evaluates the ability of a variety of output-gap estimators to accurately measure the output gap in a model economy. A small estimated model of the Canadian economy is used to generate artificial data. Using output and inflation data generated by this model, the author uses each output-gap estimation methodology to construct an estimate of the true output gap. He then evaluates the methodologies by comparing their respective estimates of the output gap with the true gap. The estimators are evaluated on the basis of correlations between the actual and estimated output gap, as well as the root-mean-squared estimation error. The author also varies the properties of potential output and the output gap in the data-generating process to test the robustness of his results. His findings indicate that an estimator that combines the Hodrick-Prescott filter with a Blanchard-Quah structural vector autoregression (SVAR) yields an estimate that is accurate compared with competing methods at the end-of-sample. He also finds that the performance of the SVAR relative to that of other methodologies is quite robust to violations in the identifying assumptions of the SVAR.Business fluctuations and cycles; Econometric and statistical methods; Potential output
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