In this report, La Follette students assess the impact of funding decreases in the Crime Victims Fund.
Research
Providing Sawyer PointOne Filters in La Moskitia: A Cost-Benefit Analysis
In this report, La Follette students conduct a cost-benefit analysis on the distribution of Sawyer PointOne water filters to the region of La Moskitia, Honduras.
Driving Change: A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Expanding Mobile Dentistry in Wisconsin
In this report, La Follette students evaluate the impacts of mobile dentistry in areas of low utilization and with few Medicaid providers.
Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention: Lowering the Elevated Blood Lead Level Threshold for Public Health Intervention in Wisconsin, A Cost-Benefit Analysis
In this report, La Follette students analyze the costs and benefits of lowering Wisconsin’s state-mandated elevated blood lead levels intervention threshold.
Private Well Water Treatment in Wisconsin: A Cost-Benefit Analysis
In this report, La Follette students evaluate the impacts of funding initiatives on the treatment of private wells in Wisconsin.
Community Forestry in Vulnerable Forest Regions of Nepal: A Cost-Benefit Analysis
In this report, La Follette students analyze the costs and benefits of using community forestry management in Nepal to reverse degradation and promote forest recovery.
New report cards indicate Wisconsin water utilities excel in water quality, but concerns remain
Most of Wisconsin’s water utilities provide safe, healthy drinking water with 92% of the state’s water utilities earning A grades for water quality (health) in a first-of-its-kind water utility report card designed by Professor Manuel P. Teodoro.
New research from La Follette reveals a genetic influence on quitting smoking
The novel study, led by Associate Professor Lauren Schmitz, is among the first in economics to combine genetic information and data from a randomized controlled study.
2025 Kohl Competition awards announced
The Kohl Competition awards funding to faculty research projects that exemplify evidence-based policymaking and meaningfully shape public policy.
Students gain applied policy research experience through new internships addressing poverty
Last fall, the UW–Madison Institute for Research on Poverty hired several undergraduate students for internships that allow them to build policy research and communications skills.