In this report, La Follette students assess the effectiveness of a financial program for humanitarian migrants.
Research
Promoting Oral Health Among Wisconsin Medicaid Members: Addressing Disparities in Dental Care Access and Utilization
In this report, La Follette students assess Wisconsin Medicaid dental care access and usage to help the Wisconsin Department Health Services target disparities.
Evaluation of the Wisconsin Department of Corrections’ Evidence-Based Response to Violations Program
In this report, La Follette students evaluate a Department of Corrections program aimed at improving responses to probation and parole violations.
Assessing Alternative Measures of Student Socioeconomic Status for Madison Metropolitan School District
In this report, La Follette students assess best practices to help the Madison Metropolitan School District improve measures of student economic disadvantage.
Greater Availability of Public Access AEDs in Milwaukee County: A Cost-Benefit Analysis
In this report, La Follette students estimate the social and fiscal costs and benefits of placing AEDs at bus stops In Milwaukee County.
Assessing the Effectiveness of Wisconsin’s School Funding Formulas
This paper develops two statistical indicators to assist policymakers in determining whether the state’s school funding system has achieved its goals.
Assessing the Effectiveness of School Funding Formulas in Massachusetts, Texas, and Wisconsin
This paper develops two statistical indicators for several states to assist policymakers in determining whether the state’s school funding system has achieved its goals.
Increasing Electricity Reliability to Improve Vaccine Storage in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Cost-Benefit Analysis
In this report, La Follette students explore how unreliable electricity impacts vaccine spoilage and health outcomes related to vaccine-preventable diseases in three sub-Saharan countries.
Transitioning to Induction Stoves in Michigan: A Cost-Benefit Analysis
In this report, La Follette students examine the impacts on health and other factors if Michigan residents converted gas and electric stoves to induction ranges.
Eliminating Wisconsin’s Driver’s License Suspension Policy for Failure to Pay Forfeitures: A Cost-Benefit Analysis
In this report, La Follette students evaluate the economic effects of eliminating Wisconsin’s policy of suspending driver’s licenses for nonpayment of legal financial obligations.