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This paper examines the Black-White life expectancy gap in Wisconsin from 2005 to 2017, disaggregating the state into Milwaukee County, Dane County (Madison), and the rest of the state.
The authors examine determinants of aggregate foreign exchange reserve holdings by central banks before observing central bank behavior.
In this report, La Follette students conduct a cost-benefit analysis of emergency medical services for Wisconsin rural municipalities.
In this report, La Follette students conduct a cost-benefit analysis of conservation tax exonerations in coastal Ecuador.
In this report, La Follette students conduct a cost-benefit analysis on eDNA technology for invasive species detection.
In this report, La Follette students conduct a cost-benefit analysis on the Wisconsin HIV Drug Assistance Program.
In this report, La Follette students conduct a cost-benefit analysis on switching from cesium-chloride to x-ray blood irradiators.
Alumni Tim Casper (MA '99) and Jen Klippel (MPA ’06) share their experiences working in higher education and how their La Follette School training helped them.
Master's student Travis Austin (MPA ’26) and alum Theola Carter (MA ’91) discuss their involvement in local government.
Professor Gregory Nemet, the La Follette School of Public Affairs’ pioneering scholar in energy systems, technological innovation, and climate policy, released the second edition of his influential book on solar energy this summer. How Solar Energy Became Cheap examines the rapidly accelerating role of solar photovoltaics (PV) in the global energy transition and highlights lessons …