Browsing by Author "Vocino, Thomas"

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An Analysis of Economic Efficiency in Predicting Legislative Voting Beyond a Traditional Liberal-Conservative Spectrum

Boozer, Benjamin (2008-05-15)

Self-interest and ideology are important explanatory variables for human behavior and are the two primary determinants of legislative decision-making. Self-interest usually pertains to a maximization of financial resources ...

An Analysis of the Punctuated Equilibrium Model Applied to Congressional Approval of Passenger Facility Charges

Hutto, William (2006-05-15)

In 1972, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that airports could charge passengers using their facilities a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC), which was commonly called a “head tax.” The imposing of PFCs by airports ...

An Examination of Cultural and Linguistic Competence in Health Care

Whitman, Marilyn (2006-12-15)

The increasing number of foreign-born persons in the United States is creating significant cultural and linguistic challenges for health care providers. The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority ...

An Examination of State Level Homeland Security Organizations

Davis, Joe (2008-12-15)

The requirement for homeland security within the United States became apparent following the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. Prior to the attacks, neither the federal nor state governments were organized or ...

An Examination of the Factors Influencing the Decisions of United States Army Aviation Officers to Leave the Army

Ramdass, Vicky (2005-08-15)

This research examined the following questions: (1) What factors cause some aviators to leave the Army? (2) Are private sector employment opportunities perceived differently between aviators who leave and those who stay ...

Fiscal Policy and the Growth of Foreign Direct Investment in Sub-saharan Africa (Selected Countries: Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa)

Bello, Joshua (2005-12-15)

This study evaluates the impacts of fiscal policy on foreign direct investment (FDI) in the Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) region, focusing on the selected countries of Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa. The study further ...