Browsing Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs by Title
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Explanations for Persistent Nursing Shortages
(2008)This paper contributes to the economics literature on nursing market shortages by putting forward two new models that suggest three new explanations for perceived nursing shortages. The first model focuses on hospitals ... -
Local Impacts of a Global Crisis: How Washington state nonprofits are responding to COVID-19
(2020-10)The COVID-19 crisis has caused deep and widespread strain across sectors and individuals since taking hold in early 2020. Despite this adversity, nonprofits—especially those comprising the modern social safety net—have ... -
One Bad Formula Can Spoil Everything: A Simple Adjustment That Would Improve the UN's Gender Inequality Index
(2019)A simple change in one part of the definition of the United Nations Gender Inequality Index (GII) could go a long way toward making it less problematic and more useful. In the definition of the GII we propose to replace ... -
Resilience amid uncertainty: The on-going impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on nonprofits in Washington State
(2021-12-13)This report represents the second phase of on-going research to understand how nonprofits in Washington State have responded to the twin public health crises of systemic racism and the COVID-19 pandemic, the types of support ... -
Sharing Power?: The Landscape of Participatory Practices & Grantmaking Among Large U.S. Foundations
(2021-07-26)Philanthropic foundations in the United States hold significant power in both defining societal challenges and the manner in which those challenges are addressed. There have been increasing calls for foundations to shift ...