Martin School of Public Policy and Administration
Address:
James W. Martin School of Public Policy and Administration
405 Patterson Office Tower
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40506
Phone: (859)-684-5659
E-mail: amanda.deerfield@uky.edu
Vita (.pdf)
Dissertation Title:"A Study of Corruption, Foreign Aid, and Economic Growth"
Committee:JS Butler(chair), Edward Jennings,
Rebecca Bromley-Trujillo, and Glenn Blomquist
Research Fields:International and developmental economics, comparative economic systems, quantitative research methods, corruption and institutions, political economy of developing countries, comparative politics, effects of foreign aid, international financial institutions, program evaluation
Teaching Interests: International and developmental economics, quantitative research methods, comparative economic systems, international trade, policy analysis, program evaluation, comparative politics, macroeconomics, political economy
Working Papers: "Post-Soviet Russia: A Timeline and Discussion of Interactions with International Financial Institutions",
"Looking for Economic Growth: Donors, Recipients, and the Games They Play",
"Determinants of Economic Growth: A Review of the Literature",
"Corruption, Foreign Aid, and Economic Growth: the Hand that Feeds or Foot in Mouth?"
Address:
James W. Martin School of Public Policy and Administration
Fourth Floor, Patterson Office Tower
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40506
Phone: (205)-529-1959
E-mail: bryan.gibson@uky.edu
Vita (.pdf)
Dissertation Title:"Three Essays on Fiscal Stress and Financial Stabiltiy in State Government Finance"
Committee:Dwight Denison (chair), David Wildasin,
Merl Hackbart, and J.S. Butler
Research Fields:Public Finance and Budgeting, Transportation Finance and Policy, Nonprofit Finance and Management, and Tax Policy
Teaching Interests: Public Budgeting and Financial Management, Nonprofit Management, Tax Policy, Policy Analysis, and Program Evaluation
Job Market Paper: "E-Commerce Taxation: Analyzing Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Adoption by the States"
Working Papers: "Adjustable Rate Debt Overwhelms Jefferson County, AL Sewer Authority: A Tale
of Market Risk, False Hope, and Corruption"
Address:
James W. Martin School of Public Policy and Administration
Fourth Floor, Patterson Office Tower
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40506
E-mail: toshakurzynske@gmail.com
Vita (.pdf)
Dissertation Title:"Homogeneity, Sorting, and Social Capital: Differences in Rural and Urban School Peer Effects"
Committee: Eugenia Toma (chair), J.S. Butler, Edward Jennings, David Hulse
Research Fields: Education Finance and Policy
Teaching Interests: Business and Public Administration, Management and Organizational Behavior, Economics, Policy Analysis, Education Policy, Quantitative Methods, Program Evaluation
Working Papers:"Peer Effects in Rural America: A Tennessee Example", "Theoretical Examination of Rural and Urban Schools", and "Solid Waste Policies and its Impact on Waste Management Budgets"
Address:
James W. Martin School of Public Policy and Administration
Fourth Floor, Patterson Office Tower
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40506
Phone: (859) 351-1901
E-mail: shana.steinbach@uky.edu
Vita (.pdf)
Dissertation Title: "The Impact of Public Insurance on Infant Health Outcomes and a Look at the Implications of Managed Care"
Committee: William H. Hoyt (Chair), Glenn C. Blomquist, Aaron Yelowitz, Jeffrey Talbert, J.S. Butler
Research Fields: Health and Environmental Policy
Teaching Interests: Economics, Health Policy, Health Finance, Program Evaluation, Decision Analysis, Strategic Planning, Public Policy and Financial Management of the Non-profit Sector
Job Market Paper: "Newborns Born Under Medicaid: Are There Health and Cost Differentials?"
Address:
James W. Martin School of Public Policy and Administration
Fourth Floor, Patterson Office Tower
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40506
Phone: (785)-317-5785
E-mail: zhiwei.zhang@uky.edu
Vita (.pdf)
Dissertation Title: "To Produce or To Buy? Exploring Determinants of Local Government Privatization Decisions"
Committee: Edward Jennings (chair), JS butler, Dwight V. Denison, and Glenn C. Blomquist
Research Fields: State and local public finance and budgeting, local governments' privatization and outsourcing, financial management of non profit organizations, quantitative methods
Teaching Interests: Public budgeting and finance, quantitative methods, public economics, nonprofit management, and policy analysis
Job Market Paper: "Determinants of Privatization in the U.S. Municipalities -- New Evidence from a Spatial Study"