IFIR


A Partnership of
The Martin School of Public Policy and Administration at the University of Kentucky
and
The Institute for Regional Analysis and Public Policy at Morehead State University

IFIR Workshops

Fall Semester, 2005



Wednesday, September 14, 2005:

Brown Bag Workshop
Speaker: David E. Wildasin, Martin School of Public Policy, University of Kentucky
Title: "Emergent Research Issues in Fiscal Federalism"
Time: 11:45AM - 1:15PM
Place: Conference Room, Miller Hall

Wednesday, September 21, 2005:

Brown Bag Workshop
Speaker: William Hoyt, Department of Economics, University of Kentucky
Title: "The Optimal Division of the Tax Base in a System of Hierarchical Governments"
Time: 11:45AM - 1:15PM
Place: Conference Room, Miller Hall

Wednesday, September 28, 2005:

Brown Bag Workshop
Speaker: Michael Hail, Institute for Regonial Analysis and Public Policy, Morehead State University
Title: "Evaluating Devolution: A Comparative Study of State Economic Development Through Third Party Federalism."
Time: 11:45AM - 1:15PM
Place: Conference Room, Miller Hall

Wednesday, October 5, 2005:

Brown Bag Workshop
Speaker: Matthew Gabel, Department of Political Science, University of Kentucky
Title: "Do Governments Sway European Court of Justice Decision-making?: Evidence from Government Court Briefs"
Time: 11:45AM - 1:15PM
Place: Conference Room, Miller Hall

Wednesday, October 12, 2005:

Brown Bag Workshop
Speaker: James Marton, Martin School of Public Policy, University of Kentucky
Title: "Cash and Health Benefits for the Poor: Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers and Cross-Program Substitution"
Time: 11:45AM - 1:15PM
Place: Conference Room, Miller Hall

Wednesday, November 2, 2005:

Brown Bag Workshop
Speaker: Eugenia Toma, Martin School of Public Policy, University of Kentucky
Title: "Charter Schools and Support for Public Schools"
Time: 11:45AM - 1:15PM
Place: Conference Room, Miller Hall

Wednesday, November 9, 2005:

Brown Bag Workshop
Speaker: Richard Fording, Department of Political Science, University of Kentucky
Title: "Putting Sanctions into Practice: Devolution, Discretion, and Local Variation in the Florida TANF Program"
Time: 11:45AM - 1:15PM
Place: Conference Room, Miller Hall

Wednesday, November 16, 2005:

Brown Bag Workshop
Speaker: Dwight Denison, Martin School of Public Policy, University of Kentucky
Title: "Property Tax Exemptions and Tax Exempt Bonds: Do Federal Income Tax Exemptions Influence Municipal Capital Finance?"
Time: 11:45AM - 1:15PM
Place: Conference Room, Miller Hall

Wednesday, November 30, 2005:

Visiting Speaker Workshop
Speaker: Marian Lief Palley, Professor, Political Science and International Relations Core Faculty of MPA Program, University of Delaware
Title: "Federalism, Fragmentation and Health Care: The Case of Women's Reproductive Health Care"
Time: 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Place: West End Boardroom, 18th Floor, Patterson Office Tower

Friday, December 9, 2005:

Visiting Speaker Workshop
Speaker: Howard Chernick, Department of Economics, Hunter College, City University of New York
Title: "Redistribution at the State and Local Level: Consequences for Economic Growth"
Time: 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Place: West End Boardroom, 18th Floor, Patterson Office Tower



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