Publications: Index

The dissemination of the results of PPRC's applied and quantitative research is an essential part of the Center's vision. Publications of PPRC's on-going series include:

Child Care

Child Care Choices Facing Missouri's Working Families, April 2006 »PDF

Community Partnerships

“Sustaining Homeownership Among Low- Moderate-Income Homebuyers: An Explanatory Analysis of the Role of Counseling,” by Mark Tranel and William Winter »PDF
Please note that this report was prepared by PPRC and does not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Economic Resuscitation in Illinois: Old Man River City, 2006 »PDF
*To obtain a copy of the paper appendices, email Norman G. Kurland (thirdway@cesj.org).
What Makes a Church a Good Neighbor? Findings From Two Studies on Religious Congregations and Community Livability, February 2006 » PDF
Issues for City Government in the New Millennium on the Occasion of Forty Years of Partnership with Stuttgart, Germany, May 2002 » PDF
Downtown Development: Key Trends & Practices, June 2001 » PDF
Promoting Economic Well-Being Among the Poor Through Microenterprise Initiatives in the United States, April 2001 » PDF
Community Partnerships: A Sustainable Resource for Nongovernmental Organizations
by Mark Tranel and Kay Gasen » PDF
Whitmire Community Garden Study » View Presentation

Crime

Robbing Drug Dealers: An Intractable Problem for Policymakers, January 2001 » PDF

Education

Disparity of Assessment Results: Why Missouri's School Funding Formula Doesn't Add Up, October 2006
»Click Here for full report, with county-by-county data, 474 pages
»Click Here for short version, with Executive Summary and Final Report
Missouri Education Funding, Senate Bill 287, April 2005 » PDF
The Case Against 'Continuous Improvement' in Schools, July 2002 » PDF
Building a Better St. Louis: The Hope and the Promise of the Regional Center for Education and Work, April 2001 » PDF
Value Added Testing: A Modest Proposal for Education Reform, January 2001 » PDF

Environment

Economic Impact of Proposition C-The Missouri Clean Energy Initiative
»Report Summary
» Full Report
Building Municipal Capacity for Brownfields Redevelopment in Wellston, Missouri and Emeryville, California: A Case Study, June 2004 »PDF
Open Spaces, Good Places: The Future of Development for the St. Louis Region, April 2001 » PDF
Environmental Justice Handbook: Pagedale Area, April 2001 » PDF
Whitmire Community Garden Study » View Presentation

Faith-Based Initiatives

What Makes a Church a Good Neighbor? Findings From Two Studies on Religious Congregations and Community Livability, February 2006 » PDF
Spiritual Integration Test and What It Predicts About Elder Health And Well-Being, September 2004 >>PDF
>> Methods Tour (PowerPoint format)
Church, State, Elder Health and Spirituality Measurements for Public Policy, February 2001 » PDF

Gender and Income

The Road to Good Jobs: Patterns of Employment in the Construction Industry
»Report
Child Care Choices Facing Missouri's Working Families, April 2006 >>PDF
A New Chapter in Women's Labor Force Participation: Rising Rates Among Never-Married Mothers, June 2002 »PDF
Wage Penalties and the Second Earner: Career Hierarchy in Dual-Earner Families, February 2001 » PDF
Gender Differences in Pay and Pay Raises, January 2001 » PDF
The Rise in Dual-Earner Families, July 2000 » PDF

Governance vs. Government

Economic Resuscitation in Illinois: Old Man River City, 2006 »PDF
*To obtain a copy of the paper appendices, email Norman G. Kurland (thirdway@cesj.org).
Lambert Airport Governance: The Benefits and Detriments of Regional Control, April 2003 » PDF
Whose Plan Is It, Anyway?, June 2002 » PDF
Issues for City Government in the New Millennium on the Occasion of Forty Years of Partnership with Stuttgart, Germany, May 2002 » PDF
The Cardinals, A New Ballpark, and Major League Baseball: A Road Map for Success, September 2000 » PDF
The Status of Voluntary Governance Structures in St. Louis, June 2006 »View Slideshow
Governing Metropolitan Baltimore: Redux, June 2006»View Slideshow
Consolidation and Regional Cooperation for Economic Development: Lessons from Indianapolis’s UniGov and Cleveland’s Forms of Regional Cooperation, June 2006 »View Slideshow
Moving Toward Regional Governance -- Incrementally: The St. Louis Case, June 2006 »View Slideshow
The Louisville Merger: Promises and Performance: An Initial Assessment, June 2006 »View Slideshow
Municipal Partners for Inclusive Recreation, June 2006 »View Slideshow
Community Partnerships: A Sustainable Resource for Nongovernmental Organizations
by Mark Tranel and Kay Gasen »PDF

Health

Economic Impact of Proposition C-The Missouri Clean Energy Initiative
»Report Summary
» Full Report
“Sustaining Homeownership Among Low- Moderate-Income Homebuyers: An Explanatory Analysis of the Role of Counseling,” by Mark Tranel and William Winter »PDF
Please note that this report was prepared by PPRC and does not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Spiritual Integration Test and What It Predicts About Elder Health And Well-Being, September 2004 »PDF
The Medicare+Choice Program in Missouri: Considerable Turmoil since 1997, September 2001 »PDF
Cultural Competency in the Delivery of Mental Health Services: Implementation Issues, May 2001 »PDF
Church, State, Elder Health and Spirituality Measurements for Public Policy, February 2001 »PDF

Housing and Foreclosure

Analysis: Why isn't the St. Louis area doing more to prevent foreclosures? by Todd Swanstrom, published in the St. Louis Beacon. »Read article
Regional Resilience in the Face of Foreclosures: Evidence from Six Metropolitan Areas, A Working Paper, June 2009, co-authored by Todd Swanstrom »PDF
Economic Integration: A Part of the City Vitals Series, February 2009, co-authored by Todd Swanstrom »Executive Summary
“Sustaining Homeownership Among Low- Moderate-Income Homebuyers: An Explanatory Analysis of the Role of Counseling,” by Mark Tranel and William Winter »PDF
More Than Their Fair Share: Understanding How the Age of Homes Affects Property Taxes in the St. Louis Metropolitan Area, February 2007 » Read Report
An Analysis Comparing Property Tax Assessments to Sale Values in St. Charles County, St. Louis County, and St. Louis City, July 2004 »Acknowledgements, Contents, and Executive Summary >>Report

Immigration

Immigration Challenges in Secondary Cities, presented by Mark Tranel at the
Annual Conference of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management,
Los Angeles CA (November 8, 2008) »Read Report

Local Economy

Analysis: Why isn't the St. Louis area doing more to prevent foreclosures? by Todd Swanstrom, published in the St. Louis Beacon. »Read article
Regional Resilience in the Face of Foreclosures: Evidence from Six Metropolitan Areas, A Working Paper, June 2009, co-authored by Todd Swanstrom »PDF
Economic Integration: A Part of the City Vitals Series, February 2009, co-authored by Todd Swanstrom »Executive Summary
Immigration Challenges in Secondary Cities, presented by Mark Tranel at the
Annual Conference of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management,
Los Angeles CA (November 8, 2008) »Read Report
The Road to Good Jobs: Patterns of Employment in the Construction Industry
»Report
Economic Impact of Proposition C-The Missouri Clean Energy Initiative
»Report Summary
» Full Report
Survey of Job Openings in the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area for October 2007 (published May 2008)»PDF
Survey of Job Openings in the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area for May 2007 (published October 2007) »PDF
2003 Commercial Ratio Study of St. Louis County, published June 2007 » Report
2005 Commercial Ratio Study of St. Louis County, published June 2007 » Report
More Than Their Fair Share: Understanding How the Age of Homes Affects Property Taxes in the St. Louis Metropolitan Area, February 2007
» Read Report
Disparity of Assessment Results: Why Missouri's School Funding Formula Doesn't Add Up, October 2006
»Click Here for full report, with county-by-county data, 474 pages
»Click Here for short version, with Executive Summary and Final Report
Missouri Job Vacancy Survey -- Kansas City and St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Areas October 2006 »PDF
Survey of Job Openings in the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area for October 2006 »PDF
Missouri Job Vacancy Survey -- Kansas City and St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Areas »PDF
Survey of Job Openings in the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area for May 2006 »PDF
Survey of Job Openings in the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area, MO-Il: Construction, Winter 2006 »PDF
Survey of Job Openings in the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area for October 2005 »PDF
Economic Resuscitation in Illinois: Old Man River City, 2006 »PDF
*To obtain a copy of the paper appendices, email Norman G. Kurland (thirdway@cesj.org).
The Missouri Structural Budget Crisis, February 2006 » PDF
Child Care Choices Facing Missouri's Working Families, April 2006 »PDF
Missouri's Agricultural Use Values -- A Review of Their History and Effects, December 2005
»Report
Survey of Job Openings in the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area, MO-Il: Recreation, Tourism and Hospitality Sector, Summer 2005 »PDF
Survey of Job Openings in the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area for May 2005 >>PDF
Survey of Job Openings in the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area for October 2004 »PDF
An Analysis Comparing Property Tax Assessments to Sale Values in St. Charles County, St. Louis County, and St. Louis City, July 2004 >> Acknowledgements, Contents, and Executive Summary »Report
Survey of Job Openings in the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area for May 2004 »PDF
Survey of Job Openings in the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area, MO-IL: Information Technology-Producing Sector, Winter 2004 »PDF
Survey of Job Openings in the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area for the Week of October 21, 2003 »PDF
Economic Impact of the Closing of the Hazelwood Ford Plant on the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area, July 2002 » PDF
A Comparison of Employment Diversity in the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area: 1974 and 1997, July 2002 » PDF
The Medicare+Choice Program in Missouri: Considerable Turmoil since 1997, September 2001 » PDF
Building a Better St. Louis: The Hope and the Promise of the Regional Center for Education and Work, April 2001 » PDF
The Cardinals, A New Ballpark, and Major League Baseball: A Road Map for Success, September 2000 » PDF
Development in Missouri: Legislative Action in 2000, July 2000 » PDF
The Economy of Metropolitan St. Louis »PDF

Public Finance

2003 Commercial Ratio Study of St. Louis County, published June 2007 » Report
2005 Commercial Ratio Study of St. Louis County, published June 2007 » Report
More Than Their Fair Share: Understanding How the Age of Homes Affects Property Taxes in the St. Louis Metropolitan Area, February 2007
» Read Report
Disparity of Assessment Results: Why Missouri's School Funding Formula Doesn't Add Up, October 2006
»Click Here for full report, with county-by-county data, 474 pages
»Click Here for short version, with Executive Summary and Final Report
The Missouri Structural Budget Crisis, February 2006 » PDF
Child Care Choices Facing Missouri's Working Families, April 2006 »PDF
Missouri's Agricultural Use Values -- A Review of Their History and Effects, December 2005
»Report
Missouri Education Funding, Senate Bill 287, April 2005 » PDF
An Analysis Comparing Property Tax Assessments to Sale Values in St. Charles County, St. Louis County, and St. Louis City, July 2004 »Acknowledgements, Contents, and Executive Summary >>Report
Lambert Airport Governance: The Benefits and Detriments of Regional Control, April 2003 >>PDF
Whose Plan Is It, Anyway?, June 2002 »PDF
Using the Tax Code to Subsidize Families with Children: The Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit, July 2002 PDF
The Medicare+Choice Program in Missouri: Considerable Turmoil since 1997, September 2001 »PDF
Wage Penalties and the Second Earner: Career Hierarchy in Dual-Earner Families, February 2001 »PDF
Value Added Testing: A Modest Proposal for Education Reform, January 2001 »PDF
The Economy of Metropolitan St. Louis »PDF
Development in Missouri: Legislative Action in 2000, July 2000 »PDF

Public Spaces

Downtown Development: Key Trends & Practices, June 2001 »PDF
Open Spaces, Good Places: The Future of Development for the St. Louis Region, April 2001 »PDF
The Arch as Symbol, December 2000 »PDF
Whitmire Community Garden Study »View Presentation

Small Business

Promoting Economic Well-Being Among the Poor Through Microenterprise Initiatives in the United States, April 2001 »PDF

Urban Planning and Revitalization

Economic Integration: A Part of the City Vitals Series, February 2009, co-authored by Todd Swanstrom »Executive Summary
Immigration Challenges in Secondary Cities, presented by Mark Tranel at the
Annual Conference of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management,
Los Angeles CA (November 8, 2008) »Read Report
“Sustaining Homeownership Among Low- Moderate-Income Homebuyers: An Explanatory Analysis of the Role of Counseling,” by Mark Tranel and William Winter »PDF
Please note that this report was prepared by PPRC and does not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Economic Resuscitation in Illinois: Old Man River City, 2006 »PDF
*To obtain a copy of the paper appendices, email Norman G. Kurland (thirdway@cesj.org).
Lambert Airport Governance: The Benefits and Detriments of Regional Control, April 2003 >>PDF
Whose Plan Is It, Anyway?, June 2002 »PDF
Issues for City Government in the New Millennium on the Occasion of Forty Years of Partnership with Stuttgart, Germany, May 2002 »PDF
Downtown Development: Key Trends & Practices, June 2001 »PDF
Building a Better St. Louis: The Hope and the Promise of the Regional Center for Education and Work, April 2001 »PDF
Open Spaces, Good Places: The Future of Development for the St. Louis Region, April 2001 » PDF
The Arch as Symbol, December 2000 »PDF
The Cardinals, A New Ballpark, and Major League Baseball: A Road Map for Success, September 2000 »PDF
Community Partnerships: A Sustainable Resource for Nongovernmental Organizations »PDF

Voting Technology

Voting Technology in the United States »PDF
Voting Technology in the St. Louis Region »PDF
Voting Methods Two Years After Florida, May 2003 »PDF
Assessing Polling Places in the St. Louis Area, »View Presentation

Workforce and Employment

The Road to Good Jobs: Patterns of Employment in the Construction Industry
»Report
Survey of Job Openings in the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area for October 2007 »PDF
Survey of Job Openings in the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area for May 2007 »PDF
Missouri Job Vacancy Survey -- Kansas City and St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Areas October 2006 »PDF
Survey of Job Openings in the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area for October 2006 »PDF
Missouri Job Vacancy Survey -- Kansas City and St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Areas »PDF
Survey of Job Openings in the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area for May 2006 »PDF
Survey of Job Openings in the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area, MO-Il: Construction, Winter 2006 »PDF
Survey of Job Openings in the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area for October 2005 »PDF
Child Care Choices Facing Missouri's Working Families, April 2006 »PDF
Survey of Job Openings in the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area for May 2004 »PDF
Survey of Job Openings in the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area, MO-IL: Information Technology-Producing Sector, Winter 2004 »PDF
Survey of Job Openings in the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area for the Week of October 21, 2003 »PDF
Economic Impact of the Closing of the Hazelwood Ford Plant on the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area, July 2002 »PDF
A Comparison of Employment Diversity in the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area: 1974 and 1997, July 2002 »PDF
A New Chapter in Women's Labor Force Participation: Rising Rates Among Never-Married Mothers, June 2002 »PDF
Building a Better St. Louis: The Hope and the Promise of the Regional Center for Education and Work, April 2001 »PDF
Promoting Economic Well-Being Among the Poor Through Microenterprise Initiatives in the United States, April 2001 PDF
Wage Penalties and the Second Earner: Career Hierarchy in Dual-Earner Families, February 2001 »PDF
Gender Differences in Pay and Pay Raises, January 2001 »PDF
The Rise in Dual-Earner Families, July 2000 »PDF
The Economy of Metropolitan St. Louis »PDF

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