Richard V Adkisson
Biographic Data
| ID | 1487699 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Richard V Adkisson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Richard V |
| FAMILY NAME | Adkisson |
| SIGNATURE | ADKISSON R V |
| AFFILIATIONS | New Mexico State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2282-8808 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 69 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 21 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Presidential Voting in the 2016 US Presidential Election: Impacts of the US–Mexico Border and Border Integration
The 2016 presidential election brought many proposals to the fore, several with potentially significant impacts in the US–Mexico border region. Republican candidate, Donald Trump, promised to build a border wall, return manufacturing jobs to the US, impose import tariffs, and scrap or renegotiate existing trade agreements, including the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). This paper examines county-level presidential voting in the four U…
Towards Human Development: New Approaches to Macroeconomics and Inequality
Towards Human Development: New Approaches to Macroeconomics and Inequality." The Social Science Journal, 52(3), pp. 431–432
State-by-state variations in high-tech employment through the great recession
This paper explores the relationship between state-level high-tech employment and state economic development, labor, and tax policies over the 2007–2012 period. During this period national high-tech manufacturing employment decreased, national high-tech service employment increased and the nation experienced a severe recession. Overall high-tech employment grew very little during this time period but changes in high-tech employment varied substan…
Tax structure and state economic growth during the Great Recession
Concern about the effect of taxes on economic growth and development in the United States is longstanding. While most studies are concerned with the growth impacts of tax burden, marginal rates, or the impact of a particular tax, there are few works that examine the impact of tax structure in the way it is defined in this work. Here, tax structure is defined as the shares of revenue collected by various taxes. Using a pool of data on the 50 state…
Analysis of California propositions: An experiment in the empirical revelation of shared mental models
This paper uses factor analysis to analyze Californians' voting on 12 propositions considered during the 2008 general election. The result is to create quantitative representations of shared mental models. After generating two county-level shared mental model indices, the indices are further examined to explain their variation across counties and to evaluated their performance as substitutes for previous presidential voting as an independent vari…
Pragmatism to Dogmatism: The Laissez Faire Myth and the Disabling of the American Fisc
The authors argue that the recent upsurge in anti-tax sentiment has its roots evolving social conditions and adherence to the laissez faire myth. Content analysis reveals that political anti-tax rhetoric increased in the late 1970s and early 1980s, a time of social distress in the US. This increased political attention provided a rhetorical punctuation whereby a substantial portion of Americans moved toward a much more dogmatic adherence to the l…
Voting for president in the U.S.–Mexico border region
Reasoning that life in the U.S.–Mexico border region is sufficiently different from life in non-border regions this paper asks whether proximity to the border has a significant impact on presidential voting. County level data from four border states, California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, over five presidential elections, 1992–2008, are examined using a both cross-sectional and panel data analysis. The authors conclude that there is a border…
Identity Economics: How our Identities Shape our Work, Wages, and Well-being
Identity Economics: How our Identities Shape our Work, Wages, and Well-being." The Social Science Journal, 48(2), pp. 414–415
The New Fiscal Sociology: Taxation in Comparative Perspective
The New Fiscal Sociology: Taxation in Comparative Perspective." The Social Science Journal, 47(3), pp. 723–724
Inequality, Consumer Credit and the Saving Puzzle
Inequality, Consumer Credit and the Saving Puzzle." The Social Science Journal, 46(3), pp. 609–610
Which way is up? Where shall we go
Research Methods for Community Change: A Project-Based Approach
There is a tension in research activity that is often overlooked. Basic or general social research, of the type typically undertaken in academe, most often seeks to develop general knowledge – know
Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth and Happiness
Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth and Happiness." The Social Science Journal, 45(4), pp. 700–701
Research Ethics for Social Scientists
Every person reading this review applies personal ethics in his or her pursuit of knowledge. Whether one can clearly articulate what his or her ethics are or where they came from, or whether their
Globalization and the Politics of Pay: Policy Choices in the American States
Conventional wisdom is a convenient tool. Adhering to the conventional wisdom simplifies the world. Decisions and judgments are easier to make. It cuts through the complexities of complicated socia
The Euro: A Concise Introduction to European Monetary Integration
The Euro: A Concise Introduction to European Monetary Integration." The Social Science Journal, 43(4), pp. 733–734
Inequality in America: What Role for Human Capital Policies
Inequality in America: What Role for Human Capital Policies?." The Social Science Journal, 42(2), pp. 333–334
Representative Ideology and the Vote for Welfare Reform
This article examines the congressional vote for HR3734, The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. The primary concern is to identify the factors that had a significant influence over the voting decision, paying special attention to representative ideology measured by Americans for Democratic Action and American Conservative Union voting scores. An empirical model is developed and estimated using logistic regres…
Devolution and Recentralization of Welfare Administration: "Implications for "New Federalism
When the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program was created, participating states were made responsible for the administration of the program. States could choose between administering the program themselves or allowing local administration under state supervision. Initially, 32 of the 50 states (64%) opted for the state-supervised, locally-administered structure. By 1990, only 15 states (30%) were operating under state-supervised system…
Voting for president: Elections along the U.S.‐Mexican Border
Historically, political discussions in the United States have been laced with phrases such as “the solid South,” “the Bible belt,” and “the industrial Northeast.” The ongoing use of these and similar phrases implies a widespread recognition that there are regional patterns of political behavior. To date, studies examining regional effects on voting behavior have been confined to state level data and broad regional definitions such as “the South,”…
Multi-level administrative structure and the distribution of social service expenditures: A Nebraska example
During the decade of the 1980s Nebraska restructured its social service (welfare) delivery system. Prior to the change, administrative responsibility for many social service programs was shared between the state and county governments. The restructuring brought the entire program under state administration. A primary reason for this policy change was to eliminate administrative inconsistencies evident in the decentralized structure. This article …
Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth and Happiness
Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth and Happiness." The Social Science Journal, 45(4), pp. 700–701
Multi-level administrative structure and the distribution of social service expenditures: A Nebraska example
During the decade of the 1980s Nebraska restructured its social service (welfare) delivery system. Prior to the change, administrative responsibility for many social service programs was shared between the state and county governments. The restructuring brought the entire program under state administration. A primary reason for this policy change was to eliminate administrative inconsistencies evident in the decentralized structure. This article …
Devolution and Recentralization of Welfare Administration: "Implications for "New Federalism
When the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program was created, participating states were made responsible for the administration of the program. States could choose between administering the program themselves or allowing local administration under state supervision. Initially, 32 of the 50 states (64%) opted for the state-supervised, locally-administered structure. By 1990, only 15 states (30%) were operating under state-supervised system…
Tax structure and state economic growth during the Great Recession
Concern about the effect of taxes on economic growth and development in the United States is longstanding. While most studies are concerned with the growth impacts of tax burden, marginal rates, or the impact of a particular tax, there are few works that examine the impact of tax structure in the way it is defined in this work. Here, tax structure is defined as the shares of revenue collected by various taxes. Using a pool of data on the 50 state…
Presidential Voting in the 2016 US Presidential Election: Impacts of the US–Mexico Border and Border Integration
The 2016 presidential election brought many proposals to the fore, several with potentially significant impacts in the US–Mexico border region. Republican candidate, Donald Trump, promised to build a border wall, return manufacturing jobs to the US, impose import tariffs, and scrap or renegotiate existing trade agreements, including the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). This paper examines county-level presidential voting in the four U…
Analysis of California propositions: An experiment in the empirical revelation of shared mental models
This paper uses factor analysis to analyze Californians' voting on 12 propositions considered during the 2008 general election. The result is to create quantitative representations of shared mental models. After generating two county-level shared mental model indices, the indices are further examined to explain their variation across counties and to evaluated their performance as substitutes for previous presidential voting as an independent vari…
Voting for president in the U.S.–Mexico border region
Reasoning that life in the U.S.–Mexico border region is sufficiently different from life in non-border regions this paper asks whether proximity to the border has a significant impact on presidential voting. County level data from four border states, California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, over five presidential elections, 1992–2008, are examined using a both cross-sectional and panel data analysis. The authors conclude that there is a border…
Which way is up? Where shall we go
Research Ethics for Social Scientists
Every person reading this review applies personal ethics in his or her pursuit of knowledge. Whether one can clearly articulate what his or her ethics are or where they came from, or whether their
Inequality in America: What Role for Human Capital Policies
Inequality in America: What Role for Human Capital Policies?." The Social Science Journal, 42(2), pp. 333–334
Representative Ideology and the Vote for Welfare Reform
This article examines the congressional vote for HR3734, The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. The primary concern is to identify the factors that had a significant influence over the voting decision, paying special attention to representative ideology measured by Americans for Democratic Action and American Conservative Union voting scores. An empirical model is developed and estimated using logistic regres…
Voting for president: Elections along the U.S.‐Mexican Border
Historically, political discussions in the United States have been laced with phrases such as “the solid South,” “the Bible belt,” and “the industrial Northeast.” The ongoing use of these and similar phrases implies a widespread recognition that there are regional patterns of political behavior. To date, studies examining regional effects on voting behavior have been confined to state level data and broad regional definitions such as “the South,”…
Multi-level administrative structure and the distribution of social service expenditures: A Nebraska example
During the decade of the 1980s Nebraska restructured its social service (welfare) delivery system. Prior to the change, administrative responsibility for many social service programs was shared between the state and county governments. The restructuring brought the entire program under state administration. A primary reason for this policy change was to eliminate administrative inconsistencies evident in the decentralized structure. This article …
Voting for president: Elections along the U.S.‐Mexican Border
Historically, political discussions in the United States have been laced with phrases such as “the solid South,” “the Bible belt,” and “the industrial Northeast.” The ongoing use of these and similar phrases implies a widespread recognition that there are regional patterns of political behavior. To date, studies examining regional effects on voting behavior have been confined to state level data and broad regional definitions such as “the South,”…
Devolution and Recentralization of Welfare Administration: "Implications for "New Federalism
When the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program was created, participating states were made responsible for the administration of the program. States could choose between administering the program themselves or allowing local administration under state supervision. Initially, 32 of the 50 states (64%) opted for the state-supervised, locally-administered structure. By 1990, only 15 states (30%) were operating under state-supervised system…
Representative Ideology and the Vote for Welfare Reform
This article examines the congressional vote for HR3734, The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. The primary concern is to identify the factors that had a significant influence over the voting decision, paying special attention to representative ideology measured by Americans for Democratic Action and American Conservative Union voting scores. An empirical model is developed and estimated using logistic regres…
Inequality in America: What Role for Human Capital Policies
Inequality in America: What Role for Human Capital Policies?." The Social Science Journal, 42(2), pp. 333–334
The Euro: A Concise Introduction to European Monetary Integration
The Euro: A Concise Introduction to European Monetary Integration." The Social Science Journal, 43(4), pp. 733–734
Research Ethics for Social Scientists
Every person reading this review applies personal ethics in his or her pursuit of knowledge. Whether one can clearly articulate what his or her ethics are or where they came from, or whether their
Globalization and the Politics of Pay: Policy Choices in the American States
Conventional wisdom is a convenient tool. Adhering to the conventional wisdom simplifies the world. Decisions and judgments are easier to make. It cuts through the complexities of complicated socia
Research Methods for Community Change: A Project-Based Approach
There is a tension in research activity that is often overlooked. Basic or general social research, of the type typically undertaken in academe, most often seeks to develop general knowledge – know
Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth and Happiness
Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth and Happiness." The Social Science Journal, 45(4), pp. 700–701
Inequality, Consumer Credit and the Saving Puzzle
Inequality, Consumer Credit and the Saving Puzzle." The Social Science Journal, 46(3), pp. 609–610
Which way is up? Where shall we go
The New Fiscal Sociology: Taxation in Comparative Perspective
The New Fiscal Sociology: Taxation in Comparative Perspective." The Social Science Journal, 47(3), pp. 723–724
Voting for president in the U.S.–Mexico border region
Reasoning that life in the U.S.–Mexico border region is sufficiently different from life in non-border regions this paper asks whether proximity to the border has a significant impact on presidential voting. County level data from four border states, California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, over five presidential elections, 1992–2008, are examined using a both cross-sectional and panel data analysis. The authors conclude that there is a border…
Identity Economics: How our Identities Shape our Work, Wages, and Well-being
Identity Economics: How our Identities Shape our Work, Wages, and Well-being." The Social Science Journal, 48(2), pp. 414–415
Analysis of California propositions: An experiment in the empirical revelation of shared mental models
This paper uses factor analysis to analyze Californians' voting on 12 propositions considered during the 2008 general election. The result is to create quantitative representations of shared mental models. After generating two county-level shared mental model indices, the indices are further examined to explain their variation across counties and to evaluated their performance as substitutes for previous presidential voting as an independent vari…
Pragmatism to Dogmatism: The Laissez Faire Myth and the Disabling of the American Fisc
The authors argue that the recent upsurge in anti-tax sentiment has its roots evolving social conditions and adherence to the laissez faire myth. Content analysis reveals that political anti-tax rhetoric increased in the late 1970s and early 1980s, a time of social distress in the US. This increased political attention provided a rhetorical punctuation whereby a substantial portion of Americans moved toward a much more dogmatic adherence to the l…
Tax structure and state economic growth during the Great Recession
Concern about the effect of taxes on economic growth and development in the United States is longstanding. While most studies are concerned with the growth impacts of tax burden, marginal rates, or the impact of a particular tax, there are few works that examine the impact of tax structure in the way it is defined in this work. Here, tax structure is defined as the shares of revenue collected by various taxes. Using a pool of data on the 50 state…
State-by-state variations in high-tech employment through the great recession
This paper explores the relationship between state-level high-tech employment and state economic development, labor, and tax policies over the 2007–2012 period. During this period national high-tech manufacturing employment decreased, national high-tech service employment increased and the nation experienced a severe recession. Overall high-tech employment grew very little during this time period but changes in high-tech employment varied substan…
Towards Human Development: New Approaches to Macroeconomics and Inequality
Towards Human Development: New Approaches to Macroeconomics and Inequality." The Social Science Journal, 52(3), pp. 431–432
Presidential Voting in the 2016 US Presidential Election: Impacts of the US–Mexico Border and Border Integration
The 2016 presidential election brought many proposals to the fore, several with potentially significant impacts in the US–Mexico border region. Republican candidate, Donald Trump, promised to build a border wall, return manufacturing jobs to the US, impose import tariffs, and scrap or renegotiate existing trade agreements, including the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). This paper examines county-level presidential voting in the four U…
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