Policy Briefs

Policy Briefs are occasional papers that summarize relevant public policy research by UMBC faculty and students. Opinions expressed in a Policy Brief are those of the author and not the School of Public Policy or UMBC.

  1. A New Index for Tracking Trends in Household Economic Well-Being and Its Disparities Among Black, Hispanic, and White Americans, David Salkever
  2. Private-Sector Workers’ Hourly Compensation in the Trump ERA: The Case of the Disappearing Rise in Real Pay Rates, David Salkever
  3. Family Separation and the Educational Success of Immigrant Children, T. H. Gindling and Sara Poggio
  4. Evaluating the Impact of Managed Care on Service Use and Disparities in Care Among children and Adolescents Receiving Medicaid, Todd Eberly
  5. The Concerned Citizen’s Guide to Slot Machine Gambling and Horse Racing in Maryland, Robert E. Carpenter
  6. Addressing Maryland’s Structural Deficit through Better Performance Budgeting and Priority-Setting, Roy T. Meyers
  7. Six Recommendations for Reframing Monopolization Law, Tim Brennan
  8. Focus on Foster Care Services: Evaluation of Cecil County’s Team Approach, David Ayer