February 2019
Research Presentation: Mona Vakilifathi
Please join PADP Wednesday, February 27th in the Pinnacle Room for a research presentation from Mona Vakilifathi, Assistant Professor of Public Service from NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. Do Electorally-Vulnerable Legislators Grant More or Less Statutory Discretion? What is the effect of a change in individual-level electoral competition on a reelection-seeking legislator’s statutory discretion to the bureaucracy? I utilize a within-subject natural experiment in the California State Legislature during the 2011-12 regular legislative session. I test…
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2019 Getzen Lecture on Government Accountability
Getzen Lecture on Government Accountability presented by the Department of Public Administration and Policy by Gene L. Dodaro UGA Chapel, Athens Monday, March 25, 2019 2:00 p.m. A reception will follow in the Candler Hall Lobby. Gene L. Dodaro became the eighth Comptroller General of the United States and head of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) on December 22, 2010, when he was confirmed by the United States Senate. He was nominated by President Obama in September of 2010…
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