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Since its founding in 1998, the DeVoe L. Moore Center has initiated
courses, programs, and seminars that increase understanding of
the role of government in a market economy for undergraduates,
graduates, government workers, elected officials, and interested
citizens.
Certificate in Political Economy
The Certificate in Political Economy is a course of study for
undergraduate students that is designed to increase students' understanding
of the role of government in a market economy from a public choice
perspective. Upper division students from any major may enter the
program. The 15-hour course of study requires completion of four
designated courses in Economics and Political Science. Students
who complete the required number of courses and a capstone course
or work as undergraduate research assistants are awarded the certificate.
Admission Requirements
Satisfactory completion of Principles of Economics (ECO 2013 and
ECO 2023) is a prerequisite for entering the Certificate Program.
Undergraduate students are generally expected to have a grade point
average of at least 2.5. Special students are eligible to apply
for the program. An application form, which is available below,
should
be filled out and returned to Keith Ihlanfeldt, the Center Director.
Course of Study
Students must complete four of the following courses with a grade
of C or better. Not all the courses can be from one department.
- ECO 3622 Growth of the American Economy
- ECO 4003 Economic Policy and the Quality of Life
- ECP 3451 Law and Economics
- ECO 4504 Federal Public Finance
- ECO 4532 Public Choice
- ECP 4413 Social Control of Business
- ECP 4613 Urban Economics
- POL 4210 Economic Interpretation of American Politics
- PAD 4803 Local Government Administration
- POS 3122 State Politics
- POS 4715 Strategy in Politics
- PUP 4203 Environmental Politics and Policy
The DeVoe Moore Center Capstone Course
The DeVoe Moore Center Capstone course is designed to provide
undergraduate students an opportunity to critically evaluate issues
of state and local regulation from an interdisciplinary perspective.
The course permits students and faculty to customize the
course to take advantage of intellectual "targets of opportunity."
It may be organized, for example, around a Critical Issues Symposium
so students can focus on a relatively specialized topic and have
the opportunity to meet and interact with nationally acclaimed
scholars who are actively working in the subject area.
A certificate is awarded upon completion of the program.
Dissertation Fellowship Program
The DeVoe L. Moore Center sponsors a dissertation fellowship
competition open to doctoral students in the College of Social
Sciences who have been admitted to candidacy. Students writing
dissertations on subjects related to the Center's mission
are encouraged to apply.
» CLICK HERE for more information on this program
Fellowships Awarded for 2006-2007
Yunwei Gai (Economics): "Reliability of New Empirical
Models Measuring Hospital Market Power for Antitrust Purposes"
Yahong Zhang (Public Administration): "Local Institutions,
Incentives and Development Policy Choices"
Dongsang Yoo (Public Administration): "Institutions and
Local Land Use Policy Change in Florida"
Christopher Hawkins (Urban and Regional Planning): "Policy
Networks and Intergovernmental Cooperation for Economic Development"
Fellowships Awarded for 2005-2006
Simon Andrew (Public Administration): "Network Analysis
and Interlocal Service Agreements in Urban Florida Counties"
Mary Beal (Economics): "The Effects of Florida Wetlands
Migration Banking Program on Property Values"
Ramiro Berardo (Political Science): "Fragmentation
and Collaberation in Urban Areas: Can policy Networks Improve the Efficiency of
Local Environment Policies?"
George Cole (Geography): "Hydrology - based
Freshwater wetland Delineation and its Potential Impacts on the Areal Extent of
Wetlands and Developable Lands in Florida."
Joohyung Kang (Political Science): "Analyzing Early
Childcare Regulations in States."
Hyung-Jun Park (Public Administration): "Institutional
Collective Action and Collaborative Approaches to Economic Development"
Edgar Ramirez (Public Administration): "What
Explains Configurations of Land use Regulation in Florida Cities?"
DeEdgra Williams (Economics): "The
Effect of Popualtion Density on Local Government Expenditures"
Fellowships Awarded for 2004-2005
Lynn DacDonald (Economics): "Impact of Government Structure
on Home Values and Local Public Expenditures."
Kristin Stewart (Geography): "Human-Dolphin Boundaries: Regulatory
Human-Wildlife Interactions in a Market Economy."
San-Seok Bae (Public Administration): "Local Government Debt Financing
in Tax Competition and Fiscal Illusion."
Fellowships Awarded for 2003-2004
Mary Anderson (Political Science): "Sense
of Community and Political Participation."
Gregory Burge (Economics): "A
Theoretical and Empirical Investigation of the Effects of Local
Land Use Regulations on
the Affordability of Starter Homes."
In-Sung Kang (Public Administration): "Politics,
Institutions, and the Implementation of Growth Management Policy
in Florida
Cities."
Jeff Ueland (Geography): "The
Spatial and Temporal Dimensions of Environmental Regulation
in Florida:
A Case of the Mangrove
Protection Act of 1996."
Fellowships Awarded for 2002-2003
Mayere, Severine (Urban and Regional Planning): "Local
Power Structure and Urban Containment Policies: An Empirical
Assessment of the Determinants and Effects of Land-Use Policies."
Placement of Former Fellows
Anderson, Mary (Political Science Ph.D. 2005): University of Memphis.
Anthony, Jerry A. (Urban and Regional Planning Ph.D. 2000): Department
of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Iowa.
Bae, Sang-Seok (Public Administration Ph.D. 2005): Korea University,
Seoul.
Bernick, Ethan M. (Political Science Ph.D. 2002): University of
Illinois, Springfield.
Burge, Gregory (Economics Ph.D. 2006): Department of Economics,
University of Oklahoma.
Dasse, Carl M. (Political Science Ph.D. 2002): Staff, House of
Representatives, Florida.
Davis, Belinda C. (Political Science Ph.D.
2001): Department of Political Science, Michigan State University.
Kang, In-Sung (Public Administration Ph.D. 2005): Policy Analyst with OPPAGA, Tallahassee.
Lacombe, Don (Economics Ph.D. 2000): Department of Economics,
Ohio University.
Lamothe, Scott (Political Science Ph.D. 2000): Department of Political
Science, James Madison University.
MacDonald, Lynn (Economics Ph.D. 2006): Department of Economics, St.
Cloud University.
Mayere, Severine (Planning): Dresden Technical University, Germany.
Shaughnessy, Timothy M. (Economics Ph.D. 2003):
Department of Economics and Finance, Louisiana State University
- Shreveport.
Stewart, Kristin (Geography Ph.D. 2005): Department of Geography,
University of Southern Alabama.
Tavares, Antonio (Askew School of Public Administration
and Policy Ph.D. 2003). Mr. Tavares has accepted an assistant
professorship in Portugal.
Ueland, Jeff (Geography Ph.D. 2004): Ohio University, Athens.
White, Douglas (Economics Ph.D. expected 2004):
Shimberg Center for Affordable Housing at the University of
Florida.
Williams, Deedgra (Economics Ph.D. 2006): Department of Economics,
Florida A&M.
Wilson, James J. (Askew School of Public Administration and Policy
Ph.D. 2000); U.S. National Institute of Health.
Yurgin, Nicole (Economics Ph.D. 2003): Department
of Economics, University of Toledo (Ohio).
Zimmerman, Paul (Economics Ph.D. 2000): U.
S. Federal Communications Commission.
Graduate and Undergraduate Assistantships
This program is designed to provide financial support for students
to work closely with Center faculty and affiliates for an extended
period of time on research projects that are related to the Center's
mission. These projects allow students to do research that is
beyond the usual scope of classroom papers and to facilitate student
participation in long term faculty research projects that receive
external funding and appear in scholarly journals and books.
Workshop on State and Local
Regulation
The regulation workshop is a graduate course offered every Fall
semester by the Center. It is taught by Keith Ihlanfeldt, Center
Director and DeVoe Moore Eminent Scholar. Students working on
dissertations, graduate students, Center faculty, and Center faculty
affiliates make presentations in the workshop about research that
is related to the Center's mission. Scholars from other
institutions are invited to present their work and the workshop
also provides a forum to discuss research proposals that examine
issues related to the Center's mission.
Post-Doctoral Research Program
This program enables outstanding graduates to devote a year to
research and write books and monographs that are important to
the Center's educational mission. See the Center Director for
information about this program.
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