JOURNAL OF Policy Analysis and Management | | Contents | Volume 32, 2013 = Number 1, Winter 2013 Notes from the Editor VaureenA . Pirog Introduction to the Research Articles Vaureen A. Pirog Do Child Development Accounts Promote Account Holding, Saving, and Asset Accumulation for Children’s Future? Evidence from a Statewide Randomized Experiment Yunju Nam, Youngmi Kim, Margaret Clancy, Robert Zager, and Michael Sherrade The Expected Impact of State Immigration Legislation on Labor Market Outcomes Julie L.H otchkisasn d Myriam Quispe-Agnoli intensifying Social Exchange Relationships in Public Organizations: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment Vorten Jakobsen and Simon Calmar Andersen The Effects of Foreclosure Counseling for Distressed Homeowners ]. Michael Collins and Maximilian D. Schmeise METHODS FOR POLICY ANALYSIS Rebecca A. Maynard, Editor External Validity in Policy Evaluations that Choose Sites Purposively Robert B. Olsen, Larry L. Orr, Stephen H. Bell, and Elizabeth A. Stuart POINT/COUNTERPOINT Kenneth A. Couch, Editor The Role of Economic Factors and Economic Support in Preventing and Escaping from Intimate Partner Violence Jennifer L. Matjasko, Phyllis Holditch Niolon, and Linda Anne Valle What does Research Suggest are the Primary Risk and Protective Factors for Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and What is the Role of Economic Factors? Eve 8. Buzawa and Carl G. Buzawa Volume Contents Different Types of Intimate Partner Violence Likely Require Different Types of Approaches to Prevention: A Response to Buzawa and Buzawa Jennifer L. Matjasko. Phyllis Holditch Niolon, and Linda Anne Valle Intimate Partner Violence—Response to Matjasko et al. Eve S. Buzawa and Carl G. Buzawa POLICY RETROSPECTIVES KennethA .C ouch, Editor and Douglas] .B esharov, Guest Editor Spurring Job Creation in Response to Severe Recessions: Reconsidering Hiring Credits David Neumark PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE Kenneth A. Couch, Editor Open Government Initiatives: Challenges of Citizen Participation Angela M. Evans and Adriana Campos Does Measuring Performance Lead to Better Performance? Mary Bryna Sanger NOTES ON THE APPAM-MOSCOW CONFERENCE Improving the Quality of Public Services: A Multinational Conference on Public Management Douglas J.B esharov, Alexey Barabashev, Karen Baebler, and Jacob Alex Klerman BOOK REVIEW Eugene B. McGregor. Jr., Editor Coming Apart: The Stateo f White America, 1960-2010, by Charles Murray Gary Burtless Number 2, Spring 2013 Introduction to the Research Articles Vaureen A. Pirog The Effects of California's Paid Family Leave Program on Mothers’ Leave-Taking and Subsequent Labor Market Outcomes Vaya Rossin-Slater, Christopher J. Rubm, and Jane Waldfogel School Vouchers and Student Outcomes: Experimental Evidence from Washington, DC Patrick] .W olf. Brian Kisida, Babette Gutmann, Michael Puma. Nada Eissa, and Lou Rizzo Politics Can Limit Policy Opportunism in Fiscal Institutions: Evidence from Official General Fund Revenue Forecasts in the American States George A.K rause, David E. Lewis, and James W. Douglas Spillover Effects of Voluntary Environmental Programs on Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Lessons from Mexico Irene Henriques, Bryan W. Husted, and Ivan Montiel Volume Contents High School Exit Exams and Dropout in an Era of Increased Accountability Steven W. Hemeanld tDav e E. Marcotte Municipal Rebate Programs for Environmental Retrofits: An Evaluation of Additionality and Cost-Effectiveness Lori S.B ennear, Jonathan M. Lee, and Laura 0. Taylor Are Charitable Giving and Religious Attendance Complements or Substitutes? The Role of Measurement Error Matthew Kim POINT/COUNTERPOINT Kenneth A. Couch, Editor The One-Child Policy Needs an Overhaul lijia Jing China's Demographic Challenge Requires an Integrated Coping Strategy \izhe Peng Barriers to Policy Change and a Suggested Path for Change bijia Jing Understanding China’s Demographic Dividends and Labor Issue \izhe Peng POLICY RETROSPECTIVES Kenneth A. Couch, Editor Class Size and Student Outcomes: Research and Policy Implications Vatthew M. Chingos INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE NEWS Labor Activation in a Time of High Unemployment: Lessons from Abroad Douglas }.B esharov, Douglas M. Call, and Stefano Scarpetta BOOK REVIEW Eugene B. McGregor, Jr.. Editor Governing Fables: Learning from Public Sector Narratives, by Sandford Borins EugeneB . McGregor 2012 Vernon Prize Announcements from APPAM Number 3, Summer 2013 Introduction to the Research Articles Vaureen A. Pirog Cream-Skimming, Parking and Other Intended and Unintended Effects of High-Powered, Performance-Based Contracts Pierre Koning and Carolyn J. Heinrich Volume Contents Fiscal Rules and the Composition of Government Expenditures in OECD Countries Momi Daban and Michel Strawczynski Has the Shift to Managed Care Reduced Medicaid Expenditures? Evidence from State and Local-Level Mandates Mark Duggan and Tamara Hayford State Unemployment Insurance Trust Solvency and Benefit Generosity Daniel L. Smiantd Jheffr ey B. Wenger Technical Management in an Age of Openness: The Political, Public, and Environmental Forest Ranger Sarab E. Anderson, Heather E. Hodges, and TerryL . Anderson Teacher Pension Systems, the Composition of the Teaching Workforce, and Teacher Quality Cory Koedel, Michael Podgursky, and Shishan Shi An Experimental Test of the Expectancy-Disconfirmation Theory of Citizen Satisfaction Gregg G. Van Ryzin Aviation Security, Risk Assessment, and Risk Aversion for Public Decisionmaking Mark G. Stewart and Jobn Mueller Would a Value-Added System of Retention Improve the Distribution of Teacher Quality? A Simulation of Alternative Policies Marcus A. Winters and Joshua M. Cowen INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE NEWS Trends in Migration and Migration Policy Douglas J.B esharov, Mark H. Lopez, and Melissa Siegel JPAM Doctoral Dissertation Listing 2012 APPAM Dissertation Awards Number 4, Fall 2013 Introduction to the Research Articles Vaureen A. Pirog Experimental Evidence on the Effect of Childhood Investments on Postsecondary Attainment and Degree Completion Susan Dynarski, Joshua Hyman, and Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach Collection of Delinquent Fines: An Adaptive Randomized Trial to Assess the Effectiveness of Alternative Text Messages Laura C. Haynes, DonaldP . Green, Rory Gallagher, Peter John. and David ]. Torgersor The Effect of the Kyoto Protocol on Carbon Emissions Rabel Aichele and Gabriel Felbermayr Volume Contents Discouraging Disadvantaged Fathers’ Employment: An Unintended Consequence of Policies Designed to Support Families Varia Cancian, Carolyn |. Heinrich, and Yiyoon Chung Choice in a World of New School Types /.S. Butler, Douglas A. Carr, Eugenia Toma, and Ron Zimmer The Effects of Green Cards on the Wages and Innovations of New PhDs Yiaobuan Lan Do Alternative Base Periods Increase Unemployment Insurance Receipt Among Low-Educated Unemployed Workers? (lix Gould-Werth andH . Luke Shaefer METHODS FOR POLICY ANALYSIS Rebecca A. Maynard, Editor Kenneth A. Couch, Guest Editor Strengthening the Regression Discontinuity Design Using Additional Design Elements: A Within-Study Comparison Coady Wing and Thomas D. Cook POINT/COUNTERPOINT Kenneth A. Couch, Editor How Important was the Pill to Women’s Economic Well-Being? If Roe v. Wade Were Overturned, How Might Society Change? if. dlJ o) ce Recent Evidence on the Broad Benefits of Reproductive Health Policy VarthaJ .B ailey, Melanie Guldi, and Brad J. Hershbein if Only Policy Analysis Were So Easy Ted Joyce Further Evidence on the Internal Validity of the Early Legal Access Research Design Vartha | Bailey Velanie Guldi and Brad | Hershbein INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE NEWS Asian Social Protection in Comparative Perspective Karen |. Baeblaenrd Douglas ]. Besharot BOOK REVIEWS Eugene B. McGregor, Ir.. Editor Climate Change and Global Energy Security: Technology and Policy Options by Marilyn A Brown and Benjamin Sovacool. John ( Topping Ir Contents for Volume 32 32" Year Data and Referees Referee Acknowledgements