The Effect of School Capital Investments on Local Housing Markets: Evidence from the Interest-Free Construction Bond in California

Prior research establishes that capital investments from both families and schools are imperative for youths’ socialization and development. Yet current research neglects to test if negative perceptions and negative experiences during adolescence may hinder the effectiveness of family and school capital on adolescent and young adult behavioral outcomes. Drawing from ecological systems theory and social capital theory, I examine the influence of youths’ perceptions of schools’ safety, bully victimization, and family and school social capital predicting violence. I use data from multiple waves from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (1997) ( N = 4,130). I find that the bonds between youths and their families and youths and their schools are important agents of social control. However, my findings suggest that being the victim of bullying may influence the process through which bonds to conventional institutions help prevent problem behaviors. This suggests that a theoretical approach that considers investments in youths from multiple contexts and youths’ experiences with victimization may be better suited for predicting adolescent and young adult violence.

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2008 Economy Results: The End of the "Fat" Years

Voprosy Ekonomiki ◽

10.32609/0042-8736-2009-3-4-25 ◽

2009 ◽

pp. 4-25 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

B. Zamaraev ◽

A. Kiyutsevskaya ◽

A. Nazarova ◽

E. Sukhanov

Keyword(s):

Economic Crisis ◽

National Economy ◽

Banking System ◽

Housing Markets ◽

Transmission Mechanism ◽

Economic Conditions ◽

Basic Change ◽

Russian Economy ◽

The World

The article analyzes the current economic conditions in Russia. Succession, distribution and the transmission mechanism of the world financial and economic crisis to the Russian economy are considered in this article as well as the changes in the banking system, share and housing markets. Production, consumption and investment on the boundary of 2008-2009 are described. The conclusion about the basic change of conditions of national economy development is presented.

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Solar Renewable Energy Credit Price Volatility and Investment Returns: Have Policies Stranded Capital Investment?

Commonwealth ◽

10.15367/com.v19i1.135 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 19 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Somayeh Youssefi ◽

Patrick L. Gurian

Keyword(s):

Solar Energy ◽

Capital Investment ◽

Supply And Demand ◽

Price Volatility ◽

The United States ◽

Investment Model ◽

Capital Investments ◽

Demand Model ◽

Market Prices ◽

Investment Returns

Pennsylvania is one of a number of U.S. states that provide incentives for the generation of electricity by solar energy through Solar Renewal Energy Credits (SRECs). This article develops a return on investment model for solar energy generation in the PJM (mid-Atlantic) region of the United States. Model results indicate that SREC values of roughly $150 are needed for residential scale systems to break even over a 25-year project period at 3% interest. Market prices for SRECs in Pennsylvania have been well below this range from late 2011 through the first half of 2016, indicating that previous capital investments in solar generation have been stranded as a result of steep declines in the value of SRECs. A simple conceptual supply and demand model is developed to explain the sharp decline in market prices for SRECs. Also discussed is a possible policy remedy that would add unsold SRECs in a given year to the SREC quota for the subsequent year.

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