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Faculty Publications

Books
2001 Lascher, Jr., Edward L., and Michael R. Powers (eds.), forward by Michael S. Dukakis, The Economics and Politics of Choice No-Fault Insurance (Kluwer Academic Publishers).
2000 Wassmer, Robert, and John Anderson, Bidding for Business: The Efficacy of Local Economic Development Incentives in a Metropolitan Area (Upjohn Institute).
2000 Wassmer, Robert (ed.), Readings in Urban Economics: Issues and Public Policy (Basil Blackwell Publishers).
1999 Lascher, Jr., Edward L., The Politics of Automobile Insurance Reform: Ideas, Institutions, and Public Policy (Georgetown University Press).
1998 Waste, Robert J., Independent cities: Rethinking U.S. Urban Policy (Oxford University Press).
1993 Lascher, Jr., Edward L., and Shirley Williams (eds.), Ambition and Beyond: Career Paths of American Elected Officials (Institute of Governmental Studies).
1989 Waste, Robert J., The Ecology of City Policymaking (Oxford University Press).
1987 Waste, Robert., Power and Pluralism in American Cities: Researching the Urban Laboratory (Greenwood Press).
1986 Waste, Robert J. (ed.), Community Power: Directions for Future Research (Sage Publications).
   

Articles (published since 1990)
* Wassmer, Robert. "Lessons from California's Public Elementary Schools Where Performance Exceeds Expectations," California Politics and Policy
* Wassmer, Robert; and Nancy Shulock and Colleen Moore of Institute for Higher Education Leadership and Policy, CSUS. "Effect of Racial/Ethnic Composition on Transfer Rates in Community Colleges: Implications for Policy and Practice," Research in Higher Education.
2003 Wassmer, Robert. "The Influence of Local Fiscal Choices and Growth Control Choices on Big-Box Sprawl in the American West," entry in The Property Tax, Land Use, and Land Use Regulation, Edited by Dick Netzer, Edward Elgar Press, 2003, pp. 88 - 121
2003 Wassmer, Robert. "Introduction to Property Tax Policy," entry in Course 402: Property Tax Policy Student Reference Manual, International Association of Assessing Officers, 2003, pp., 1-55
2003 Wassmer, Robert. "Urban Devolution and Metropolitan Local Governance in California's Next Half Century of Growth," entry in Building a Civil Society: Separate Geographies, Shared Destinies, Edited by Ali Modares and Evelyn G. Aleman, Pat Brown Institute (CSULA) and Center for California Studies (CSUS), 2003, pp. 67-95
2002 Wassmer, Robert. "An Analysis of Subsidies and Other Options to Expand Tire Recycling/Diversion in California," Resource Recycling,California Environmental Protection Agency, Integrated Waste Management Board
2002 Booher, David and Innes, Judith. "Network Power in Collaborative Planning," Journal of Planning Education and Research, Spring 2002.
2002 Wassmer, Robert. "Why Growth?," Urban Land Institute Working Paper on Land Use Policy.
2002 Wassmer, Robert. "Fiscalization of Land Use, Urban Growth Boundaries, and Non-Central Retail Sprawl in the Western United States," Urban Studies 39, July 2002, pp 1307-1327.
2002 Wassmer, Robert and Ronald Fisher. "Interstate Variation in the Use of Fees to Fund K-12 Public Education," Economics of Education Review 21, January 2002, pp 81-100.
2001 Wassmer, Robert. "The Economics of the Causes and BenefitsCosts of Urban Spatial Segregation," entry in Urban Spatial Segregation.( Eds ) Francisco Sabatini and David Varady. (Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Press)
2001 Lascher, Jr., Edward L., Michael G. Hagen and John F. Camobreco. "Response to Matsusaka: Estimating the Effect of Ballot Initiatives on Policy Responsiveness." Journal of Politics, 63:1257-1263.
2001 Wassmer, Robert. "Growth and Sprawl in California," Californiana, The Newsletter of the Center for California Studies, CSUS, V. 11, No. 2, pp. 2-3.
2001 Wassmer, Robert. "Bidding for Business: New Evidence on the Effect of Locally Offered Economic Development Incentives in a Metropolitan Area," Economic Development Quarterly 15, May 2001, pp. 132-148..
2001 Wassmer, Robert. "Metropolitan Prosperity from Major League Sports in the CBD: Stadia Location or Just Strength of Central City?" Comment on Arthur C. Nelson's "Prosperity or Blight? A Question of Major League Stadia Location," Economic Development Quarterly, August 2001.
2001 Wassmer, Robert. "Defining Sprawl: An Academic Look at the Economic Tradeoffs Associated with Growth," Comstock's Business, pp. 20-21, 81.
2001 Detwiler, Peter M. and Alvin D. Sokolow, "California," Home Rule in America: A Fifty-State Handbook, Dale Krane, Platon N. Rigos, and Melvin Hill, eds., Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Press.
2001 Detwiler, Peter M., "Introduction," (Chapter 1) Exactions and Impact Fees, William W. Abbott, et al., Point Arena, California: Solano Press Books.
2001 Detwiler, Peter M., "Building Rules," commissioned book review, Journal of the American Planning Association, Spring 2001, Vol. 67, No. 2.
2001 Detwiler, Peter M., "Annexation and Boundary Issues," (Chapter 73) California Environmental Law & Land Use Practice, Daniel Selmi and Kenneth Manaster, eds., New York: Matthew Bender & Co.
2000 Lascher, Jr., Edward L., "Two Types of Procedural Dissatisfaction with Institutions: Lessons from Faculty Senate Reform." PS: Political Science and Politics 33:853-856.
2000 Shulock, Nancy B. and Kathi A. Ketcheson, "Assessing the Metropolitan University Mission", in Metropolitan Universities, Volume 10, Number 4, Spring 2000
2000 Lascher, Jr., Edward L., "Stop Electing Insurance Czar." San Jose Mercury News, May 14, Perspective: 3.
2000 Wassmer, Robert, Book Review of Fiscal Equalization for State and Local Government Finance, edited by John E. Anderson, Economics of Education Review, July 2000, pp. 451-452.
2000 Wassmer, Robert, "Are Local Economic Development Incentives Effective in an Urban Area?" State Tax Notes, February 14, 2000, pp. 515-523.
2000 Detwiler, Peter M., "The Challenges of 'Growth Within Bounds,'" California Environmental Law Reporter, Vol. 2000, Issue No. 5, Matthew Bender & Co., Inc., San Francisco, May 2000.
1999 Detwiler, Peter M., "A Powerful Tool and a Source of Heated Debate," Los Angeles Times (Ventura County edition), Commentary Page, Sunday, May 23, 1999.
1999 Lascher, Jr., Edward L., Review of Philip L. Dubois and Floyd Feeney, Lawmaking by Initiative: Issues, Options, and Comparisons, in American Political Science Review 93: 710-711.
1999 Shulock, Nancy B., "The Paradox of Policy Analysis: If It's Not Used, Why Do We Produce So Much Of It?," Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Vol. 18, Spring,1999. Awarded the Vernon Prize as the best paper in Volume 18.
1999 Wassmer, Robert, and Philip Grossman and Panayiotis Mavros, "Public Sector Technical Inefficiency in Large U.S. Cities," Journal of Urban Economics 46, pp. 278-299.
1999 Wassmer, Robert, "Commuter Taxes," entry in Encyclopedia of Taxation and Tax Policy, Edited by Joseph Cordes et al., Urban Institute Press, pp. 59-61.
1998 Detwiler, Peter M., "Show and Tell: The New 'Natural Hazard Disclosure Statement,'" California Real Estate Reporter, Vol. 1998, Issue No. 2, Matthew Bender & Co, Inc., San Francisco, February 1998.
1998 Shulock, Nancy B., "Legislatures: Rational Systems or Rational Myths", Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, Vol. 8, July, 1998.
1998 Shulock, Nancy B., "Integrating Planning, Assessment, and Resource Allocation," Planning for Higher Education, Vol. 26, Spring, 1998.
1998 Wassmer, Robert, "Local Financing Options for Urban Governments," State Tax Notes, January 19, 1998, pp. 197-200.
1998 Wassmer, Robert, "Economic Influences on the Structure of Local Government in U.S. Metropolitan Areas," with Ronald Fisher, Journal of Urban Economics 43, pp. 444-471.
1998 Waste, Robert J., and Gregory D. Russell, "The limits of Reinventing Government," American Review of Public Administration, Vol. 28, No. 4 (December 1998): 325-346.
1998 Lascher, Jr., Edward L., "Loss Imposition and Institutional Characteristics: Learning from Automobile Insurance Reform in North America." Canadian Journal of Political Science 31: 143-164.
1997 Lascher, Jr., Edward L., "Press Coverage of Propositions is Sparse in California." Public Affairs Report 38 (March): 9-10.
1997 Lascher, Jr., Edward L., and Matthew Newman. "Ballot Initiatives: Time to Face the Hard Truths." Madison Review 2: 24-28.
1997 Lascher, Jr., Edward L., and Michael R. Powers. "Expert Opinion and Automobile Insurance Reform: An Empirical Assessment." Journal of Insurance Regulation 16: 197-222.
1997 Wassmer, Robert, "School Finance Reform: Proposals, Prospects, and Public Opinion Formation," Public Finance Review 25, 1997, pp. 393-425.
1996 Wassmer, Robert, "An Evaluation of the Recent Move to Centralize the Finance of Public Schools in Michigan, with Ronald Fisher, Public Budgeting and Finance 16, pp. 90-112.
1996 Lascher, Jr., Edward L., "Assessing Legislative Deliberation: A Preface to Empirical Analysis." Legislative Studies Quarterly 21: 501-519.
1996 Lascher, Jr., Edward L. , Michael G. Hagen, and Steven A. Rochlin. "Gun Behind the Door? Ballot Initiatives, State Policies and Public Opinion." Journal of Politics 58: 760-775.
1996 Waste, Robert J. "Wanted: Urban Theory – Dead or Alive," Book Review Essay, Urban Affairs Review (Vol. 31, July, 1996).
1995 Lascher, Jr., Edward L., "'Choice No-Fault' Insurance May Well Work in Rhode Island." Providence Sunday Journal, July 9: D7.
1995 Hodson, Timothy A., "Leaders & Limits: Changing Patterns of State Legislative Leadership Under Term Limits", Spectrum, vol. 68, no. 3 (Summer, 1995).
1995 Wassmer, Robert, "The Decision to ‘Bid for Business’: Municipal Behavior in Granting Property Tax Abatements," with John Anderson, Regional Science and Urban Economics 25, pp. 739-757.
1995 Wassmer, Robert, "Centralizing Educational Responsibility in Michigan and Other States: New Constraints on States and Localities," with Ronald Fisher, National Tax Journal XLVIII, pp. 417-428.
1995 Wassmer, Robert, "Fiscal Dynamics of Local Elected Officials," with D. K. Bhattacharrya, Public Choice 83, pp. 221-249.
1995 Waste, Robert J., "Concentrated Poverty & the City as Reservation," Journal of Urban Affairs (Vol. 17, Winter 1995).
1994 Hodson, Timothy A., "Conventional Wisdom or Wishful Thinking: Staff Influence in Post Term Limit Legislatures", Extension of Remarks (Legislative Studies Quarterly), July 1994.
1994 Wassmer, Robert, "Can Local Incentives Alter the Trend in an Urban City's Economic Development," Urban Studies 31, pp. 1251-1278.
1993 Lascher, Jr.,Edward L., Steven Kelman, and Thomas J. Kane. "Policy Views, Constituency Pressure, and Congressional Action on Flag Burning." Public Choice 76: 79-102.
1993 Lascher, Jr.,Edward L. "Explaining the Appeal of Local Legislative Office." State and Local Government Review 25: 28-38.
1993 Shulock, Nancy B., editor, "Opportunity and Responsibility: The Link Between Public Universities and State Capitals," conference proceedings from first annual LINKS Conference at California State University, Sacramento April, 1993.
1993 Wassmer, Robert, "Property Taxation, Property Base, and Property Value: An Empirical Test of the New View," National Tax Journal XLVI, pp. 135-160.
1993 Waste, Robert J., "City Limits, Pluralism and Urban Political Economy," Journal of Urban Affairs (Vol. 15, Winter 1993).
1992 Lascher, Jr., Edward L., "Turnover is High, So Why Limit Terms of County Supervisors?" The Sacramento Bee, March 17: B5.
1992 Jensen, Cristy, "California Civil Service Reform", California Policy Choices, vol 8, John Kirlin, Editor, University of Southern California.
1992 Shulock, Nancy B., "Policy Analysts in the Academy: The Role of State University Faculty in State-level Public Policy Advising," paper funded by Humanities Institute, University of California, Davis, June, 1992.
1992 Wassmer, Robert, "Property Tax Abatement and the Simultaneous Determination of Local Fiscal Variables in a Metropolitan Area," Land Economics 68, pp. 263-282.
1992 Wassmer, Robert, "Optimal Mortgage Design When Transaction Costs Constrain Mobility," with Allen Goodman, Journal of Housing Economics 2, pp. 17-36.
1992 Wassmer, Robert, "State-Local Fiscal Policy and Economic Development," with Ronald Fisher, Commentary, National Tax Association Forum, Winter 1992, pp. 1-5.
1991 Waste, Robert J., and Charles Price, "Reforming a Reform," California Journal (February, 1991).
1991 Jensen, Cristy, Krolak, Richard, and Cowden, Anne, "Implementing Emergency Hazardous Waste Planning in California", Public Budgeting and Finance.
1991 Lascher, Jr., Edward L., "The Case of the Missing Democrats: Reexamining the Republican Advantage in Nonpartisan Elections." Western Political Quarterly 44: 656-675.
1991 Wassmer, Robert, "The Forgotten Element in the High Tax /Low Growth Argument," State Tax Notes, December 9, 1991, pp. 521-23.
1990 Lascher, Jr.,Edward L., and Todd La Porte. "Lessons from a Reliability Crisis." Public Utilities Fortnightly, June 7: 11-15.
1990 Wassmer, Robert, "Local Fiscal Variables and Intrametropolitan Firm Location: Regression Evidence from the United States and Research Suggestions," Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy 8, pp. 283-296.
   
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