David P. Carter | Research

Appraising the Administrative Burden of USDA Organic Certification

2022, Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, & Community Development, with Ian Adams, Seth Wright, & Tyler Scott Full title: "Appraising...

Making Sense of the COVID-19 Pandemic Response: A Policy Regime Perspective

2020, Administrative Theory & Praxis, with Peter J. May Link to article On March 26, 2020, three months after Chinese authorities...

Administrative (De)centralization, Equity, and Welfare Outcome Achievement in Rural Contexts

2018, Governance, with Dallas Elgin Full title: “Administrative (De)centralization, Performance Equity, and Outcome Achievement in Rural...

The Performance Limitations, Operational Strengths, and Political Perils of Multi-Purpose Regulators

2018, Journal of Public Administration Research & Theory Review of Christopher Carrigan's Structured to Fail? Regulatory Performance...

Intermediary Attributes, Regulatee Experiences, and Perceived Expertise in Third-Party Regulation

2019, Administration & Society Link to article Expertise is a common rational for relying on third-party intermediaries in the...

Administrative (De)centralization, Equity, and Welfare Outcome Achievement in Rural Contexts

2018, Governance, with Dallas Elgin Full title: “Administrative (De)centralization, Performance Equity, and Outcome Achievement in Rural...

How Participant Values Influence Reasons for Pursuing Voluntary Program Membership

2018, Public Administration, with Tanya Heikkila & Christopher M. Weible Link to article Among the policy instruments used to pursue...

Balancing Barriers to Entry and Administrative Burden in Voluntary Regulation

2018, Perspectives on Public Management & Governance, with Tyler A. Scott & Nadia Mahallati Link to article Voluntary programs have...

Role Perceptions and Attitudes towards Discretion at a Decentralized Regulatory Frontline

2017, Regulation & Governance Full title: “Role Perceptions and Attitudes towards Discretion at a Decentralized Regulatory Frontline: The...

Regulatee Choice in Certification Schemes: Explaining Selection from among Certifier Options

2017, Public Administration Link to article Voluntary regulatory programmes embody the complex interactions that exist between public...

Service Diversification and Service Differences in the Administration of U.S. Organic Regulations

2017, Public Management Review Full title: “Service Diversification and Service Quality Differences in the Third-Party Administration of...

Advancing Policy Process Research with Public Management Scholarship and Nonprofit Studies

2017, Policy Studies Journal, with Christopher M. Weible Full title: “Advancing Policy Process Research at its Overlap with Public...

An Institutional and Opinion Analysis of Colorado’s Hydraulic Fracturing Disclosure Policy

2017, Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning, with Christopher M. Weible & Tanya Heikkila Link to article Hydraulic fracturing and...