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Institutes, Centers, & Affiliated Organizations: Recent submissions

  • Categorical Confidence 
    Fischhoff, Baruch; MacGregor, Donald G.; Lichtenstein, Sarah (Decision Research, 1983-04)
    People tend to be inadequately sensitive to the extent of their own knowledge. This insensitivity typically emerges as overconfidence. That is, people's assessments of the probability of having answered questions ...
  • The Subjective Probability of Conjunctions 
    Beyth-Marom, Ruth (Decision Research, 1981-12)
    Previous experiments have demonstrated but not explained people's tendency to exaggerate the probability of conjunctive events. The present study explores this tendency in several different contexts designed to reveal ...
  • Structuring as an Aid to Performance in Base-Rate Problems 
    Lichtenstein, Sarah; MacGregor, Donald G. (Decision Research, 1984)
    Four groups of college students were each given two base-rate problems. Three of the groups were given an aid with the first problem: (a) An instruction to list factors or aspects that were relevant to solving the ...
  • Judging Unlikely Conjunctions 
    Fischhoff, Baruch (Decision Research, 1985-05)
    Several procedures were used to elicit direct numerical estimates of the probabilities associated with various events created by the conjunction of three independent subevents. However the question was asked, many ...
  • A Subjectivist View of Calibration 
    Kadane, Joseph B.; Lichtenstein, Sarah (Decision Research, 1982)
    Calibration concerns the relationship between subjective probabilities and the long-run frequencies of events. Theorems from the statistical and probability literature are reviewed to discover the conditions under which ...
  • On Getting People To Cooperate When Facing A Social Dilema: Moralizing Helps 
    Dawes, Robyn M.; Shaklee, Harriet; Talarowski, F. (Decision Research, 1976)
  • Pivotal Leaders Network Formative Evaluation 
    Parker, Ro; Malone, Erin; Otwell, Claire (2010-09)
    The Pivotal Leaders Network engaged the University of Oregon’s Economic Development Center to conduct a formative evaluation of the Network. Members of the Pivotal Leaders network have been recognized by their peers as ...
  • Latino Small Businesses and Downtown Development 
    Parker, Robert; Steiner, Bethany; Steckler, Becky; López, Monique; Bates, Kai; Buzby, April A.; Hagerman, Casey; Herrera, Roanel; Stewart, Jessie (University of Oregon, 2012-12)
    In January 2010, the City of Woodburn updated its Downtown Development Plan. This report builds upon some of the strategies and action items in the Woodburn Downtown Development Plan, however, it focuses upon the Latino ...
  • Metropolitan Contractor Improvement Partnership 2013-2018 Strategic Plan 
    University of Oregon. Dept. of Planning, Public Policy and Management. Community Planning Workshop; Parker, Bob; Steckler, Becky; Foster, Ian; Philips, Madeleine (University of Oregon, 2013-05)
    This report, the Metropolitan Contractor Improvement Partnership 2013-2018 Strategic Plan, identifies the key issues facing the organization, and suggests goals, strategies, and actions to address those issues.
  • Business Incentives and Economic Development in Lane County 
    University of Oregon. Dept. of Planning, Public Policy and Management. Community Planning Workshop; Parker, Robert; San Filippo, Angela; Forsell, Erik; Michael, Leigh Anne (University of Oregon, 2013-10)
    Lane County Economic Development is reviewing its practices related to business incentives. This report presents research on the purpose of business incentives, what kinds of business incentives are common practice for ...
  • Programmatic Recommendations for EWEB's Voluntary Incentive Program 
    University of Oregon. Dept. of Planning, Public Policy and Management. Community Planning Workshop; Parker, Robert; Rafuse, Steve; Breslow, Jay; Forsell, Erik; Louw, Andrew; Philibosian, Scarlett (University of Oregon, 2013-09)
    In 2001, the Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB) established a Water Source Protection Program to evaluate and mitigate risks to water quality. As part of its Source Water Protection Program, EWEB is exploring the possibility ...
  • City of Sisters Parks Master Plan 
    University of Oregon. Dept. of Planning, Public Policy and Management. Community Planning Workshop; Parker, Robert; West, Amanda; Stevenson, Patty; Parcell, Serena; Patricolo, Francesca (University of Oregon, 2011-08)
    The Sisters Parks Master Plan is intended to guide development of the municipal parks system for the period between 2011 and 2030. This Plan is an update to the 2000 Sisters Oregon Parks Master Plan. It identifies ...
  • Salem Target Industry Analysis 
    University of Oregon. Dept. of Planning, Public Policy and Management. Community Planning Workshop; Parker, Robert; Becker, Brie; Barnes, Emma; Braseth, Mark; Gonzalez, Kim; Hayes, Brian (University of Oregon, 2011-06)
    This report presents the results of a focused analysis of selected target industries for the City of Salem. The Community Planning Workshop (CPW) evaluated four industries in this analysis: food processing, metal manufacturing, ...
  • Warrenton Parks Master Plan 
    University of Oregon. Dept. of Planning, Public Policy and Management. Community Planning Workshop; Parker, Robert; Gatz, Casey; Patricolo, Francesca; Scafa, Stephanie (University of Oregon, 2010-10)
    This is Warrenton’s first Parks Master Plan and it is designed to guide development of the City parks system over the next 20 years (from 2011 until 2030). Through this plan, the City of Warrenton will continue improving ...
  • Rexius Redevelopment Plan 
    University of Oregon. Dept. of Planning, Public Policy and Management. Community Planning Workshop; Parker, Robert; Stevenson, Patty; Beierle, Heidi (University of Oregon, 2010-08)
    Rexius contacted the University of Oregon’s Community Planning Workshop (CPW) to conduct a site review, identify key planning and development issues, and to develop concept plans identifying redevelopment strategies for ...
  • Data collaboration at the City of Eugene: current practices and recommendations 
    University of Oregon. Dept. of Planning, Public Policy and Management. Community Planning Workshop; Witzig, Monica; Lopez, Monique (University of Oregon, 2011-08-31)
    Neighborhood Services, part of the City Manager’s office, contracted with the University of Oregon Community Planning Workshop (CPW) to (1) conduct a data and mapping needs assessment with designated City departments and ...
  • Arena Monitoring Report 
    University of Oregon. Dept. of Planning, Public Policy and Management. Community Planning Workshop; Steiner, Bethany; Bloomfield, Jessica; Dong, Baofeng; Hickson, Patricia; Meyer, Cody; Neighbor, Patricia (University of Oregon, 2011-07)
    The Matthew Knight Arena (Arena) is the new home of the University of Oregon’s basketball program. In winter 2011, the University contracted with the Community Planning Workshop (CPW) to monitor Arena operations and determine ...
  • Aging and Disability Resource Center Lane County Pilot Site Formative Evaluation 
    University of Oregon. Dept. of Planning, Public Policy and Management. Community Planning Workshop (University of Oregon, 2009-12)
    The Community Planning Workshop (CPW) at the University of Oregon was contracted to conduct a formative evaluation of the ADRC. Formative evaluation is used to modify or improve products, programs, or activities, and is ...
  • Pre‐Disaster Planning for Post‐Disaster Recovery: Case Studies 
    University of Oregon. Dept. of Planning, Public Policy and Management. Community Planning Workshop (University of Oregon, 2010-03)
    In coordination with a consultant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the University of Oregon’s Community Planning Workshop (CPW) researched four post‐disaster recovery plans (PDRPs) developed by select ...
  • Lane County Local Food Market Analysis 
    University of Oregon. Dept. of Planning, Public Policy and Management. Community Planning Workshop; MacFarland, Kate; Becker, Brie; Bryant, Hannah; Garcia, Nicolas; Hobson, Benjamin; Mizejewski, Sarah; Schuler, Warren; Richey, David; Parker, Robert (University of Oregon, 2010-09)
    This report presents a market analysis of the local food system in Lane County with the core objective of identifying the opportunities to expand local markets for locally produced food.

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