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Fiscal Federalism and Tax Effort in the American States
Date: 3-2009

Author(s): Sean Nicholson-Crotty
Document: 4-2009 Fiscal Federalism and Tax Effort.pdf

Time-to-degree: Some suggestions for keeping on schedule as a PhD student
Date: 11-2007

Author(s): Cecilia Shore, Zachary Birchmeier, Marie desJardins, Wanda Pratt
Document: Time-to-Degree.mht

Association for Psychological Science Observer, 20(10). Available at http://www.psychologicalscience.org/observer/getArticle.cfm?id=2256

A key measure of both successful graduate students and successful graduate programs is students’ making timely progress through the program and receiving their degrees (de Valero, 2001). Successful progress through Ph. D. programs involves making effective use of your advisor, forming productive relationships with peers, and maintaining your own persistence, focus and motivation. Our purpose in this article is to highlight these supportive factors, and to provide a case example of a student who embodies these ideas.


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