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Overview

Jered B. Carr is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Chicago in the United States. Their research work primarily spans the field of Social Sciences, with a concentration on Public Administration. This focus extends into related subfields including Sociology and Political Science, General Health Professions, Political Science and International Relations, and Management Information Systems.

The scientist's scholarly contributions address multiple intersecting topics such as Public Policy and Administration Research, Social Capital and Networks, Community Health and Development, E-Government and Public Services, Outsourcing and Supply Chain Management, Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems, and Corporate Insolvency and Governance.

Jered B. Carr has authored several papers in prominent academic journals. Notable recent publications include:

  • "Analyzing the Effectiveness of Networks for Addressing Public Problems: Evidence from a Longitudinal Study," 2020, Public Administration Review
  • "Integrating Formal and Relational Contracting: The Link Between Network Structure and Contract Design in Interlocal Collaboration Agreements," 2025, Public Administration
  • "Introduction of New Members of Our Editorial Board," 2020, Urban Affairs Review
  • "From the Editors: It's Been our Honor...," 2022, Urban Affairs Review

Their frequent co-authors include Michael D. Siciliano, Victor G. Hugg, Jun Li, José Sánchez, and Raúl Gutiérrez-Meave. Among these collaborators, Michael D. Siciliano is the most frequent, having coauthored three publications with Carr.

Jered B. Carr's publications are often found in venues such as Urban Affairs Review, Public Administration Review, and Public Administration, reflecting their active engagement in journals specializing in governance and administrative studies.

Best Publications

  • On Improving Qualitative Methods in Public Administration Research

    Ralph S. Brower;Mitchel Y. Abolafia;Jered B. Carr

  • Institutional Ties, Transaction Costs, and External Service Production

    Jered B. Carr;Kelly LeRoux;Manoj Shrestha

  • Explaining Local Government Cooperation on Public Works: Evidence from Michigan

    Kelly Leroux;Jered B. Carr

  • INCENTIVES, ENTREPRENEURS, AND BOUNDARY CHANGE A Collective Action Framework

    Richard C. Feiock;Jered B. Carr

  • Metropolitan Government and Economic Development

    Jered B. Carr;Richard C. Feiock

  • What Have We Learned about the Performance of Council‐Manager Government? A Review and Synthesis of the Research

    Jered B. Carr

  • City-County Consolidation and Its Alternatives: Reshaping the Local Government Landscape

    Richard C. Feiock;J.B. Carr

  • SO CLOSE, YET SO FAR AWAY? THE EFFECTS OF CITY SIZE, DENSITY AND GROWTH ON LOCAL CIVIC PARTICIPATION

    António F. Tavares;Jered B. Carr

  • Mitigating Uncertainty and Risk in Planning for Regional Preparedness: The Role of Bonding and Bridging Relationships:

    Simon A. Andrew;Jered B. Carr

  • Local Government Autonomy and State Reliance on Special District Governments: A Reassessment

    Jered B. Carr

  • A Reassessment of City/County Consolidation: Economic Development Impacts

    Richard C. Feiock;Jered B. Carr

  • Reassessing the Link Between City Structure and Fiscal Policy Is the Problem Poor Measures of Governmental Structure

    Jered B. Carr;Shanthi Karuppusamy

  • PROSPECTS FOR CENTRALIZING SERVICES IN AN URBAN COUNTY: EVIDENCE FROM EIGHT SELF-ORGANIZED NETWORKS OF LOCAL PUBLIC SERVICES

    Kelly Leroux;Jered B. Carr

  • The Costs of Cooperation: What the Research Tells Us about Managing the Risks of Service Collaborations in the U.S.

    Jered B. Carr;Christopher V. Hawkins

  • PRIVATE INCENTIVES AND ACADEMIC ENTREPRENEURSHIP: THE PROMOTION OF CITY-COUNTY CONSOLIDATION

    Richard C. Feiock;Jered B. Carr

  • State Annexation ‘Constraints’ and the Frequency of Nunicipal Annexation

    Jered B. Carr;Richard C. Feiock

  • An Exploration of Collaboration Risk in Joint Ventures: Perceptions of Risk by Local Economic Development Officials:

    Jered B. Carr;Christopher V. Hawkins;Drew E. Westberg

  • Contingent Effects of Municipal and County TELs on Special District Usage in the United States

    Jered B. Carr;Jayce Farmer

  • Analyzing the Effectiveness of Networks for Addressing Public Problems: Evidence from a Longitudinal Study

    Michael D. Siciliano;Jered B. Carr;Victor G. Hugg

  • Beyond Ideal Types of Municipal Structure Adapted Cities in Michigan

    Jered B. Carr;Shanthi Karuppusamy

  • Interjurisdictional Competition and Local Public Finance: Assessing the Modifying Effects of Institutional Incentives and Fiscal Constraints

    Shanthi Karuppusamy;Jered B. Carr

  • City Size and Political Participation in Local Government: Reassessing the Contingent Effects of Residential Location Decisions Within Urban Regions

    Jered B. Carr;Antonio Tavares

  • Explaining Horizontal and Vertical Cooperation on Public Services in Michigan: The Role of Local Fiscal Capacity

    Jered B Carr;Elisabeth R. Gerber;Eric W. Lupher

  • City-County Consolidation and Its Alternatives: Reshaping the Local Government Landscape : Reshaping the Local Government Landscape

    J.B. Carr;Richard C. Feiock

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard C. Feiock
Richard C. Feiock Florida State University
Kelly LeRoux
Kelly LeRoux University of Illinois at Chicago
Christopher V. Hawkins
Christopher V. Hawkins University of Central Florida
Paul E. Peterson
Paul E. Peterson Harvard University
Clarence N. Stone
Clarence N. Stone George Washington University

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