Public Budgeting & Finance
1998 - 2025
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Volume 45, issue 2, 2025
- The elusive fiscal commons: Examining fiscal interaction among overlapping governments pp. 3-44

- Lang K. Yang, Jinhai Yu and Xin Chen
- Opioid Epidemic and Local Fiscal Choices: Causal Evidence From Hydrocodone Rescheduling pp. 45-64

- Felipe Lozano‐Rojas and Mikhail Ivonchyk
- Impacts of fiscal stress labels on student achievement and achievement gaps pp. 65-83

- Paul N. Thompson and Muhammad Aatir Khan
- Interlocal service collaboration network and fiscal outcomes: Empirical evidence from Nebraska counties pp. 84-107

- Tingli Qu
- Effects of a defined‐contribution retirement plan on teacher attrition pp. 108-126

- Eugenia Gorina and Jen Sidorova
Volume 45, issue 1, 2025
- Advancing the Federal Budget Debate: The Debt, Deficits, Budgeting Rules and Practices pp. 5-6

- Craig L. Johnson
- The Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act At 50: A Mid‐Life Crisis pp. 7-20

- Philip Joyce
- United States Federal Indebtedness and Fiscal Policy Trade‐Offs pp. 21-56

- Jagadeesh Gokhale and Kent Smetters
- Understanding the Relationship Between Changes to Federal Fiscal Policy and Near‐Term Real GDP Growth pp. 57-69

- Jaeger Nelson and Matthew Wilson
- The Impact of Federal Fiscal Rules on Debt: Insights from the European Union Countries pp. 70-87

- Sungho Park and Sewon Kim
- Fiscal Stance, Fiscal Rules, and Public Debt Dynamics in the United States pp. 88-98

- Attahir B. Abubakar, Suleiman Mamman and Jamilu Iliyasu
- Is the Rising US Debt Sustainable: An Analysis of Primary Balance, Economic Growth, and Real Interest Rate pp. 99-109

- Aman Khan and Olga Murova
- The Sustainability of U.S. Debt and Potential Reforms: Fiscal Rules, Spending and Taxes, and a Fiscal Commission pp. 110-122

- William McBride, Erica York, Alex Durante and Garrett Watson
- An Essential Component of Any Policy Toolkit to Address Federal Budget Deficits: Tax Expenditure Reform pp. 123-129

- Michael Granof, Martin J. Luby and Matthew Zachary
- Broadening the Scope: The Importance of Cross‐Regional and Governance Analysis for Understanding Fiscal Rules pp. 130-137

- Heidi Smith
- The Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974: Form Over Substance pp. 138-143

- Steve Redburn
- Celebrating the Pyrite Anniversary of the Congressional Budget Act pp. 144-151

- Roy T. Meyers
- Second Generation Fiscal Rules, the Swiss Debt Brake, and a US Constitution Article V Amendment Convention pp. 152-160

- Barry W. Poulson
Volume 44, issue 4, 2024
- Introduction to the special issue on property tax administration pp. 3-4

- Justin Ross
- De jure and de facto property tax rates in large US cities pp. 5-27

- Christopher Berry
- Property tax‐induced mobility and redistribution: Evidence from mass reappraisals pp. 28-64

- Rebecca Fraenkel
- Compliance and assessment outcomes in the personal property tax pp. 65-88

- Geoffrey Propheter
- Do homeowners care about tax relief? Property tax relief and tax perceptions in the United States pp. 89-113

- Yusun Kim
- Anticipated property tax increases and the timing of home sales: Evidence from administrative data pp. 114-146

- William Hoyt, Lucas Taulbee and Aaron Yelowitz
- Effects of property value assessment limit portability on migration outflows pp. 147-182

- Stuart P. DiDonato and Antonios Koumpias
- Applying benefits theory to rationalize property tax exemptions for nonprofit organizations pp. 183-194

- Thad D. Calabrese
- Distributional, tax rate, and revenue implications of property tax homestead exemptions pp. 195-203

- David Merriman
Volume 44, issue 2, 2024
- Transitions pp. 3-5

- Craig Johnson and Justin Ross
- The impact of performance information on citizen perceptions of school district efficiency, trust in government, and support for taxes pp. 6-44

- Eric J. Brunner, Yusun Kim, Mark D. Robbins and Bill Simonsen
- Fiscal institutions and racial equity: Determining the price of water pp. 45-68

- Kate Albrecht, Deborah A. Carroll, Amanda Kass, Jason Michnick and Brooke Wetmore
- The interesting case of special and extraordinary items: What are they and how do they influence municipal government finances? pp. 69-89

- Laiyang Ke and Benedict S. Jimenez
- By the people, for the people: Local government's representation of voter preferences under the Affordable Care Act pp. 90-161

- Victoria Perez, Justin Ross and Kosali Simon
Volume 44, issue 1, 2024
- Outgoing editors statement pp. 3-4

- Justin Marlowe and Sharon Kioko
- A Titan in public budgeting and finance: Tribute to Thomas P. Lauth April 27, 1938–May 13, 2023 pp. 5-13

- J. Edward Kellough, Elaine Yi Lu and Katherine Willoughby
- Voter support for bond referenda: Does it matter if costs are presented as aggregate vs. personal costs? pp. 14-37

- Corey Lang, Shanna Pearson‐Merkowitz and Zachary Scott
- Local sales tax exportation: The impact of commuters, tourists, and college students on the tax base pp. 38-59

- Whitney B. Afonso and Jeremy G. Moulton
- Budget starting position matters: A “field‐in‐lab” experiment testing simulation engagement and budgetary preferences pp. 60-80

- Zach Mohr and Whitney Afonso
Volume 43, issue 4, 2023
- Machine learning meets the Journal of Public Budgeting and Finance: Topics and trends over 40 years pp. 3-23

- Can Chen, Shiyang Xiao and Boyuan Zhao
- Use tax administration and revenue production in the states pp. 24-43

- John Mikesell, John D. Stavick and Justin Ross
- Do budget maneuvers reduce future budget resiliency? Evidence from states following the great recession pp. 44-65

- John Stavick
Volume 43, issue 3, 2023
- Nudging public budget officers: A field‐based survey experiment pp. 3-20

- Makoto Kuroki and Shusaku Sasaki
- Who has turned the project management lights on? A comparative analysis of transportation and information technology in US state governments pp. 21-38

- Andrew J. Grandage and David Mitchell
- Revisiting the (lack of) association between objective and subjective measures of local fiscal condition pp. 39-54

- Sungho Park, Craig S. Maher and Wei‐Jie Liao
Volume 43, issue 2, 2023
- The impact of government form on resource allocation in local government, evidence from municipal court closures pp. 3-26

- Siân Mughan and Dallin Overstreet
- Capital appreciation bonds and the cost of borrowing pp. 27-52

- Temirlan T. Moldogaziev and Kenneth A. Kriz
- How gubernatorial budgetary power and interest groups affect vertical fiscal imbalances in the US states: Focusing on fiscal centralization and decentralization pp. 53-81

- Koomin Kim
- The Politics of Fiscal Responsibility: A Comparative Perspective By Thornton, Tonya E. and F. Stevens Redburn, Washington, DC: Westphalia Press. 2021. 166 pp. $22.50. ISBN‐13: 978‐1637238073 pp. 82-86

- James W. Douglas
Volume 43, issue 1, 2023
- Now you're tax‐exempt, now you're not: Property taxation of assisted living facilities pp. 3-20

- Sarah E. Larson and Deborah A. Carroll
- Priority‐based budgeting: An honest broker among municipal functions? pp. 21-37

- David Mitchell
- Home rule and municipal revenue stability: New evidence from Texas pp. 38-60

- Pengju Zhang and Phuong Nguyen‐Hoang
- Teaching Public Budgeting and Finance: A Practical Guide Jordan, Meagan M. and Bruce D. McDonald III 2022. New York, NY: Routledge. 306 pp. $44.95. ISBN‐13: 978‐1032146683 pp. 61-63

- David S. T. Matkin
- Taxation and citizen choice: The effect of a county charter on property taxes pp. 64-84

- Sarah E. Larson and Bruce D. McDonald
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