Municipal Finance Journal

1997 - 2024

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Volume 45, issue 1, 2024

Municipal Market Roundtable—Current Events in the Municipal Market pp. 1 - 16

Anne Ross, Joel Black, Emily Brock, Mark Kim and Dave Sanchez

The IRA, BIL and the Public Sector pp. 17 - 33

Emmanuelle Lawrence, Daniel Aschenbach, William Glasgall and Patrick McCoy

Demystifying Artificial Intelligence in Public Finance pp. 35 - 51

Abhishek Lodha, Matthew Smith, Susan Joyce and Erik Larson

Severe Weather Events, Property Insurance & Municipal Credit pp. 53 - 70

Gerry Durr, Tim Cerio, Triet Nguyen and Jeremy Porter

Editor’s Note pp. v - vii

Mark Peel

Volume 44, issue 3, 2023

Fireside Chat with Clarence Anthony pp. 1 - 6

Mark Capell and Clarence Anthony

Unbroken: Resiliency of America’s Municipalities pp. 7 - 30

Michael Wertz, Clinton Andrews, Lisa Black and Anne Coglianese

Waterworld: Diving into Our Water Resources pp. 31 - 43

Matt Hilliard, Brett Bovee, Erika Smull and Mary Ellen Winkler

Health Status of Healthcare: Critical Condition pp. 45 - 53

Seth Brumby, Megan Preusker and Matt Robbins

The Federal Reserve’s Municipal Liquidity Facility pp. 55 - 60

Matthew Lieber and Betsy Shelton

Post-Pandemic Credit Analysis pp. 61 - 75

Pascal St. Gérard, Tracy Hadden Loh and Arva Rice

Credit Bias: Political and Systemic Racial Bias in Government Ratings pp. 77 - 89

Davon Norris and Kristina Vaccaro

Credit Matters: Pricing Feedback, Market Technicals, and Municipal Investor Returns pp. 91 - 105

Yaffa Rattner, Jason Appleson, John Henningsgard and Elizabeth Funk

Editor’s Note pp. v - vii

W. Bartley Hildreth

Volume 44, issue 2, 2023

Introduction to the Special Issue on the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Municipal Taxes, Part Two pp. 1 - 2

Phuong Nguyen-Hoang and Pengju Zhang

Revenue Composition and Budget Variances of Cities During the Pandemic: Insights from Financial Reports of Ten Large U.S. Cities pp. 3 - 30

Rahul Pathak and Daniel W. Williams

Federal Assistance and Local Actions: Have California Municipalities Maintained Their Fiscal Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic? pp. 31 - 54

Rui Sun and Janey Qian Wang

Did Fiscal Outcomes and Government Employment Change Differently by Municipality Socioeconomic Status During the COVID-19 Pandemic? Evidence from New Jersey pp. 55 - 75

Michael S. Hayes and Prakash Kandel

COVID-19 Pandemic Financial Impacts on Virginia’s Local Governments: A First Look at Total Local Revenue and Vulnerable Local Taxes pp. 77 - 102

Stephanie Dean Davis and Raymond Zuniga

Editor’s Note pp. v - v

Phuong Nguyen-Hoang and Pengju Zhang

Volume 44, issue 1, 2023

Introduction to the Special Issue on the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Municipal Taxes, Part One pp. 1 - 2

Phuong Nguyen-Hoang and Pengju Zhang

A Structural Change in the Power to Tax: The COVID-19 Pandemic’s Impact on Sales Tax Collections across Georgia Counties pp. 3 - 43

Felipe A. Lozano-Rojas and Michelle L. Lofton

Local Lodging Taxes During and After the Pandemic pp. 45 - 64

Tom Hazinski and Justin Marlowe

Effects of Post-COVID Work from Home on the Spatial Distribution of Local Government Revenues in Illinois pp. 65 - 92

Richard Funderburg, Kenneth A. Kriz, David Merriman and Yonghong Wu

Editor’s Note pp. v - v

Phuong Nguyen-Hoang and Pengju Zhang

Volume 43, issue 4, 2023

The Financial Data Transparency Act: Transitioning to Structured Data in the Municipal Securities Market pp. 1 - 20

Ernesto A. Lanza, Kimberly D. Magrini and Teri M. Guarnaccia

Bond Insurance Premiums After the Last Active Municipal Bond Insurer Lost Its AAA Credit Rating in 2010 pp. 21 - 41

Earl D. Benson and Barry R. Marks

Measuring Fiscal Condition as Need-Capacity Gap: An Illustration of State Aid to Counties in Michigan pp. 43 - 63

Shu Wang

Editor’s Note pp. v - v

W. Bartley Hildreth

Volume 43, issue 2, 2022

Fireside Chat: COVID’s Impact on the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority pp. 1 - 9

Steve D. Hill and Rachel Barkley

Bartender, I’ll Take a Quarantini: The Fits and Starts of a “Post-Pandemic” Hospitality Industry pp. 11 - 30

Kaitlin Walsh, Ellen Rossi, Alan Tantleff and Alexandra Walterspiel

Industry Roundtable pp. 31 - 48

Anne Ross, Dave A. Sanchez, Mark Kim, Emily Swenson Brock and Kimberly Magrini

Finally! The Data Revolution in the Municipal Market pp. 49 - 66

Justin Land, Liz Sweeney, Triet Nguyen and Abhishek Lodha

ESG Beyond the “E” pp. 67 - 85

Marcy Block, Sally Bednar, Monica Reid and Carol Jeppesen

Taxable Munis: International and Domestic Buyers, plus Market Technicals pp. 87 - 102

David Gao, Vikram Rai and Mikhail Foux

The Future of Fuel Tax Revenues for States with Electric Vehicles pp. 103 - 126

John Hylle, Denvil Duncan, David Klinges and Angela Fogle

Editor’s Note pp. v - vi

W. Bartley Hildreth

Volume 43, issue 1, 2022

Budget Volatility and Economic Base Composition in Local Governments pp. 1 - 23

Michael R. Overton and Robert L. (Bob) Bland

Changes in Public Policy and the Cost of Debt: Tax Increment Financing and the State of California’s Elimination of Redevelopment Agencies pp. 25 - 45

Craig L. Johnson and Ruth Winecoff

Capital Asset Reporting and Information Use in U.S. Counties pp. 47 - 65

Jiseul Kim and Carol Ebdon

A Simulation of Risk-Sharing Policies in U.S. Public Pension Plans pp. 67 - 91

Gang Chen, Yimeng Yin and Don Boyd

Municipal Bond Performance During the COVID-19 Pandemic pp. 93 - 103

Patrick Cusatis and Indrit Hoxha

Editor’s Note pp. v - v

W. Bartley Hildreth

Volume 42, issue 3, 2021

Demographics: How and Where We Will Live, Work, and Consume in a Post-COVID World pp. 1 - 28

Amy Laskey, Abby Corbett, Mike Fratantoni and Kenneth McCarthy

Rebuilding America: Infrastructure Investment Following the COVID-19 Recession pp. 29 - 44

Timothy Little, Emily Feenstra, Beth Ann Bovino and Joseph Kane

Don’t Stress Over Distress: How to Be More Comfortable Being Uncomfortable pp. 45 - 59

Mary Jane Minier, Virginia Housum, Daniel Bleck and Chad Shandler

Dedicated Revenue Structures and Municipal Securitizations: Their Place in the Municipal Bond Tool Kit pp. 61 - 74

Eric Blythe, Christine Pihl, Molly Shellhorn and Carmen Pigler

Student Housing: Finding the Silver Lining pp. 75 - 88

Matt Whoriskey, James E. Wilhelm, Jeffrey Turner and Michael Baird

Taxable Municipal Bonds Are Here to Stay pp. 89 - 101

John Murphy, Marshall Kitain and Michelle Estes

Climate Resiliency: A Local Perspective pp. 103 - 113

Robert Azrin, Tiffany Wise-West, Amy Knowles and Leah Bamberger

California’s Efforts to Leverage Green Bonds to Fund State Priorities in a Sustainable Way pp. 115 - 125

Ron Mintz and Fiona Ma

The 2021 Texas Winter Storm: Perspectives on the Future Dangers of Climate Change, and ERCOT and Deregulation pp. 127 - 138

Dan Aschenbach and Paula Gold-Williams

Editor’s Note pp. v - vi

W. Bartley Hildreth

Volume 42, issue 2, 2021

Introduction to the Special Issue II: The Impact of COVID-19 on Big Cities’ Budgets pp. 1 - 3

Min Su

COVID-19 Impacts on Big City Budgets: The City of Chicago pp. 5 - 28

Rebecca Hendrick, Thao Pham and Jill Mason-Terzakis

Health Disasters and Local Government Finance: City of Dallas Budget Strategies During the COVID-19 Pandemic pp. 29 - 49

Skip Krueger, Lauren Ames Fischer and Abraham David Benavides

Denver’s 2020 Response to COVID-19 pp. 51 - 70

Christine R. Martell

New Orleans, COVID-19, and the City’s Financial Outlook pp. 71 - 86

James A. Richardson

Editor’s Note pp. v - v

Min Su

Volume 42, issue 1, 2021

Introduction to the Special Issue: The Impact of COVID-19 on Big Cities’ Budgets pp. 1 - 4

Min Su

The City of Atlanta’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic pp. 5 - 22

Brian Eason, Alex Hathaway and Laura Wheeler

The Great Lockdown’s Impact on the City of Charlotte’s Budget pp. 23 - 42

Whitney Afonso, Monica Allen and Richard Carey

The Pandemic and New York City Finances: Emerging Challenges and Short-Term Responses pp. 43 - 61

Wooserk Park and Rahul Pathak

The Effects of the COVID-19 Crisis on the City of Phoenix’s Budget and Creditworthiness pp. 63 - 81

Akheil Singla, Siân Mughan and Anthony Howell

Editor’s Note pp. v - v

Min Su