Municipal Finance Journal

1997 - 2024

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Volume 35, issue 4, 2015

Staying Afloat in a Sea of Pension Numbers pp. 1 - 27

Dean Michael Mead, Marcia Van Wagner and Donald J. Boyd

The Great Infrastructure Crisis: How Will We Mind the Gap? pp. 29 - 54

Susan Kendall, Alexander Heil, Duane Callender, Brian Wheeler and Tom Green

State Oversight, Bankruptcies, and Recovery pp. 55 - 72

Gregory Lipitz, Stephen Fehr, Thomas Neff and William Kannel

When Term Bonds Mature: What Will the Investing Landscape Look Like in 2040? pp. 73 - 100

Nicole Y. Byrd, Steven Ricchiuto, John Dillon and Sohail Bengali

Editor’s Note pp. v - vi

W. Bartley Hildreth

Volume 35, issue 3, 2014

To Tax or Not to Tax: Lessons from the Build America Bond Program about Optimal Federal Tax Policy for Municipal Bonds pp. 1 - 25

Shama Gamkhar and Beibei Zou

Analysis of Outliers in Municipal Bond Transaction Costs pp. 27 - 45

Mark D. Robbins and Bill Simonsen

Reflections on Measuring Urban Fiscal Health pp. 47 - 78

Richard Bird

Editor’s Note pp. v - v

W. Bartley Hildreth

Volume 35, issue 2, 2014

Does Intrastate Competition in Segmented Municipal Bond Markets Affect Interest Costs? An Empirical Test of the Preferred Habitat Hypothesis pp. 1 - 15

Robert A. Greer and Dwight V. Denison

Do Public Pension Obligations Affect State Funding Costs? pp. 17 - 52

Jean Burson, John Carlson, O. Emre Ergungor and Patricia Waiwood

Who Benefits from Tax-Exempt Bonds? An Application of the Theory of Tax Incidence pp. 53 - 80

Harvey Galper, Joseph Rosenberg, Kim Rueben and Eric Toder

Comment on “Who Benefits from Tax-Exempt Bonds? An Application of the Theory of Tax Incidence” by Harvey Galper, Joseph Rosenberg, Kim Rueben, and Eric Toder pp. 81 - 82

Philip J. Fischer

Editor’s Note pp. v - vi

Daniel Bergstresser

Volume 35, issue 1, 2014

Direct Bank Investment in Municipal Debt pp. 1 - 23

Daniel Bergstresser and Peter Orr

The Effects of Fiscal Transparency on Municipal Bond Issuances pp. 25 - 44

Tiankai Wang, Patricia Shields and Yangmei Wang

Development District Bond Financings: The Good and the Bad pp. 45 - 60

Nathan S. Betnun

Editor’s Note pp. v - v

W. Bartley Hildreth

Volume 34, issue 4, 2014

The Times They Are a Changin’: Pension and Benefit Reforms pp. 1 - 26

Deidra Krys-Rusoff, Robert C. North, Jr., Steve Kreisberg and Steve Toole

Chapter 9: Lessons Learned and What to Disclose pp. 27 - 49

Mark Berman, Marc A. Levinson, Scott Richbourg and Hannah Sullivan

Municipal Industry Roundtable: Trends and Developments pp. 51 - 68

Jeffrey Burger, Lynnette Kelly, Colin MacNaught, David Bean and Ben Watkins

A Descriptive Analysis of the Municipal Advisors Market pp. 69 - 98

Martin Luby and W. Bartley Hildreth

Editor’s Note pp. v - vi

W. Bartley Hildreth

Volume 34, issue 3, 2013

Demographic Fractionalization and the Municipal Bond Market pp. 1 - 38

Daniel Bergstresser, Randolph Cohen and Siddharth Shenai

Discussion of “Demographic Fractionalization and the Municipal Bond Market” by Daniel Bergstresser, Randolph Cohen, and Siddharth Shenai pp. 39 - 42

Bart Mosley

Lowering Borrowing Costs for States and Municipalities Through CommonMuni pp. 43 - 93

Andrew Ang and Richard C. Green

Discussion of “Lowering Borrowing Costs for States and Municipalities Through CommonMuni” by Andrew Ang and Richard C. Green pp. 95 - 99

Winthrop Smith

Discussion of “Lowering Borrowing Costs for States and Municipalities Through CommonMuni” by Andrew Ang and Richard C. Green pp. 101 - 113

Richard Ryffel

Editor’s Note pp. v - vi

Daniel Bergstresser

Volume 34, issue 2, 2013

The Brandeis International Business School’s 2012 Municipal Finance Conference pp. 1 - 12

Daniel Bergstresser

An Empirical Examination of the Determinants of Municipal Bond Underwriting Fees pp. 13 - 50

Martin Luby and Tima Moldogaziev

Discussion of “An Empirical Examination of the Determinants of Municipal Bond Underwriting Fees” by Martin Luby and Tima Moldogaziev pp. 51 - 53

Daniel Bergstresser

Diversity and Default Risks of Municipal Bonds pp. 55 - 87

Robert Doty

What Are General Obligation Bonds? Reactions to “Diversity and Default Risks of Municipal Bonds” by Robert Doty pp. 89 - 98

W. Bartley Hildreth

Editor’s Note pp. v - vi

Daniel Bergstresser

Volume 34, issue 1, 2013

The Role of the State in Supervising and Assisting Municipalities, Especially in Times of Financial Distress pp. 1 - 31

James E. Spiotto

The Great Recession: Impacts and Outlook for U.S. State and Local Finance pp. 33 - 77

Robert D. Ebel, John E. Petersen and Ha T.T. Vu

Benefit Changes and Legal Protections Related to Public Pensions pp. 79 - 93

Paul Zorn

Subnational Finance Outside the United States: Recent Developments pp. 95 - 112

Maria E. Freire

Volume 33, issue 4, 2013

John Petersen: Modern Renaissance Man pp. 1 - 11

Beverly Bunch, Lisa A. Cole and Cathy Spain

Personal Reflections pp. 13 - 26

Robert Doty, Penny Lemov, Dan Heimowitz, Kim Edwards, James C. Joseph, Bob Inzer and Chap Petersen

Municipal Defaults: Eighty Years Make a Big Difference pp. 27 - 48

John E. Petersen

The Origins of Good Disclosure: John Petersen and the GFOA Disclosure Guidelines pp. 49 - 60

Robert Dean Pope

Municipal Bond Insurance: Past, Present, and Future pp. 61 - 75

Natalie R. Cohen

John Petersen, Municipal Market Leader: An Interview with Frank Shafroth pp. 77 - 92

Frank Shafroth, Beverly Bunch and Cathy Spain

Editor’s Note pp. vi - vi

Beverly Bunch, Lisa A. Cole and Cathy Spain

Volume 33, issue 3, 2012

The Treasury Department and the Markets pp. 1 - 9

Mary Miller

Municipal Industry Roundtable: Challenges to the Tax-Exempt Status of Municipal Bonds pp. 11 - 31

Greg Aikman, Cadmus Hicks, Kristin Franceschi, Lynnette Kelly, Alan Polsky and Ben Watkins

Aging and Its Impact on Municipal Credit pp. 33 - 55

Stephen Stowe, Tom Gillaspy, Mehmet Tosun and Susan Rhodes

How Global Fiscal/Monetary Policies and Sovereign Credit Affect the U.S. Municipal Market pp. 57 - 71

David Litvack, Robert T. McGee and Robert Grossman

Transportation Infrastructure: Funding Needed Projects in an Era of Restricted Resources pp. 73 - 84

Mark Ryan, Richard G. Little and James M. Bass

Editor’s Note pp. v - vi

W. Bartley Hildreth

Volume 33, issue 2, 2012

State Budgeting in the Aftermath of the Great Recession: A Comparative Perspective pp. 1 - 33

James K. Conant, Beverly Bunch, William Duncombe, Thomas P. Lauth, Mark Robbins, Bill Simonsen, Douglas Snow and Bruce A. Wallin

The Regional Ripple Effects of the 2011 Missouri River Floods: Disaster Management in Omaha, Nebraska pp. 35 - 59

Carol Ebdon, Pat O’Neil and Gang Chen

Indirect Aid for Uncertain Times: The Use of State Credit Enhancement Programs pp. 61 - 85

Todd L. Ely

Underwriting, Brokerage, and Risk in Municipal Bond Sales pp. 87 - 103

Lori Raineri, Mark Robbins, Bill Simonsen and Keith Weaver

Editor’s Note pp. v - vi

W. Bartley Hildreth

Volume 33, issue 1, 2012

Rainy Days in the Sunshine State: A Look at the Impact of the Mortgage Crisis on County Finances in Florida pp. 7 - 38

Beth-Anne Schuelke-Leech

Revenue Diversification in the States: The Credit Quality and Interest Cost Impacts pp. 39 - 58

Cleopatra Grizzle

The Economic Impact of U.S. Airports During the Recession and the Recovery pp. 59 - 113

Nick Larsen and Chris Mier

An Alternative to Municipal Bond Insurance: Tax Offset Municipal Securities (TOMS™) pp. 115 - 121

Paul Fennell

Editor’s Note pp. v - v

W. Bartley Hildreth