Municipal Finance Journal

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Volume 32, issue 4, 2012

The SEC and the Municipal Securities Market pp. 1 - 6

Elisse B. Walter

Municipal Industry Roundtable pp. 7 - 26

Greg Clark, Elisse B. Walter, Frank Hoadley, Lynnette Kelly and John M. McNally

Munis in the Media: Headline Risk and Municipal Bond Analysis pp. 27 - 52

Harold Burger, Bill Oliver, Jeannette Neumann, Mary Williams Walsh and Adam Mackey

The Public Pension Conundrum pp. 53 - 80

Natalie Cohen, Jean-Pierre Aubry, Keith Brainard and Philip Abelson

Default and Bankruptcy in the New Political Landscape pp. 81 - 100

Anne Van Praagh, Marc Levinson, Michael H. Goldstein, Leon R. Barson and Stanley McGuffin

Editor’s Note pp. v - vi

W. Bartley Hildreth

Volume 32, issue 3, 2011

Determinants of Private Sector Insurance Premiums on Municipal Debt Issues pp. 1 - 18

Earl D. Benson and Barry R. Marks

The Impact of Default Risk Insurer’s Financial Distress on Insured Municipal Bonds pp. 19 - 36

Chris Brune and Pu Liu

The Subprime Crisis, Bond Insurers’ Credit Risk, and the Interest Cost of Municipal Bonds pp. 37 - 58

Gao Liu

When Political Will Is Not Enough: Control Boards in Municipal Finance Restructuring pp. 59 - 85

Harold S. Horwich and Seth J. Pruss

Editor’s Note pp. v - vi

W. Bartley Hildreth

Volume 32, issue 2, 2011

Municipal Credit Default Swaps: Implications for Issuers pp. 1 - 28

Justin Marlowe

Formal Fiscal Rules and Local Government Borrowing Costs pp. 29 - 51

Jonathan Rundle

Delinquent Property Tax Revenue Collection pp. 53 - 62

Chris Mier and Ann Kibler

The Readily Identifiable Riskiest Municipal Securities: Due Diligence Does Make a Difference pp. 63 - 77

Robert W. Doty

Editor’s Note pp. v - v

W. Bartley Hildreth

Volume 32, issue 1, 2011

Introduction to the Special Issue: The Great Recession’s Impact on Six Big City Budgets in the United States pp. 1 - 10

Lawrence J. Miller

The Great Recession’s Impact on the City of Atlanta’s Budget pp. 11 - 32

Cynthia S. Searcy and Katherine G. Willoughby

The Great Recession’s Impact on the City of Chicago’s Budget pp. 33 - 69

Rebecca Hendrick, Martin Luby and Jill Mason Terzakis

The Great Recession’s Impact on the City of Dallas’s Budget pp. 71 - 87

Skip Krueger and Vaida Maleckaite

The Great Recession’s Impact on New York City’s Budget pp. 89 - 113

Lawrence J. Miller and Daniel L. Smith

The Great Recession’s Impact on the City of Phoenix’s Budget pp. 115 - 142

Jeffrey Chapman, Joanna Iacovelli and Lee Stanford Farr

The Great Recession’s Impact on the City of Seattle’s Budget pp. 143 - 161

Stephanie Leiser and Justin Marlowe

Editor’s Note pp. v - vii

Lawrence J. Miller

Volume 31, issue 4, 2011

Seasonality in the Municipal Bond Market pp. 1 - 17

Patrick J. Cusatis and Oranee Tawatnuntachai

Debt Management Networks and the Proverbs of Financial Management: Principles and Interests in the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority Debt Restructuring pp. 19 - 40

Gerald J. Miller and Jonathan B. Justice

Revenue Diversification and State Credit Risk pp. 41 - 62

Wenli Yan

The Fiscal Impact of Local-Option Taxes on Municipalities: The Case of Massachusetts pp. 63 - 86

Bo Zhao

Editor’s Note pp. v - v

W. Bartley Hildreth

Volume 31, issue 3, 2010

Changes in the Municipal Analysis Industry: The Past Thirty Years pp. 1 - 9

Sylvan Feldstein

State of the States: Lessons Learned and How to Look Forward pp. 11 - 36

Hannah O’Brien-Rupert, Matt Fabian, John Cape and Lynn Turner

Insolvency Laws Affecting the Municipal Market and the Roles of the Buy-Side Analyst in Distressed Situations pp. 37 - 59

Lisa Washburn, Richard Moche, Warren Bloom and Gilbert Southwell

The Federal-State Relationship: Altered Forever? pp. 61 - 84

Christopher Mier, Thomas Gais, Derek Dorn, William “Bill” Sisneros and Chris Hoene

BABs: The Structuring Process in Wisconsin pp. 85 - 93

Frank Hoadley

Volume 31, issue 2, 2010

Public Finance Challenges and Opportunities for Resolution pp. 1 - 49

Paul S. Maco, Jane L Vris and William L. Wallander

The Cost of Boosterism: Economic Development, Growth Management, and Municipal Bond Ratings pp. 51 - 75

Skip Krueger, Christopher V. Hawkins and Robert W. Walker

Lessons from MARS! Were Municipal Auction Rate Securities a Financial Innovation? Conflict of Interest, Lack of Transparency, and Agency Costs in the MARS Market pp. 77 - 97

Charles W. Cole

Preliminary Observations on the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act as It Applies to the Municipal Securities Market pp. 99 - 109

Robert W. Doty

Editor’s Note pp. v - v

W. Bartley Hildreth

Volume 31, issue 1, 2010

The Quality and Relevance of Municipal Bond Disclosure: What Bond Analysts Think pp. 1 - 20

Mark Robbins and Bill Simonsen

State Government Debt Management: The Forgotten Tool in the Financial Manager’s Triage Bag pp. 21 - 40

Craig L. Johnson, Sharon N. Kioko and Janey Q. Wang

The Influence of Income Tax Rates on the Market for Tax-Exempt Debt pp. 41 - 60

G. Marc Choate, Michael L. Hand and Fred Thompson

Over-the-Counter Weather Derivatives as a Snowfall Risk Management Tool for Municipalities pp. 61 - 82

Don Cyr, Joseph Kushner, Martin Kusy and Tomson Ogwang

Scarcity and Fear pp. 83 - 92

Matt Fabian and Matt Posner

Editor’s Note pp. iv - iv

W. Bartley Hildreth

Volume 30, issue 4, 2010

Challenges Facing Municipal Analysts pp. 1 - 22

Christopher J. Mier

Evaporation of Wealth: The Financial Crisis and Its Effects on Municipal Finance pp. 23 - 51

Jennifer Johnston, Paul Winghart, Robert Kurtter and Wolfgang Opitz

Build America Bonds pp. 53 - 77

Mark D. Robbins and Bill Simonsen

Pennsylvania School Districts v. JP Morgan—A Case Study for Issuers on Reading and Understanding Agreements Before Signing pp. 79 - 94

Robert W. Doty

Editor’s Note pp. v - v

W. Bartley Hildreth

Volume 30, issue 3, 2009

Longitudinal Effects of User Charges on the Expenditure Level of Charge-Financed Services: The Georgia Case (1985–2007) pp. 1 - 28

Changhoon Jung, Tae Ho Eom, Juchan Kim and Rui Sun

The Increasing Use of Federal Earmarks to Fund Local Infrastructure: A Case Study of Illinois Municipal Governments pp. 29 - 52

Karen Kunz

Disclosure Quality of Management Discussion and Analysis (MD&A): Evidence from Large Florida Cities pp. 53 - 72

Hai (David) Guo, Doug Fink and Howard Frank

Portfolio Construction with Heuristic Methods: Using the Analytic Hierarchy Process for Government Investment Portfolios pp. 73 - 88

Aman Khan

Editor’s Note pp. v - vi

Zhirong Jerry Zhao and W. Bartley Hildreth

Volume 30, issue 2, 2009

Toward a New Financial Architecture pp. 1 - 48

Laurence H. Wadler

Hedge Effectiveness and Efficiency in the Municipal Market pp. 49 - 70

Patrick J. Cusatis

Financing School Construction: The Tax Consequences of Stripping pp. 71 - 79

Larry L. Carlile, Ann A. Hered, Thane R. Hodson and Carol J. Mihalic

The Collapse in Florida Dirt Bonds pp. 81 - 84

Richard Lehmann

Summer Strength and End-of-Year Outlook pp. 85 - 91

Matt Fabian and Matt Posner

Editor’s Note pp. iv - iv

W. Bartley Hildreth

Volume 30, issue 1, 2009

Reforming State Debt Management Practices: The Case of Illinois, 2004 pp. 1 - 36

Martin J. Luby

Reporting of Infrastructure Assets by State Governments pp. 37 - 59

Earl D. Benson, Raymond B. Isleib and Barry R. Marks

Municipal Securities and Financial Institutions: Proposals for Reform in 2009 pp. 61 - 80

Jeffrey A. Nemecek

GASB Update pp. 81 - 90

Catherine L. Staples

Editor’s Note pp. v - v

W. Bartley Hildreth