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?Bridging the Academic/Practitioner Gap: Public Finance Journal

Barrett & Greene

How can we better insulate government programs from economic shocks? What does a fiscally healthy state and local government look like? The list goes on and on ​ The primary organization that supports budgeting and finance professionals is the , Government Finance Officers Association. What is a sound fiscal policy?

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Fiscal Impacts from COVID-19–Revenue Structure Matters

Death and Taxes

It is no surprise that Florida city managers placed the forecasts for the pandemic’s impact on local revenues as the top priority, as local governments are revenue-driven entities. The tradeoff between revenue growth and stability has always been a concern for local governments. Authors’ Bios.

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So, Your Jurisdiction is Thinking of Starting a Revenue Manual…

Death and Taxes

I will also be presenting on this material at the 2021 North Carolina Local Government Budget Association’s Winter Conference and that presentation will be followed be a roundtable discussion of some folks around the state sharing their experience with creating and maintaining revenue manuals. References: Morgan, D., Robinson, K.

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WHEN IT COMES TO DATA, CONTEXT IS KING

Barrett & Greene

“If you see a number that supports your argument it might be easier to just take it, without digging deeper,” according to Sam Gallaher, head of data science at Third Line an audit and financial management software company. It’s definitely a challenge in doing research and being open to numbers that challenge your hypothesis.