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?Bridging the Academic/Practitioner Gap: Public Finance Journal

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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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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.