Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial Management: Volume 27 Issue 1

Voter initiatives and their impact on states budget balance

Yuhua Qiao

This paper examines how voters' initiatives used in 24 states affect state budget balance. The author first uses a qualitative approach to investigate the extent to which ballot…

Intergovernmental transfers between 1940 and 2010 and distinct policy regimes: An empirical study

Francois K. Doamekpor, Julia Beckett

This study examines five national public policy areas where states and local governments received grants-in-aid from the federal government; these grants approximate a fifth of…

Financial factors that influence the size of nonprofit operating reserves

Cleopatra Grizzle, Margaret F. Sloan, Mirae Kim

Although operating reserves can aid nonprofit organizations in alleviating periods of fiscal stress, they are not widely used. This study examines organizational factors that…

An investigation into the economies of scale in turkish ministry of health hospitals

Menderes Tarcan, Yusuf Çelik, Catherine Plante, Mustafa Younis

The purpose of this study is to estimate economies of scale in Turkish Ministry of Health hospitals. Turkey is in the process of changing their healthcare system. Estimating…