Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial Management: Volume 27 Issue 4

State budget periodicity and general expenditure volatility: an empirical analysis

Soojin Kim, Qiushi Wang

This article aims to examine empirically the relationship between budget periodicity and expenditure volatility in state governments. Using a large panel dataset for fifty states…

The consolidation of state-administered public pension systems in U.S. states

David S. T. Matkin, Gang Chen

There is significant variation in the way state-administered pension systems are structured in the United States. Some states, for example, consolidate their pension activity into…

Symposium on creating the fix: transparency, engagement, and results

Symposium introduction

Karen Kunz

Creating the fix

Jon Stehle, C. Patrick Washington

Facing fiscal crisis: Managing counter-cyclical debt financing of the state and local governments

Ping Zhang

The recent recession provides us a good window to reveal fiscal problems and inadequate preparations of state and local governments. To address the fiscal crisis, and more…