Municipal Research Lab

Congratulations to @academicpiracy and Meagan Jordan for winning the 2025 best paper award from @aspa_dsj! The winning paper was published in @journal_pa and highlights interdisciplinary thoughts on past, current, and future social equity budgeting. tinyurl.com/2sz66pw3

NEW BOOK RELEASE! @carnegie_v97282, a lecturer and MPA program director in the ODU School of Public Service, recently released her new book "Government Responsiveness in Race-Related Crisis Events." rowman.com/ISBN/978179360…

How can we improve revenue forecasting for local governments? Read about the latest research from @slizlarson, a fellow in the lab, to find out. medium.com/municipal-rese…

We have moved! Happy to be part of @SPS_ODU!

"Decoding the Relationship Between Economic Growth and Fiscal Health: Insights from Local Governments in North Carolina" by @SamanAfshan & @havienncsu shows that strong fiscal health significantly predicts economic growth, but not vice versa. doi.org/10.59469/pfj.2… @NCStateSPIA

Have you had a chance to read the exciting findings on property tax expenditure and limitations in "Adoption of Property Tax Expenditure and Limitations by U.S. States: A Multiple Events History Analysis" by @Winn_Decker in 1(1)? doi.org/10.59469/pfj.2… @GFOA

Updated Google Scholar Public Administration journal rankings are out and we are proud to announce that we are #5! Full rankings can be found here: scholar.google.com/citations?view…

What is the cost of police complaints? Make sure to check out our new blog post by @PaigeLaineMoore, a fellow of the lab at an assistant professor at @MeredithCollege! medium.com/municipal-rese…

Why do governments limit their financial capacity? @Winn_Decker, a fellow in our lab, talks about his latest research from @journal_PF in our new blog post. medium.com/municipal-rese…

Excited to see the first issue of @journal_PF come out!

A hearty congrats to lab member @PaigeLaineMoore!

In our latest blog post, doctoral fellow @MEAbbott_ talks about her research on the financial success and stability of municipalities. medium.com/municipal-rese…

Laurence Ferry from @DUBusSchool and a fellow of the lab has been by highlighted by @UKParliament as pivotal to financial reporting and auditing of local authorities in the UK! committees.parliament.uk/publications/4…

@MD_Leight presented our work on public trust and nonprofit engagement at @secopa1 this morning! @NCStateSPIA

Doctoral fellow @PaigeLaineMoore talks about her latest research on restorative justice in nonprofits! medium.com/municipal-rese…

In our latest blog post, lab fellow @cbgoodman talks q out his research on special districts medium.com/municipal-rese…

Check out the new post on our blog by lab fellows @meganehatch and @cbgoodman! medium.com/municipal-rese…

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