Spring Public Finance Conference: Bridging Theory and Practice
May 1-2, 2025 | 桃汁影院
Join us for the Spring Public Finance Conference on May 1-2, 2025, at 桃汁影院 University, where thought leaders and innovators will converge to explore the dynamic intersection of theory and practice in public finance.
Agenda
Thursday, May 1, 2025 | Rhatigan Student Center (3rd Floor)
Joint Lunch with KS GFOA, Spring Symposium (RSC Beggs Ball Room)
Round Table Discussion - "Navigating Federal Uncertainty: Implications for State and Local Governments"
Moderator: Lunda Asmani, GFOA President Elect, Chief Financial Officer, Norwark Public Schools, CPFO
Panelists:
- Jarron Brady, Policy Analyst, GFOA Federal Liaison Center
- William Glasgall, Public Finance Advisor, Volcker Alliance
- Elizabeth Goltry, Budget Officer, City of Wichita
- Gary Hamer, Director of Strategic Planning, Partner Tulsa
- Scott Pattison, Director of Tax Research and Policy, Federation of Tax Administrators
- Lindsay Poe Rousseau, Chief Financial Officer, Sedgwick County
"Portfolio Theory and Municipal Revenue: Service Structures and Risk Asymmetry"
Presenters:
- Nathan Grasse, Carleton University
- Wesley Janson, Internal Revenue Service
- Justin Marlowe, University of Chicago
- Elizabeth Searing, University of Texas-Dallas
"Local Income Taxes and Intrastate Migration: Quasi-Experimental Evidence from Indiana and Maryland"
Presenter: Andrey Yushkov, Tax Foundation
Discussant: Ken Kriz University of Illinois, Springfield
"How Popular Financial Reporting Affects the Recipients鈥 Information Processing and Perceptions: Lab Experimental Evidence"
Presenters:
- Jinhai Yu, University of Connecticut
- Zhiwei Zhang, Kansas State University
- Josie Schafer, University of Nebraska Omaha
- Nicolai Petrovsky, City University of Hong Kong
- Shannon Cummins, University of Nebraska Omaha
"How Much Is Too Much? Examining Whether the Size of the Deficit or Surplus Changes Budget Simulation Outcomes and Perceptions of the Organization"
Presenters:
- Zachary Mohr, University of Kansas
- Whitney Afonso, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Discussant: Justin Ross, Indiana University
"Applying Social Equity to Public Financial Management: Status and Opportunities"
Presenters:
- John Bartle, University of Nebraska, Omaha
- Phil Joyce, University of Maryland
- Marilyn Rubin, Rutgers University -- Newark
"Advancing Social Equity in Public Budgeting and Tax Policy: Strategies for Inclusive Governance and Sustainable Development"
Presenter: Abigail Animah Amankwah, University of New Mexico
Discussant: Sharon Kioko, University of Washinton
Reception in the RSC Beggs Ballroom
Friday, May 2, 2025 | NetApp Innovation Campus - Torn Label Conference Room
Welcome remarks by Dr. Stephanie Newbold, Director of the Hugo Wall School of Public Affairs
"TaMPERing Generative AI: a Framework for the Systematic and Responsible Use of Large Language Models"
Presenter: Michael Overton, University of Idaho
"The Impact and Integration of Artificial Intelligence in Public Financial Management: A Case Study of the State of New Mexico"
Presenter: Ferdinand Forkuo Kwarteng, University of New Mexico
"Can Machine Learning Algorithms Better Help Predict Fiscal Stress in Local Governments?"
Presenters:
- Can Chen, Georgia State University
- Yilun Zha, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Chaowang Ren, Georgia State University
- Yuxiang Zhao, Georgia Institute of Technology
Discussant: Christine Martell, University of Colorado, Denver
"Benefit or Burden: Evaluating $1 Trillion in State Tax Expenditures"
Presenters:
- Matt Fabian, Municipal Market Analytics
- Lisa Washburn, Municipal Market Analytics
"Evaluating the EITC's Role in Urban Fiscal Health Amidst Varied Trajectories of Decline"
Presenters:
- Sarah E. Larson, Miami University of Ohio
- Lindsey Interlante, Five College of Ohio
"Locally Funded Economic Development Corporations (EDC), Economic Growth and the Great Recession: Application of Generalized Additive Models, Synthetic Control Method, and Synthetic Difference in Differences"
Presenters:
- Robert Lee Bland, University of North Texas
- Edmund Poku Adu, University of North Texas
Discussant: Bart Hildreth
Join us for lunch and a fascinating tour of the NetApp Campus at 桃汁影院.
"State Revenue Trend"
Presenter: *Scott Pattison, Federation of Tax Administrators
"Resilient State and Local Finance: Effective Fiscal Federalism"
Presenters:
- William Glasgall, Volcker Alliance
- Noah-Winn-Ritzenberg, Volcker Alliance
"State Management of Federal Funds: Challenges and Opportunities"
Presenters:
- Maureen Hilton, Pew Charitable Trusts
- Rebecca Thiess, Pew Charitable Trusts
- Kate Walberg, Pew Charitable Trusts
"The Flypaper Effect: A Meta-Analysis"
Presenters:
- Luke Spreen, University of Maryland
- Ed Gerrish, University of South Dakota
- Hao Sun, Gallaudet University
- Luis Navarro, Indiana University
Discussant: Yilin Hou, Syracuse University
"Impact of Fragmented Funding for Capital Improvements: Evidence from Washington"
Presenters:
- Pengju Zhang, Rutgers University - Newark
- Sharon N. Kioko, University of Washington
"Shocks to Fiscal Equilibrium? The Impact of Hurricane Shocks to Local Government Finance"
Presenters:
- Hyewon Kang, Florida International University
- Yu Shi, University of North Texas
"Labor-Capital Substitution in Nursing Homes: Policy Implications of Rising Labor Costs"
Presenter: Ikeya Lady, Indiana University
Discussant: John Bartle, University Nebraska Omaha