BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The Paul H. O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs is thrilled to announce its prominent presence and schedule at the upcoming Association for Budgeting and Financial Management (ABFM) Conference in Denver, Colorado.
The event, which will take place from Oct. 26-28, provides a platform for leaders and experts in the field of public finance and budgeting to exchange ideas and collaborate on cutting-edge research and practices. The O’Neill School is known for its commitment to excellence in public affairs, and it is honored to participate in this prestigious conference, which is a key event in the public finance and budgeting domain. The school’s faculty, students, and alumni will play a pivotal role in sharing their insights, expertise, and research findings, which will contribute to advancing the field of public finance.
A trio of O’Neill alumni—Christine Martell (Ph.D. in public management, ’00), Salvador Espinosa (MPA, ’00; Ph.D. in public management, ’08, and Temirlan Moldogaziev (Ph.D. in public management, ’12)—will be awarded the ABFM Best Book in Public Budgeting and Finance Award for 2023 at the event. Moldogaziev is also currently an associate professor at the O’Neill School.
The O’Neill School’s participation at ABFM 2023 includes (current students or faculty in bold italics):
Thursday, Oct. 26
Concurrent Panels, Session 1
8:00 am – 9:15 am
Panel 1A: The Impact of Funding Shocks on School District Finances, Equity, and Student Outcomes, Silverton 1
Chair: Todd Ely, University of Colorado Denver
The Impact of School Spending on Confidence in Government Entities: The Case of School Finance Reforms
Christian Buerger, Associate Professor, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Mark Chin, Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt University
Panel 1B: The Impact of Funding Shocks on School District Finances, Equity, and Student Outcomes, Silverton 2
Chair: Craig Maher, University of Nebraska Omaha
Local Government Fiscal Health in Russia: Achilles' Heel of Putin's Regime?
Andrey Yushkov, Ph.D. public finance, Indiana University
Michael Alexeev, Indiana University
Ivan Dedyukhin, Indiana University
Panel 1C: Local Taxation: The Roles of State Government Intervention and Local Economic Development, Silverton 3
Chair: Bill Simonsen, University of Connecticut
The Effect of Airbnb on Local Government Budgets
Sewon Kim, Ph. D. public affairs, Indiana University
Lady Ikeya, graduate research assistant, Indiana University
Denvil Duncan, Associate Professor, Indiana University
The Effect of Opportunity Zones on Local Government Budgets
Wooserk Park, Ph.D. public affairs, Indiana University
Justin Ross, Professor, Indiana University
Concurrent Panels, Session 2
9:30 am – 10:45 am
Panel 2A: Causal Studies of Behavioral Responses to Fiscal Policy, Silverton 1
Chair: Justin Ross, Indiana University
Do Beginning Farmer Tax Credit Induce New Farm Start-Ups?
Justin Ross, Professor, Indiana University
Wesley Zebrowski, Ph.D. public affairs, Indiana University
Julia C.D. Valliant, Indiana University, Center for Rural Engagement
Consumer Responses to Energy Consumption Taxes
Denvil Duncan, Associate Professor, Indiana University
Panel 2C: US Fiscal and Financial Experiences Post-Pandemic, Silverton 3
Chair: Mark Robbins, University of Connecticut
The Financial Impact of COVID-19 on Special Purpose Governments in California
Robert A. Greer, Texas A&M University
Temirlan T. Moldogaziev, Associate Professor, Indiana University
Concurrent Panels, Session 6
2:45 pm – 4:00 pm
Panel 6B: Global Fiscal and Financial Experiences Post-Pandemic, Silverton 2
Chair: Temirlan T. Moldogaziev, Indiana University
Concurrent Panels, Session 7
4:15 pm – 5:30 pm
Panel 7C: State Savings Behavior and Balanced Budget Requirements (Budget Mechanisms Workshop Series), Silverton 3
Chair: James Douglas, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Precautionary Savings as a Countercyclical Fiscal Tool During the Great Recession
Michelle Lofton, University of Georgia
Christian Buerger, Associate Professor, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Friday, Oct. 27
Concurrent Panels, Session 1
8:00 am – 9:15 am
Panel 1C: Budgetary Information, Credit Ratings, and Municipal Financial Management Silverton 3
Chair: Temirlan T. Moldogaziev, Indiana University
Credit Rating Management
Christine R. Martell, University of Colorado Denver
Temirlan T. Moldogaziev, Associate Professor, Indiana University
State Credit Ratings as a Source of Vertical Fiscal Spillovers
Andrey Yushkov, Ph.D. public finance, Indiana University,
Concurrent Panels, Session 2
9:30 am – 10:45 am
Panel 2D: Financial Reporting and Transparency Cripple Creek 1
Chair: Elaine Lu, City University of New York
Does Deferral Information Bring Values in the Municipal Market? A Study on US States
Craig Johnson, Associate Professor, Indiana University
Yulianti Abbas, Universitas Indonesia
Faisal Cheema, Ph.D. public affairs, Indiana University
Marc Plooster, Ph.D. public affairs, Indiana University
Concurrent Panels, Session 5
2:15 pm – 3:30 pm
Panel 5E: Debt Management, Quartz
Chair: Bill Simonsen, University of Connecticut
On state individual income tax reform and municipal borrowing costs
Craig Johnson, Associate Professor, Indiana University
Kenneth A. Kriz, University of Illinois at Springfield
Luis Navarro, Ph.D. public affairs, Indiana University
Bahawal Shahryar, Ph.D. public finance, Indiana University
Andrey Yushkov, Ph.D. public finance, Indiana University
Liquidity Management and Budgetary Shocks: Uncovering the Role of Cash Reserves in Short-Term Borrowing
Luis Navarro, Ph.D. public finance, Indiana University
Concurrent Panels, Session 6
3:45 pm – 5:00 pm
Panel 6C: Performance Management and Budgeting: Reflections, New Topics, and Future Directions, Silverton 3
Chair: Katherine Willoughby, University of Georgia
Do Echelons Matter? Disaggregating the Effect of Turnover on Performance in Public Agencies
Shannon Conley, Ph.D. public affairs, Indiana University
John Stavick, Oakland University
Amanda Rutherford, Associate Professor, Indiana University
Saturday, Oct. 28
Concurrent Panels, Session 1
8:00 am – 9:15 am
Panel 1A: Professional Development: Meet the Editors and Learn about their Journals at Editor's Roundtable Cripple Creek 1
Chair: Bart Hildreth, Emeritus, Georgia State University
Public Budgeting and Finance
Craig Johnson, Associate Professor, Indiana University
Justin Ross, Professor, Indiana University
Panel 1B: Impact of Revenues on Policy Outcomes, Cripple Creek 2
Chair: Isabelle Cohen, University of Washington
Fiscal Autonomy and Economic Development: The Impact of Local Sales Tax Autonomy on Zoning for Retail Land Use
Lanjun Peng, Associate Instructor, Indiana University
Panel 1C: Public Finance, Voting, and Citizen Preferences Silverton 1
Chair: Akheil Singla, Arizona State University
Evidence on the Role of Financial and Political Institutions in (dis)Incentivizing Police Misconduct
Ruth Winecoff, Rutgers University
Sian Mughan, Arizona State University
Denvil Duncan, Associate Professor, Indiana University
Concurrent Panels, Session 2
9:30 am – 10:45 am
Panel 2D: Tokin': Marijuana Revenues and Costs Silverton 2
Chair: Caroline Weber, University of Kentucky
Recreational Marijuana Taxes and States' Borrowing Costs
Dario Salcedo Monroy, Associate Instructor, Indiana University