Marc Plooster

@GVSU @FMHC_GV BS ‘14 / @GVSUSeidman MSA ‘17 / Current @IUBloomington @IUONeill PhD student in Public Finance and Management / Editor Assistant @pbaf_journal

[Public Budgeting & Finance @pbaf_journal]

Dr. Abotsi's new article analyzes cross-country public debt policy, budget and financial management systems, and public debt. The study finds that improvements in debt management strategies and budget and financial management practices reduce debt per GDP: https://t.co/3QvyLIF2Wa

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"Competition or Cooperation?" asks Drs. Mughan and Singla in their study of traffic ticket revenues among state and local law enforcement agencies. Read their article for what happens when local governments keep citation revenues v. when they do not. https://t.co/uZqKql7bZt

[Public Budgeting & Finance @pbaf_journal]

Check out this article by Drs. Choi and Wu on the impact of Budget Stabilization Fund rules on saving and spending behaviors in US states. Their article reveals that stringent deposit rules, and revenue volatility ties, enhance BSF levels. Read more here: https://t.co/t56ngvgEp8

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Check out this new article from Drs. Martell, Ivonchyk and Moldogazíev. They find that financial management has a positive and significant impact on credit ratings supporting the theory that city governments have agency over credit ratings. Read more here: https://t.co/4vQLwkrZzo

[Public Budgeting & Finance @pbaf_journal]

The sustainability of U.S. debt and potential reforms: Fiscal rules, spending and taxes, and a fiscal commission by Drs. McBride, York, Durante, and Watson is now available in Early View! Check it out today before it is in an upcoming special issue. https://t.co/xKEfdhzzqN

[School of Public Affairs @AU_SPA]

SPA Asst. Prof. David Schwegman is the discussant for three papers, covering the SALT cap's impact on county budgets by @MarcPlooster-@IUBloomington, state/local tax responses by Frederico Corredor-@GeorgiaStateU, and mental health-employment partnerships via social impact bonds with @EmilySuzannah-@BlavatnikSchool. #2024APPAM #SPAProud

[Public Budgeting & Finance @pbaf_journal]

What would the impact of the legalization of cannabis have on the federal budget? Alex Brill, Brian J. Miller, and Stan Veuger explore this and other topics in their recent paper:
https://t.co/ZzvNaiPfbc

[Public Budgeting & Finance @pbaf_journal]

Hot off the press!! How does revenue decentralization impact subnational fiscal autonomy? Drs. Muthomi and Ndunda find that revenue decentralization and select fiscal instruments have the potential to stimulate country level economic growth. Check it out! https://t.co/ePtiDAqi7O

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Does compliance make a difference on property tax bills? Check out this article Geoffrey Propheter in our upcoming Property Tax and Administration Special Issue to learn more about the sort and quality of property information reported to local assessors. https://t.co/1cj1vfedWE

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Do homeowners care about tax relief? Check out this article by Yusun Kim forthcoming in our Property Tax and Administration Special Issue to learn more about support for property tax increase and local spending. https://t.co/QgQS05fg8U

[Public Budgeting & Finance @pbaf_journal]

How does local public provision change with political preferences? Victoria Perez, Justin Ross, and Kosali Simon use variation in Medicaid expansion to find that in states that expanded Medicaid, local governments increased public provision of healthcare. https://t.co/sg5vrTGnoS

[Public Budgeting & Finance @pbaf_journal]

How do residents view local school district performance? Eric J. Brunner, Yusun Kim, Mark D. Robbins, and Bill Simonsen use a survey experiment finding that high-performance information has effects for efficiency perceptions, trust, and support for taxes. https://t.co/3aOPtX6Prl

[Public Budgeting & Finance @pbaf_journal]

What determines the price of municipal water? A recent article by Kate Albrecht, Deborah A. Carrol, Amanda Krass, Jason Michnick, and Brook Wetmore find relative racial equity, lower prices for cooperative purchasing, and the importance of communication. https://t.co/60qfELJ0PR

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How do public officials' perceptions (subjective) and financial data (objective) of municipalities compare? Sungho Park, Craig Maher, and Wei-Jie Liao review organizational attributes that help clarify the association between the two.
https://t.co/MtCLtzzV1N

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How does capital project management compare across U.S. States? Andrew Grandage and David Mitchell look at major transportation and IT acquisitions focusing on earned value management (EMV).
https://t.co/J95qZikHtM

[Public Budgeting & Finance @pbaf_journal]

Hot off the press! A recent article by Laiyang Li and Benedict S. Jimenez look at how one-time municipal sales (such as park land or buildings) create revenue windfalls that can leading to an unsustainable growth in services and difficult future budgets https://t.co/QwsCDYlxYa

[Public Budgeting & Finance @pbaf_journal]

Does the starting condition of a budget (balanced, surplus, deficit) matter? Zach Mohr and Whitney Afonso find some interesting results with their budget simulation field in lab experiment https://t.co/TOSRqoSQKK

[Marc Plooster @MarcPlooster]

I watched this when I was home this past weekend, and it was great. I would encourage everyone to give it a watch if you have any concerns about the upcoming general election (from either side of the spectrum): https://t.co/HFFGwekNOL

[Public Budgeting & Finance @pbaf_journal]

We are grateful to the outgoing editors Justin Marlowe and Sharon Kioko for their service to Public Budgeting and Finance. https://t.co/uQb6zLUP43

[Public Budgeting & Finance @pbaf_journal]

Does it matter if municipal bond costs are presented as aggregate or personal costs on referenda? Cory Lang, Shanna Pearson-Merkowitz and Zachary Scott answer this question and present other findings in this recent publication https://t.co/1giQpoE320