Introduction to the Issue

Main Article Content

Craig S. Maher https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5562-3473
Bruce D. McDonald III https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8963-8606

Keywords

Forecasting, Municipal Bonds, Public Engagement

Abstract

This issue of Public Finance Journal highlights how fiscal systems are shaped by governance, politics, and social norms, featuring studies on AI-assisted revenue forecasting, city-centric sales tax models, structural inequities in municipal bond ratings, and citizen engagement in budgeting, alongside reviews of works on government accountability, critical tax theory, and pension management—together underscoring that public finance is both technical and deeply tied to questions of equity, justice, and institutional design.

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