About the Journal
Public Finance Journal is a biannual journal publishing peer-reviewed research that examines and analyzes contemporary issues in budgeting and finance and explores the applicability of solution sets. The journal is published by the Government Finance Officers Association and is a forum for discussion on significant issues related to the advancement of our scientific understanding.
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The Government Analytics Handbook
Abstract 2 | PDF Downloads 0Decoding the Relationship Between Economic Growth and Fiscal Health
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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2024)
Full Issue
Front Matter
Abstract 140 | PDF Downloads 77Page i-ii
Table of Contents
Abstract 263 | PDF Downloads 115Page 1-2
Editorials
Bridging the Divide
Abstract 233 | PDF Downloads 149Page 3-8
Research Articles
Establishing an Agenda for Public Budgeting and Finance Research
Abstract 1376 | PDF Downloads 1113 Appendix Downloads 0Page 9-28
Modeling Approach Matters, But Not as Much as Preprocessing
Abstract 449 | PDF Downloads 291 Appendix Downloads 0Page 29-48
AI as a Budgeting Tool: Panacea or Pandora’s Box?
Abstract 740 | PDF Downloads 736Page 49-65
Adoption of Property Tax Expenditure and Limitations by U.S. States
Abstract 282 | PDF Downloads 206Page 66-79
Book Reviews
The Municipal Financial Crisis
Abstract 325 | PDF Downloads 283Page 80-83
Municipal Fiscal Stress, Bankruptcies, and Other Financial Emergencies
Abstract 211 | PDF Downloads 140Page 84-86
Financial Strategy for Public Managers
Abstract 287 | PDF Downloads 219Page 87-90
Back Matter
Abstract 73 | PDF Downloads 33Page iii-iv
Welcome to Public Finance Journal!
The Public Finance Journal serves as a forum for discussion on significant issues related to the advancement of our scientific understanding. Articles are chosen for publication based on the originality, importance, interdisciplinary interest, timeliness, and accessibility. As a journal focused on connecting the science with the practice in public budgeting and finance, all manuscripts must connect the study with the needs and interests of both the scientific and practitioner communities for the field.
The mission of PF is to serve those engaged in public budgeting and finance through the publication of significant advances in the science of the discipline that conveys both theoretical importance and timely application.
Guiding Principles of Public Finance Journal:
- Public Finance is an open access journal that is committed to the community of practice.
- All articles published adhere to the standards of peer review and the ethical standards of the Committee on Publication Ethics.
- We encourage the posting of open data and methods for all articles published.
- Both replications and manuscripts with null results are important to the scientific process.