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Next-Gen Public Finance Conference 2022

Next-Gen Public Finance Conference 2022

Next-Gen Public Finance Conference - 2022

Public Finance and the COVID-19 Economy

The sixth annual NextGen Public Finance Conference returns to the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University in Atlanta from May 18-20, 2022.

The theme of this year’s conference is public finance in the COVID-19 and Post-COVID-19 economy. The pandemic period has been one of extremes, from severe budget cuts at the onset to budget surpluses funded largely through federal support, and from massive number of unemployed to labor shortages. This conference brings together scholars around the country to discuss recent public finance research on the COVID-19 pandemic.

The conference is divided into five sessions covering important areas of public finance that have been affected by the COVID-19 and Post-COVID-19 economy:

· Fiscal Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic
· Budgetary Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic
· Fiscal Institutions, Debt, and Borrowing Costs
· Political Cycles and Fiscal Outcomes
· Fiscal Choice and Machine Learning

More information on specific papers being presented and discussed can be viewed below in the Conference Program.

The conference will be held at the Andrew Young School of Policy and streamed online. If you are interested in attending the conference as a visitor (in-person), please contact [email protected] to reserve a seat. In-person visitor seats are limited.

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Conference Program

Session I: Fiscal Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Session II: Budgetary Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic

  • Should Federal Aid Flow to State or To Local Governments? Evidence from the CARES Act and COVID-19 Testing Activity

    Thursday, May 19, 1:15 pm-2:00 pm

    Presenter: Iuliia Shybalkina (University of Kentucky)

    Discussant: Justin Ross (Indiana University)

  • Curating Budget Strategies in the Era of COVID-19: Comparing U.S. Cities Big and Small

    Thursday, May 19, 2:00 pm-2:45 pm

    Presenter: Katherine Willoughby (University of Georgia)

    Discussant: Ross Rubenstein (Georgia State University)

Session III: Fiscal Institutions, Debt, and Borrowing Costs

Session IV: Political Cycles and Fiscal Outcomes

Session V: Fiscal Choice and Machine Learning

  • The Impact of State EITC Adoption on Federal EITC Uptake

    Friday, May 20, 9:30 am-10:15 am

    Presenter: Whitney Afonso (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
    Co-Author: Thomas Hertz (U.S. Internal Revenue Service)

    Discussant: Robert Buschman (Georgia State University)

  • Budgetary Cuts and Citizen Evaluation of Government

    Friday, May 20, 10:15 am-11:00 am

    Presenter: Carla Flink (American University)
    Co-Author: Xiaoyang Xu (American University)

    Discussant: Charles Hankla (Georgia State University)

  • Machine Learning Meets Public Budgeting & Finance: Topics, Authors, and Trends Over 40 Years

    Friday, May 20, 11:00 am-11:30 am

    Presenter: Can Chen (Georgia State University)
    Co-Authors: Boyuan Zhao (Florida International University) and Shiyang Xiao (Syracuse University), 

    Discussant: Justin Marlowe (University of Chicago)

Conference Schedule

May 18, 2022

Event Time Location Details
Hotel Check-in 3 pm – 11 pm Marriott Residence Inn Downtown 134 Peachtree St NW, Atlanta, GA 30303, (404) 522-0950
Welcome Reception 6:30 pm – 8 pm Marriott Residence Inn Downtown Humphries Room – 2nd floor

May 19, 2022

Event Time Location Details
Breakfast at Hotel 6:30 am – 8:30 am Marriott Residence Inn Downtown Only participants staying at hotel
Morning Coffee 8:30 am – 9:00 am AYSPS – 7th Floor seminar rooms
Conference Welcome & Introduction 9:00 am – 9:30 am AYSPS – 7th Floor seminar rooms Streaming Link – to be posted
Session I: Fiscal Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic 9:00 am – 11:45 am AYSPS – 7th Floor seminar rooms Streaming Link – to be posted
Lunch 11:45 am – 1:00 pm AYSPS – 7th Floor seminar rooms Low-Country BBQ
Session II: Budgetary Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic 1:15 pm – 2:45 pm AYSPS – 7th Floor seminar rooms Streaming Link – to be posted
Session III: Fiscal Institutions, Debt, and Borrowing Costs 2:45 pm – 4:15 pm AYSPS – 7th Floor seminar rooms Streaming Link – to be posted
Coffee Break 4:15 pm – 4:30 pm AYSPS – 7th Floor seminar rooms
Session IV: Political Cycles and Fiscal Outcomes 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm AYSPS – 7th Floor seminar rooms Streaming Link – to be posted

May 20, 2022

Event Time Location Details
Breakfast at Hotel 6:30 am – 8:30 am Marriott Residence Inn Downtown Only participants staying at hotel
Morning Coffee 8:30 am – 9:00 am AYSPS – 7th Floor seminar rooms
Session V: Fiscal Choice and Machine Learning 9:00 am – 11:15 am AYSPS – 7th Floor seminar rooms Streaming Link – to be posted
Closing 11:15 am – 11:45 am AYSPS – 7th Floor seminar rooms

Organizers

The annual NextGen Public Finance Conference is a collaboration among the nation’s top fiscal policy programs organized with the overarching goal of bringing together top academics, practitioners, and students to examine and present on some of the field’s most pressing, relevant and future-facing topics in public finance:

The 2022 Public Finance and the COVID-19 Economy Conference is being hosted at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies and organized by:

Paul Benson (Georgia State University)
Can Chen (Georgia State University)
Benedict S. Jimenez (Georgia State University) 

Participants

Whitney Afonso

Associate Professor

School of Government
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Peter Bluestone

Associate Director, Ph.D.

Center for State and Local Finance
Andrew Young School of Policy Studies
Georgia State University

Robert Buschman

Associate Director, Ph.D.

Fiscal Research Center
Andrew Young School of Policy Studies
Georgia State University

Can Chen

Associate Professor

Department of Public Management and Policy
Andrew Young School of Policy Studies
Georgia State University

Carla Flink

Associate Professor

Department of Public Administration and Policy
School of Public Affairs
American University

Charles Hankla

Associate Professor

Department of Political Science
College of Arts and Sciences
Georgia State University

Bart Hildreth

Professor Emeritus

Department of Public Management and Policy
Andrew Young School of Policy Studies
Georgia State University

Minji Hong

Ph.D. Candidate

Department of Public Management and Policy
Andrew Young School of Policy Studies
Georgia State University

Benedict S. Jimenez

Associate Professor

Department of Public Management and Policy
Andrew Young School of Policy Studies
Georgia State University

Justina Jose

Assistant Professor

School of Public Affairs
San Diego State University

Laiyang Ke

Ph.D. Candidate

Department of Public Management and Policy
Andrew Young School of Policy Studies
Georgia State University

Sharon N. Kioko

Associate Professor

Evans School of Public Policy and Governance
University of Washington

Michelle L. Lofton

Assistant Professor

Department of Public Administration and Policy
School of Public and International Affairs
University of Georgia

Felipe Lozano-Rojas

Assistant Professor

Department of Public Administration and Policy
School of Public and International Affairs
University of Georgia

Justin Marlowe

Research Professor

Harris School of Public Policy
University of Chicago

Jorge Martinez-Vazquez

Professor Emeritus and Founding Director, International Center of Public Policy

Department of Economics
Andrew Young School of Policy Studies
Georgia State University

Mark Robbins

Professor

School of Public Policy
University of Connecticut

Justin Ross

Professor; Director Ph.D. Programs in Public Affairs and Public Policy

O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs
Indiana University

Ross Rubenstein

Professor, Dan E. Sweat Distinguished Chair in Educational and Community Policy

Department of Public Management and Policy
Andrew Young School of Policy Studies
Georgia State University

Iulia Shybalkina

Assistant Professor

Martin School of Public Policy and Administration
University of Kentucky

David Sjoquist

Professor Emeritus

Department of Economics
Andrew Young School of Policy Studies
Georgia State University

Min Su

Assistant Professor

Department of Public Administration
Louisiana State University

Sally Wallace

Dean and Professor of Economics

Department of Economics
Andrew Young School of Policy Studies
Georgia State University

Nicholas Warner

Senior Research Associate

Center for State and Local Finance & Fiscal Research Center
Andrew Young School of Policy Studies
Georgia State University

Katherine Willoughby

Professor, Margaret Hughes and Robert T. Golembiewski, Ph.D. Program Director

Department of Public Administration and Policy
School of Public and International Affairs
University of Georgia

Andrey Yushkov

Ph.D. Candidate

O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs
Indiana University

Call for Proposals - 2022

 

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Annual NextGen Public Finance Conference

Public Finance and the COVID Economy

May 18-20, 2022
Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University
14 Marietta Street NW, Atlanta, Georgia

 

We are seeking paper proposals for a conference on Public Finance in the Covid and Post-Covid Economy. The pandemic period has been one of extremes, from severe budget cuts at the onset to budget surpluses funded largely through federal support, and from massive number of unemployed to labor shortages. We invite papers that examine how the pandemic has affected government revenue and expenditures, and government operations. Papers should be in the areas of public budgeting, taxation, municipal securities, public expenditure evaluation, organizational structure, and more.

We seek new papers that will encourage and push the debate about public finance in the post-COVID world. We invite proposals for papers that examine these and other policy issues at the national and subnational levels, in domestic and international contexts, utilizing a variety of empirical techniques. Proposals will be reviewed and competitively selected.

Possible areas include, but are not limited to:

  • Public sector workforce, including issues relating to early retirements and remote work
  • Changes in spending and income, including effects of stimulus payments and PPP loans
  • Budget responses to the pandemic
  • Budget implications of the CARES Act and the American Rescue Plan Act
  • Pandemic effects on use of municipal securities

In addition, we are also seeking papers that involve:

  • Use of big data and data analytics for public budgeting and finance
  • Innovative methodologies in public sector evaluation

Download PDF Call For Proposals.

Deadline for proposals: February 18, 2022

Proposals should include title, abstract, authors, and contact information for the submitting authors. Abstracts should not be longer than two pages.

Participants may be asked to serve as a discussant. Travel reimbursements will be available to cover the cost of travel (up to $600) and hotel expenses for one author per paper. Meals will be provided.

Proposals should be submitted to [email protected]. Questions should be directed to Professor Sally Wallace, [email protected].

Location & Schedule
The conference will take place at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia. The conference will begin at 8:00 am on Thursday, May 19th and will end at 1:30 pm on Friday, May 20th. On Wednesday, May 18th, there will be reception and dinner for conference attendees beginning at 6pm (specific location details to follow).

Registration, Hotel and Travel Information will be available March 2022 on AYSPS Center for State and Local Finance website at cslf.gsu.edu

The Andrew Young School of Policy of Studies (AYSPS) is ranked among the top 20 public affairs colleges in the United States and No. 4 in public finance and budgeting. Its downtown Atlanta campus is a critical center of influence and global economic hub with one of the nation’s largest concentrations of government and nonprofit employees. Faculty, students and alumni work around the world advancing digital innovation in public policy to ensure public and nonprofit sectors, and those they serve, engage with and benefit from our ever-evolving digital world while advancing equity, human rights and social justice as guided by the philosophy of its namesake, Ambassador Andrew Young.

Contact Us

PHONE
404-413-0235

EMAIL
[email protected]

ADDRESS
14 Marietta Street, NW
Atlanta, GA 30303
7th Floor Seminar Rooms

The Andrew Young School of Policy of Studies (AYSPS) is ranked among the top 20 public affairs colleges in the United States and No. 4 in public finance and budgeting. Its downtown Atlanta campus is a critical center of influence and global economic hub with one of the nation’s largest concentrations of government and nonprofit employees. Faculty, students and alumni work around the world advancing digital innovation in public policy to ensure public and nonprofit sectors, and those they serve, engage with and benefit from our ever-evolving digital world while advancing equity, human rights and social justice as guided by the philosophy of its namesake, Ambassador Andrew Young.