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 serves as a forum for discussion on significant issues related to the advancement of our scientific understandi
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Current Issue
Vol. 1 No. 1 (2024)
Full Issue
Front Matter
Abstract 104 | PDF Downloads 50Page i-ii
Table of Contents
Abstract 206 | PDF Downloads 83Page 1-2
Editorials
Bridging the Divide
Abstract 152 | PDF Downloads 98Page 3-8
Research Articles
Establishing an Agenda for Public Budgeting and Finance Research
Abstract 762 | PDF Downloads 612 Appendix Downloads 0Page 9-28
Modeling Approach Matters, But Not as Much as Preprocessing
Abstract 192 | PDF Downloads 136 Appendix Downloads 0Page 29-48
AI as a Budgeting Tool: Panacea or Pandora’s Box?
Abstract 345 | PDF Downloads 298Page 49-65
Adoption of Property Tax Expenditure and Limitations by U.S. States
Abstract 160 | PDF Downloads 106Page 66-79
Book Reviews
The Municipal Financial Crisis
Abstract 221 | PDF Downloads 142Page 80-83
Municipal Fiscal Stress, Bankruptcies, and Other Financial Emergencies
Abstract 98 | PDF Downloads 63Page 84-86
Financial Strategy for Public Managers
Abstract 189 | PDF Downloads 121Page 87-90
Back Matter
Abstract 43 | PDF Downloads 14Page 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.