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Incentivized for Leveling the Playing Field: Do State Economic Incentives Compensate for High Taxes? by Cheng, Shaoming, Guo, Hai (David), Liu, Cathy Yang

“…State tax and nontax incentives have been widespread in the United States, though their efficacy in job creation and economic development has been repeatedly…”
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Inter-city competition and local government debts in China: a spatial econometric analysis by Han, Yanbing, Xiong, Min, Cheng, Shaoming, Guo, Hai (David)

“…Debts incurred by Chinese cities have skyrocketed. Policymakers and scholars are concerned with potential default risks and political, economic, and social…”
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Governmental support strategies and their effects on private capital engagement in public-private partnerships by Han, Yanbing, Guo, Hai (David)

“…The ability to leverage private investment is a key selling point of infrastructure public-private partnerships (PPPs). Research has shown that to attract…”
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Navigating local fiscal sustainability: topics and challenges by Zhang, Pengju, (David) Guo, Hai

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The Fiscal Impact of County-to-Urban District Conversion in China by Li, Huiping, Guo, Hai (David), Zhang, Pengju

“…Municipal annexation has been one of the most widely adopted instruments for urban growth in the United States. Scholars of public choice and regional studies…”
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Portability, an innovative property tax relief whose time hasn’t come by Guo, Hai (David), Frank, Howard A

“…The Florida electorate passed Amendment One on January 29th, 2008. The portability provision of this Amendment allows homestead owners to transfer the…”
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The interplay between private and public governments: the relationship between homeowner associations and municipal finance by Cheng, Shaoming, Guo, Hai (David)

“…Homeowner associations (HOAs), as a form of private residential governance, have grown exponentially in the United States, representing a profound…”
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Public Participation and Organizational Performance: Evidence from State Agencies by Neshkova, Milena I., Guo, Hai (David)

“…Public participation in administrative decision making has been widely advocated by both theorists and practitioners of public administration. Despite the…”
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The impact of local government fiscal gaps on public-private partnerships: government demand and private sector risk aversion by Xiong, Min, Cheng, Shaoming, Guo, Hai (David), Zhao, Jerry Zhirong

“…While government fiscal gap is traditionally considered a demand factor for the use of public-private partnerships (PPPs) to deliver public services, a high…”
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Resource flow or yardstick competition: spatial dependence of educational expenditure among prefecture-level cities by Tian, Chuanhao, Teng, Yu, Guo, Hai (David)

“…Primary and secondary education, provided by the local governments in China, plays an important role in attracting talented migrants. The race for talent and…”
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Forecasting Revenue Impacts from COVID-19: The Case of Florida Municipalities by Guo, Hai (David), Chen, Can

“…Early in the pandemic, Florida municipal managers indicated that forecasting the impact on local revenues was one of their top priorities in responding to the…”
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The Effect of Results-Based Intergovernmental Transfers in the Educational Accountability System: An Examination of the Race to the Top Program by Le, Angie Nga, Guo, Hai (David)

“…Results-based intergovernmental transfers have recently attracted attention from both scholars and practitioners. In contrast to other types of grants, the…”
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Untargeted Incentives and Entrepreneurship: An Analysis of Local Fiscal Policies and Small Businesses in Florida by Guo, Hai (David), Cheng, Shaoming

“…This paper examines the effects of local taxes and local fiscal expenditures on small businesses in Florida. Our analysis sheds light on the linkage between…”
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A Spatial Analysis of Florida County Governments' Unreserved General Fund Balances by Guo, Hai (David), Wang, Wen

“…The most recent Great Recession brought our attention to the issue of fiscal sustainability of local governments. Local governments often rely on their general…”
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Citizen Input in the Budget Process: When Does It Matter Most? by Guo, Hai (David), Neshkova, Milena I.

“…Citizen participation in public budgeting processes has been widely advocated by both theorists and practitioners of public administration. Yet there is less…”
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Management Capacity and State Municipal Bond Ratings: Evidence With the GPP Grades by Zhao, Zhirong (Jerry), Guo, Hai (David)

“…Most state governments issue general obligation (GO) bonds in the financial market to borrow money. Assigned by credit agencies, state GO bond ratings reflect…”
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Critical Issues in the Transition From the Defined Benefit to the Defined Contribution Pension Model: Perceptions From Florida Municipal Finance and Human Resource Directors by Cong, Yongqing (Carrie), Frank, Howard A., Gianakis, Gerasimos (Jerry), Guo, Hai (David)

“…The dramatically increased costs of maintaining many public pension systems after the recent economic downturn have spurred a number of state and local…”
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The effects of tax and expenditure limit on state discretionary tax adjustment by Guo, Hai (David)

“…Unanticipated economic fluctuations exert pressure on state governments to conduct discretionary tax adjustments to balance the budget. Even though states…”
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Rural multifunction in Shanghai suburbs: Evaluation and spatial characteristics based on villages by Gu, Xiaokun, Xie, Boming, Zhang, Zhengfeng, Guo, Hai (David)

“…The multifunctionality of the suburbs of mega-cities has gained increasing attention among scholars and practitioners in the last few years, for its higher…”
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Financing infrastructure: fixed price vs. price index contracts by Eger III, Robert J., (David) Guo, Hai

“…This paper looks at a common type of price adjustment, price indexing, which provides contractors with compensation for increases in price volatile…”
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