Expiring Budgets and Spending Sprees: The Cost of Use-it-or-Lose-it Budgeting

February 11th, 2014 - Boris Angelov

Spikes in spending at the fiscal year-end lead to staggering losses and inefficiencies in government procurement. More »

Focus on Finance: The Restructuring of Detroit

February 7th, 2014 - Eric Tawney

Detroit’s leading restructuring professional explains challenges in the largest municipal bankruptcy in US history. More »

International Tax Havens: Are Multinationals Gaming the System?

January 28th, 2014 - Laura Bowen

Despite enormous efforts to minimize financial burdens through innovative international tax planning, multinational corporations still face Effective Tax Rates largely determined by the nationality of their headquarters. More »

Focus on Finance: Bringing Private Sector Experience to Philadelphia

January 17th, 2014 - Poppy Coleman

The Treasurer for the City of Philadelphia, Nancy Winkler, discusses applying expertise from 28 years in financial consulting to reinvent the City’s financial fortunes. More »

Focus on Finance: Conservative Budgets in a Liberal City

January 17th, 2014 - Chasse Rehwinkel

Seattle’s Director of Finance Glen Lee discusses Seattle’s conservative approach to municipal budgets and how it helped the City rebound after the recession. More »

Economic Conditions and Health: What was the economy like when you left school?

January 16th, 2014 - Brian O'Connor

Study finds a relationship between health and economic conditions at the time individuals leave school. More »

A Desperate Customer? The Growing Trend of PPPs in American Government

January 13th, 2014 - Michael Deheeger

Recent study finds that political and ideological factors as well as increased congestion may be driving states to privatize their transportation infrastructure. More »

Focus on Finance: the Push and Pull of Los Angeles Labor Negotiations

January 10th, 2014 - Scarlett Swerdlow

Chief Administrative Officer Miguel Santana shares how the City of Los Angeles has shrunk its structural deficit, lowered its pension liabilities, and increased its reserves. More »

Focus on Finance: Funding Pensions in the Windy City

January 10th, 2014 - Eric Tawney

Chicago’s CFO explains the city’s immense financial challenges, her insights, and why she’s optimistic for the future. More »

Obesity at Home: How Parental Employment Can Negatively Impact Family Nutrition

January 9th, 2014 - Shaun Edwards

The impact of working parents is linked to an increased risk of childhood obesity. More »

Balancing the Future of Free Trade Agreements

January 8th, 2014 - Danyi Yang

Phil Levy discusses the challenges of free trade agreements, including the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). More »

The Great Recession Five Years Later: How Washington Made Things Worse

January 7th, 2014 - Robert Vanneste

Princeton Political Science Professor Nolan McCarty talks about his new book and the role of political bubbles in financial crises. More »

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