Debt and Long-Term Obligations Filter by Research Areas Debt and Long-Term Obligations Fiscal Policy and Financial Positions Government Finance Research Public Pensions Research Report An Examination of Illinois’ Pension Intercept Law, by Amanda Kass and Andrew Crosby Can A State Bank be a Useful Economic Development Tool?, by Robert Chirinko Funding Source The Joyce Foundation Credit Rating and Geography: Examining the Timeliness of Municipal Bond Audits Principal Investigator Carroll, Deborah A. Funding Source Government Finance Research Center & Merritt Research Services, an Investortools Company How Many Illinois Public Safety Pension Funds Risk Running Out Of Assets?, by Amanda Kass Long-term Liabilities: Pensions, OPEBs and Infrastructure, by Martin Luby, Gary Strong, and David Saustad Public vs. Private Auditors, Big vs. Little Issuers: What’s Influencing the Timeliness of Municipal Bond Audits, by Deborah A. Carroll and Richard A. Ciccarone Principal Investigator Carroll, Deborah A. Funding Source Government Finance Research Center & Merritt Research Services, an Investortools Company State Infrastructure Program as a Countercyclical Tool, by Yonghong Wu Funding Source The Joyce Foundation The Effect of the Affordable Care Act on Healthcare Borrowing Costs, by Dermot Murphy, Pengjie Gao, and Chang Lee Thinking Differently About IL Retirement Systems, by Amanda Kass, David Merriman, and Robert Bruno When Public Pension Reforms Fail, What Then?, by James Spiotto