Published Research Projects Filter by Research Areas CARES Act Aid City Fiscal Condition Debt and Long-Term Obligations Energy and Water Policy Fiscal Federalism Intergovernmental Aid Fiscal Policy and Financial Positions Government Finance Research Public Pensions Research Report Tax Policy and Administration 2020 Fiscal Year: Which Municipal Bond Issuers Have the Speediest Audit Times? by Deborah A. Carroll and Richard A. Ciccarone Principal Investigator Carroll, Deborah A. Funding Source Government Finance Research Center and Merritt Research Services, an Investortools Company An Examination of Illinois’ Pension Intercept Law, by Amanda Kass and Andrew Crosby Beyond Competition and Consolidation in Urban America, by Jered Carr and Michael Siciliano Can A State Bank be a Useful Economic Development Tool?, by Robert Chirinko Funding Source The Joyce Foundation City Budgets in an Era of Increased Uncertainty, by Michael Pagano and Christopher Hoene City Fiscal Conditions (2018), by Michael Pagano and Christiana McFarland City Fiscal Conditions (2019), by Michael Pagano and Christiana McFarland City Fiscal Conditions (2020), by Michael Pagano and Christiana McFarland City Fiscal Conditions (2021), by Michael Pagano and Christiana McFarland 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 Estimating the Impact of the Cap on SALT Deductions (2019), by Yonghong Wu Estimating The Impact Of The Cap On SALT Deductions (2021), by Yonghong Wu How Many Illinois Public Safety Pension Funds Risk Running Out Of Assets?, by Amanda Kass How States Provide Cities with General Revenue, by Amanda Kass, Michael Pagano, and Farhad Kaab Omeyr Funding Source The Lincoln Institute How the 2018 Elections Reshaped State and Local Governments’ Fiscal Policy Space, by Michael Pagano and Nathan Arnosti Linking Resources To Government Services, by Rebecca Hendrick Long-term Liabilities: Pensions, OPEBs and Infrastructure, by Martin Luby, Gary Strong, and David Saustad Networked Supply Chains: Describing the Costs Of Lake Michigan’s Drinking Water, by Jason Michnick, Kate Albrecht, Deborah A. Carroll, Amanda Kass, and Brooke Wetmore 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 Research Primer: Water Rate Setting in Illinois, by Deborah A. Carroll, Amanda Kass, Jason Michnick, and Brooke Wetmore 1 2 Next