Yonghong Wu
Professor and Director of Graduate Studies (MPA/MPP), Public Administration
Department of Public Administration
Contact
Building & Room:
2112 AEH, MC 278
Address:
400 S. Peoria St., Suite 2100
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About
Dr. Yonghong Wu is an Associate Professor and the Director of Graduate Studies (MPA) in the Department of Public Administration at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He received Ph.D. degree in Public Administration from the Maxwell School of Syracuse University. His fields of specialization include state and local public finance, and science and technology policy. Dr. Wu’s recent research has focused on state and local fiscal policy-making and government funding of research and development.
Selected Publications
Wu, Yonghong and Yu Shi. (Forthcoming). “How Does Institutional Environment Affect General Fund Balances of Major American Cities?” Local Government Studies
Wang, Wen and Yonghong Wu. (Forthcoming). “Why Are We Lagging Behind? An Empirical Analysis of Municipal Capital Spending in the United States,” Public Budgeting & Finance
Wu, Yonghong and Dan Williams. (2017). “The Determinants of Success in Local Earmarking: The Case of New York City Council Discretionary Expense Grants,” Public Budgeting, Accounting and Financial Management 29(3): 319-345.