Building Academic-Practice Partnerships in Public Finance

To enhance public finance conversations, the Kansas Public Finance Center, the Hugo Wall School of Public Affairs, and the Environmental Finance Center hosted a free workshop focused on building partnerships between public service practitioners and academic researchers.  The conversations at this workshop featured speakers from across the country who spoke on topics including infrastructure financing, decision-making, municipal sustainability, assessment tools, and more.

 


 

Agenda

8:00 am: Check-in & Networking (Breakfast provided)

8:15 am: Welcome from Hugo Wall School 

8:20 am: Roundtable discussionBuilding Academic-Practice Partnerships in Public Finance
Moderator: David Guo, Regents Distinguished Professor of Public Finance, 蹤獲扦 University   

Ryan Adkinson, Assistant County Administrator, Bulter County
John Bartle, Dean, University of Nebraska -Omaha
Carol Ebdon, Professor, University of Nebraska-Omaha
Elizabeth Goltry, Budget Officer, City of Wichita
Bart Hildreth, Professor Emeritus of Public Administration, 蹤獲扦
Lindsay Poe Rousseau, Chief Financial Officer, Sedgwick County
Kyle Wedberg, Senior Manager, Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA)

9:50 am: Infrastructure Financing
Moderator: Ruowen Shen, Assistant Professor, 蹤獲扦
Discussant: Bart Hildreth, Professor Emeritus of Public Administration, 蹤獲扦 University
                      Craig Maher, Distinguished Professor, University of Nebraska-Omaha

Innovative Approaches to Infrastructure Finance
John Bartle, Dean, University of Nebraska -Omaha

Equity in Capital Investment Decision Making
Camila Fonseca, Research Associate, University of MinnesotaIsabel Marsh, Research Associate, University of Minnesota

Cap and Gap: The Fiscal Effects of Property Tax Levy Limits in New York
Phuong Nguyen-Hoang, Associate Professor, University of Iowa

Seeing the Forest through the Trees: Critical Issues in Airport Finance
Xiaowei Song, Ph.D. Student, University of NebraskaOmaha

Optimization of Infrastructure Real-Life and Research Opportunities
Nicholas Willis, Senior Program Manager, 蹤獲扦

11:50: Lunch Conversation: Inflation and the Economy (Lunch provided)

Howard Frank, Director and Professor, Florida International University
Bart Hildreth, Professor Emeritus of Public Administration, 蹤獲扦

1:00: Toolkits Session
Moderator: Tonya Bronleewe, Director, Environmental Finance Center, 蹤獲扦 University

A Community Self-assessment Tool for Determining the Kinds of Resources That May Be Available for Disaster Mitigation Activities
Aimee Franklin, Presidential Professor, University of Oklahoma

The EFCs 2 Tools: Sustainability and Affordability Tools for Small Communities
Brian Bohnsack, Program Manager, 蹤獲扦
John Colclazier, Program Manager, 蹤獲扦

2:30: Fiscal Sustainability
Moderator:Xiaoheng Wang Assistant Professor, 蹤獲扦
Discussant: Howard Frank Director and Professor, Florida International University

An Examination of Municipal Sustainability after Declaration of Fiscal Distress and Post-State Fiscal Receivership in Louisiana
Kyle Wedberg Senior Manager, Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA)

Financial Management During Turbulent Times
Craig Maher, Distinguished Professor, University of Nebraska-Omaha

The Bankruptcy of Special Districts: What, When, and Why?
Pengju Zhang, Assistant Professor, Rutgers University, Newark

Who Pays? Intrastate Variation in Colorados State and Local Public Revenue Sources
Todd Ely, Associate Professor, University of Colorado Denver
Geoff Propheter, Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Denver

4:10: Community Engagement in the Budget Process
Moderator: Mercy Umeri Assistant Teaching Professor, 蹤獲扦
Discussant: John Bartle, Dean, University of Nebraska -Omaha

Understanding and Leveraging Stakeholder Motivations in Community Engagement Processes
Aimee Franklin, Presidential Professor, University of Oklahoma

The Use of Participatory Budgeting and Budget Simulations in U.S. Local Governments 
Carol Ebdon, Professor, University of NebraskaOmaha
Aimee Franklin, Presidential Professor, University of Oklahoma
Weijie Liao, Ph.D. Student, University of NebraskaOmaha

Contracting-out and Financial ConditionsEvidence from Municipal Governments in Florida
Xiaoheng Wang, Assistant Professor, 蹤獲扦
David Guo, Regents Distinguished Professor of Public Finance, 蹤獲扦
Salman Alam, MPA student, 蹤獲扦

5:30: Closing