Finance

Publication June 20, 2023 Policy Brief: Can Courts Resolve the Trilemma? State & Local Finance Anchor Institutions
Publication June 20, 2023 Policy Brief: Responding to State and Local Budget Crises State & Local Finance
Jun 15 2023 Past Event Special Briefing: The Debt Ceiling Deal and its Impact on the U.S. Economy, States, and Municipalities State & Local Finance
May 18 2023 Past Event Special Briefing: Avoiding Municipal Distress State & Local Finance
Apr 27 2023 Past Event Special Briefing: America's Hottest States & Cities: Managing Growth State & Local Finance
Mar 30 2023 Past Event Access to Capital: Promoting a More Equitable Future Urban Development Housing
Research Paper March 2, 2023 State of Finance for Nature in Cities 2023: Time to Assess - Summary for Local Policymakers Climate Change & Resilience State & Local Finance
Podcasts February 16, 2023 Special Briefing: State and Local Budgets in Uncertain Times As governors and mayors announce their spending plans for fiscal 2024, the Volcker Alliance and Penn Institute for Urban Research invite you to join our panel of experts for an online Special Briefing on State and Local Budgets in Uncertain Times. Susan Wachter William Glasgall Shelby Kerns Eric Kim Lauren Larson Gabriel Petek State & Local Finance
Feb 16 2023 Past Event Special Briefing: State & Local Budgets in Uncertain Times State & Local Finance
Jan 19 2023 Past Event Special Briefing: The Future of Downtowns State & Local Finance Urban Development
Dec 15 2022 Past Event Special Briefing: 2023 Outlook for States and Localities State & Local Finance
Publication November 20, 2022 Cities Brace for Inflation, Recession as Infrastructure Needs Multiply State & Local Finance
Nov 17 2022 Past Event Special Briefing: Big Cities, Big Challenges State & Local Finance
Oct 20 2022 Past Event Special Briefing: The Inflation Reduction Act: Investment Opportunities and Challenges State & Local Finance
Sep 15 2022 Past Event Special Briefing: Stagflation Ahead? Inflation and Recession State & Local Finance
Advisory Board Member Alexander Chilton
Head of Municipal Securities, Morgan Stanley Municipal Bond Division
State & Local Finance
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Scholar Andrey D. Pavlov
Professor of Finance, Beedie School of Business, Simon Fraser University
Climate Change & Resilience Housing
Jun 23 2022 Past Event Special Briefing on States Cutting Taxes: Relief Now, Shortfalls Later? State & Local Finance
Publication May 26, 2022 Mismeasuring Risk: The Welfare Effects of Flood Risk Information Rapidly improving data and models are giving homeowners more information about their disaster risk while also increasing insurance premiums for the highest risk homes. I study the economic consequences of using better flood risk models to more accurately identify and price flood insurance for high-risk homes. State & Local Finance
Article May 26, 2022 The Financial Burdens of Property Taxes: Evidence from Philadelphia Property taxes are an essential source of revenue for U.S. local governments, generating more than $547 billion in 2018. While local elected officials use these taxes to fund public goods and services, their constituents find them burdensome. Housing State & Local Finance

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