program in local governance - institutional influence on policy and finance

The Institutions, Policy and Finance Project investigates the influence of different institutions and governance structures on local government policy and fiscal choices. An institutional transaction cost framework is applied to identify how formal and informal institutions shape the incentives of local government elected officials and administrators. Current work includes surveys of mayors and city managers in Florida cities regarding motivations and career incentives, a study of the policy implications of turnover among local officials, and an investigation of how different forms of city and county government affect expenditure, taxation, and borrowing decisions. This project has been supported by the DeVoe Moore Center and the Fulbright Scholar Foundation.

DeVoe Moore Fellows Dissertation Research

• McCabe, Barbara. 1997. Revenue Structure and the Grass Roots

• Jeong, Moon-Gi. 2004. Local Land Use Choices: Development Impact Fees in Florida

• Murdaugh, James T. 2005. An Examination of the Nature of Turnover Among Florida Police Chiefs

• Bae, Sang-Seok. 2005. Public Economics, Institutions, and Local Government Debt Financing

• MacDonald, Lynn. ABD. The Deternimants of Government Structure and its Impact on Local Expenditures

• Zhang, Yahong. ABD. Local Institutions, Incentives and Development Policy Choices

Papers and Publications

				Research Projects Institutions, Policy and Finance



	Regional Governance Economic Development Land Use Boundaries and Forms of Government Institutions, Policy and Finance Service Delivery			The Institutions, Policy and Finance Project investigates the influence of different institutions and governance structures on local government policy and fiscal choices. An institutional transaction cost framework is applied to identify how formal and informal institutions shape the incentives of local government elected officials and administrators. Current work includes surveys of mayors and city managers in Florida cities regarding motivations and career incentives, a study of the policy implications of turnover among local officials, and an investigation of how different forms of city and county government affect expenditure, taxation, and borrowing decisions. This project has been supported by the DeVoe Moore Center and the Fulbright Scholar Foundation. DeVoe Moore Fellows Dissertation Research • McCabe, Barbara. 1997. Revenue Structure and the Grass Roots • Jeong, Moon-Gi. 2004. Local Land Use Choices: Development Impact Fees in Florida • Murdaugh, James T. 2005. An Examination of the Nature of Turnover Among Florida Police Chiefs • Bae, Sang-Seok. 2005. Public Economics, Institutions, and Local Government Debt Financing • MacDonald, Lynn. ABD. The Deternimants of Government Structure and its Impact on Local Expenditures • Zhang, Yahong. ABD. Local Institutions, Incentives and Development Policy Choices Papers and Publications • Jeong, Moon-Gi Jeong. 2007. "Local Political Structure, Administrative Capacity, and Revenue Policy Choice," State and Local Government Review 39 (2): 84-95. • Feiock, Richard C. 2006. "A Political Market Explanation for Policy Change" • McCabe, Barbara, Richard Feiock, James Clingermayer, and Christopher Stream. 2007. "Turnover among City Managers: The Role of Political and Economic Change," Public Administration Review 66. • Jeong, Moon-Gi. 2006. "Local Choices for Development Impact Fees," Urban Affairs Review 41: 338-357. • Bae, Sang-Seok and Richard Feiock. 2004. "The Flypaper Effect Revisited: Intergovernmental Grants and Local Governance," International Journal of Public Administration 27(8): 577-96. • Feiock, Richard, Moon-Gi Jeong, and Jaehoon Kim. 2003. "Credible Commitment and Council Manager Government: Implications for Policy Instrument Choice," Public Administration Review 63 #5 (September/October): 568-577. • Clingermayer, James and Richard Feiock. 2001. Institutional Constraints and Policy Choice: An Exploration of Local Governance. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press. • McCabe, Barbara, Richard Feiock. 2001. State Rules and City Money. Cambridge: Lincoln Institute for Land Policy Paper Series. Additional Resources • Census of Government • City-County Consolidations page, National League of Cities • Association for Budgeting and Financial Management (ABFM) • International City/County Management Association (ICMA) • Lincoln Institute of Land Policy • Martin School Institute for Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations