1. Economic Development
1.1. A policy domain at the intersection of government and business
1.2. Economic development policies and impact
1.2.1. Article: State Energy-based Economic Development Policies and Examples: A Research Note. Economic Development Quarterly
1.2.2. Article: The 511 Tourism Information Service of Southern and Eastern Kentucky: A Case Study. Applied Research in Economic Development
1.2.3. Article: Technology-based Economic Development: Connecting the Research University and Community Leaders. Applied Research in Economic Development
2. Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurship Policy
2.1. Focus on government policies and support programs affecting entrepreneurship
2.2. Entrepreneurship Policy
2.2.1. Article: Making Sense of Entrepreneurial Outcomes Measurements in the Literature: Suggestions for Researchers and Policymakers. Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship
2.3. Effectiveness of Entrepreneurial Support
2.3.1. Dissertation: The Effectiveness of Entrepreneurial Start-up Assistance Programs: Evidence from the U.S. Panel Study of Entrepreneurial Dynamics
2.3.2. Article: Do Nascent Entrepreneurs Use Outside Assistance as the Support Option of Last Resort? Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy
2.3.3. Article: Meeting Entrepreneurs’ Support Needs: Are Assistance Programs Effective? Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development
2.3.4. Article: Impact of Start-up Support through Guided Preparation. Under review
2.3.5. TEACHING: PADM 704 Public Program Evaluation PAUP 804 Public Program Evaluation
2.4. Entrepreneurship
2.4.1. Article: The Entrepreneur-Investor Charismatic Relationship: A Dramaturgical Framework with Illustrations. Journal of Enterprising Culture
2.4.2. Article: Putting Entrepreneurship in its Rightful Place: A Typology for Defining Entrepreneurship Across Private, Public, and Nonprofit Sectors. Academy of Entrepreneurship Journal
2.4.3. Article: A Tale of Two Exits: Nascent Entrepreneur Learning Activities and Disengagement from Start-up. Small Business Economics
3. Public Budgeting and Finance
3.1. A research area with strong linkages across governments, between government and the private sector, and between government and citizens
3.2. Intergovernmental Constraints
3.2.1. Book Chapter: State Fiscal Constraints on Local Government Borrowing: Effects on Scale and Cost. In Handbook of Fiscal Health.
3.2.2. Article: New York State Fiscal Institutions and Municipal Borrowing. Under review
3.3. Public finance issues affected or constrained by the intergovernmental nature of public budgeting
3.4. Transportation Finance
3.4.1. A policy area that is intergovernmental and multisector, wit increasing private sector participation in delivery of transportation infrastructure and services
3.4.2. Article: How Effective is the International Fuel Tax Agreement? A View from the States. Public Budgeting, Accounting and Financial Management
3.4.3. Article: The Crisis in State Highway Finances: Its Roots, Current Effect, and Some Possible Remedies. Public Budgeting, Accounting and Financial Management
3.4.4. Article: Paying for Locally-owned Roads: A Crisis in Local Government Highway Finance. Public Works Management and Policy
3.4.5. Article: State Infrastructure Banks and Borrowing Costs for Transportation Projects. Public Finance Review
3.4.6. TEACHING: PADM 721 Transportation Policy
3.4.7. Article: State Infrastructure Banks and Intergovernmental Subsidies for Local Transportation Investment. Public Budgeting and Finance
3.4.8. Article: An Empirical Examination of the Statutory Characteristics and Effects of Highway and Transportation Commissions on DOT Capital Management Capacity.
3.4.9. Article: Indexing the Gas Tax to Indicators of Need: An Analysis of Revenue Adequacy with Implications for Public Acceptance. Under review
3.5. Transparency, Accountability, Public Participation
3.5.1. Article: An Information Model to Present Proposals to Increase Taxes at Public Meetings and Referenda Campaigns. International Journal of Public Administration
3.5.2. Article: Transportation Commissions as Accountability Structures: A Review of Their Statutory Roles and Other Attributes. American Review of Public Administration
3.5.3. A Public Participation Experiment and the Effects of Dialog and Information on Public Acceptance of Transportation Finance Policy Solutions. Under review
3.5.4. Article: The Limits of Outsourcing Expertise: Exploring the Accountability Dilemma at State Transportation Departments. Under review
3.5.5. Article: For the People: Popular Financial Reporting Practices of Local Governments. Under review.
3.5.6. TEACHING: PAS 301 Governance, Accountability and Ethics
3.6. Other
3.6.1. Article: Changing and/or Funding OPEB Promises: A Typology of Local Government Responses to GASB 45 and the Realization of OPEB Liabilities. Public Budgeting, Accounting and Financial Management
3.6.2. Article: Electronic Payments for State Taxes and Fees: Acceptance, Utilization, and Challenges.