Panel: Solvency and Slack in State and Local Governments
(Public and Non-Profit Management and Finance)

Saturday, November 5, 2016: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Piscataway (Washington Hilton)

*Names in bold indicate Presenter

Panel Chairs:  Yilin Hou, Syracuse University
Discussants:  Yilin Hou, Syracuse University

Solvency and Slack in State and Local Governments

Exploration of Slack Flexibilities Within Fiscal Policy Space: An Empirical Analysis of Large American Cities
Yu Shi, University of North Texas and Yonghong Wu, University of Illinois, Chicago



The Impact of Short-Term Gap-Closing Strategies on Long-Term Fiscal Solvency
Milena I. Neshkova and Hai Guo, Florida International University