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IIPF Director and Affiliated Faculty Present Paper on Fiscal Sustainability at Federal Reserve Bank/UIC Government Finance Research Conference

IIPF Director and Affiliated Faculty Present Paper on Fiscal Sustainability at Federal Reserve Bank/UIC Government Finance Research Conference IIPF Director Dr. Kenneth Kriz and Affiliated Faculty member Rick Funderburg presented a paper at the recent conference “Ready or Not? Post-Fiscal Crisis/Next Fiscal Crisis”, hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and the University of Illinois at Chicago’s Government Finance Research Center.

IIPF Director and Affiliated Faculty on IGPA Team Examining Alternative Structures for the Illinois Personal Income Tax

IIPF Director and Affiliated Faculty on IGPA Team Examining Alternative Structures for the Illinois Personal Income Tax IIPF Director Dr.

Dr. Arwi Kriz Presents at the Public Management Research Conference on Corruption and Efficiency in Public Capital Spending

Dr. Arwi Kriz Presents at the Public Management Research Conference on Corruption and Efficiency in Public Capital Spending Dr. Arwi Kriz presented her most recent research examining the link between corruption and public capital spending efficiency. While most of the existing research on this topic has tried to associate public capital spending levels with corruption, Dr. Kriz points out that more sophisticated measures of efficiency are available.

Dr. Kenneth Kriz Publishes a Co-edited Book on Tax Increment Financing

Dr. Kenneth Kriz Publishes a Co-edited Book on Tax Increment Financing Dr. Kenneth Krizhas co-edited a new book titled “Tax Increment Financing and Economic Development.” The book brings together leading experts to examine the evolving nature of tax increment financing (TIF), the most widely used tool of local economic and community development. Originally designed as an innovative approach to the redevelopment of blighted areas, TIF has become a more general-purpose tool of economic and community development.

Dr. Kenneth Kriz Presents on Fiscal Sustainability at Chulalongkorn University in Thailand

Dr. Kenneth Kriz Presents on Fiscal Sustainability at Chulalongkorn University in Thailand Dr. Kenneth Kriz presented to an audience of faculty and students in the Faculty of Political Science at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand on July 9. The topic of the presentation was the Theory and Practice of Assessing Fiscal Sustainability. Dr. Arwi Kriz provided translation for the remarks. After presenting for approximately one hour, outlining the theory of fiscal sustainability and highlighting two recently completed projects on the topic, Dr.