HAI (DAVID) GUO Hugo Wall School of Public Affairs 好色先生 1845 Fairmount Street, LH 205B Wichita, Kansas 67260 phone: 316-978-6629 email: david.guo@wichita.edu EDUCATION Ph.D.|Public Policy|Georgia State University and Georgia Institute of Technology Aug. 2003鈥擜ug. 2008 M.A.|Economics|Georgia State University Aug. 2003鈥擜ug. 2008 MPA|Public Administration|Iowa State University Aug. 2001鈥擜ug. 2003 B.A.|English|Beijing Foreign Studies University Sept. 1995鈥擩ul. 1999 ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE Regents Distinguished Professor of Public Finance Hugo Wall School of Public Affairs, 好色先生 Sept 2022 to Present Interim Director of Hugo Wall School of Public Affairs, Wichita State University Jun. 2023 to Jun. 2024 Associate Professor Department of Public Policy and Administration Florida International University Aug. 2015 to Aug. 2022 Assistant Professor, Department of Public Administration Florida International University Aug 2008 to Aug. 2015 NON-ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE City of Maize|Council Member Mar.2024鈥擯resent Georgia State University|Research Assistant Aug. 2003鈥擜ug. 2008 W. Frank Newton Inc.|Project Intern Jun. 2004鈥擜ug. 2004 Department of Revenue, State of Iowa|Tax Research Intern May 2003鈥擜ug. 2003 Iowa State University|Teaching Assistant Aug. 2001鈥擜ug. 2003 Economic Development Bureau, TEDA|Project Manager Jul. 1999鈥擩ul. 2001 PUBLICATIONS Book Wang, X., & Guo, H. (2018). Financial Management in the Public Sector: Tools, Applications, and Cases (4th ed.). New York, NY: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. Contract signed in progress. Peer Reviewed Articles 1. Zhang, P. & Guo, H. (2024) Navigating Local Fiscal Sustainability: Topics and Challenges. Local Government Studies, forthcoming 2.Xiong, M., Cheng, S., Guo, H. & Zhao, Z. (2023) The impact of local government fiscal gaps on public-private partnerships: government demand and private sector risk aversion. International Public Management Journal, 26 (4), 589-604. https://doi.org/10.1080/10967494.2022.2119316 3.Li, H., Guo, H., & Zhang, P. (2023) The Fiscal Impact of County-Urban District Conversion across Prefectural Cities in China. Urban Affairs Review, 59 (3), 892-917. online first (05/16/2022) https://doi.org/10.1177/10780874221098152 4.Han, Y. and Guo, H. (2022) Governmental Support Strategies and their Effects on Private Capital Engagement in Public-Private Partnerships. Public Management Review https://doi.org/10.1080/14719037.2022.2118821 5.Han, Yanbing, Xiong, Min, Cheng, S., Guo, H. (2022) Inter-City Competition and Local Government Debts in China: A Spatial Econometric Analysis. Asian Pacific Journal of Public Administration. 44(4). 271-290. https://doi.org/10.1080/23276665.2022.2071305 6.Guo, H. & Chen, C.(2021). Forecasting Revenue Impacts from COVID-19:The Case of Florida Municipalities. State and Local Government Review, 53(1),78-88. 7.Le, N. & Guo, H. (2021). The Effect of Results-Based Intergovernmental Transfers: An Examination of the Race to the Top Program. Public Performance Management and Review, 44(4),785-816. https://doi.org/10.1080/15309576.2021.1881802 8.Tian, C., Teng, Y., & Guo, H. (2021). Resource flow or yardstick competition: spatial dependence of educational expenditure among prefecture-level cities. International Public Management Journal, 24(5), 691-709. https://doi.org/10.1080/10967494.2020.1724218 9.Cheng, S., & Guo, H. (2021). The interplay between private and public governments: the relationship between homeowner associations and municipal finance. Local Government Studies, 47(5), 759-783. https://doi.org/10.1080/03003930.2020.1794845 10. Guo, H. & Robbins, M. (2020). State of Florida Preparation and Initial Response to COVID19 Recession. Municipal Finance Journal 41(2), pp. 25-36 11. Cheng, S., Guo, H., & Liu, C. Y. (2020). Incentivized for Leveling the Playing Field: Do State Economic Incentives Compensate for High Taxes?. Economic Development Quarterly, 34(2), 101-115. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0891242420917219 12. Gu, X., Xie, B., Zhang, Z., and Guo, H. (2019) Rural multifunction in Shanghai suburbs: Evaluation and spatial characteristics based on villages, Habitat International 92, 102041. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0891242420917219 13. Guo, H. (2019).Fiscal and Budget Transparency鈥擳heory and Practice in Public Administration Research, Review of Public Administration and Policy, 8(6),pp. 14-24. (Invited and in Chinese). 14. Guo, H. and Ho, Alfred. (2019) Support for Contracting-Out and Public Private Partnership: exploring citizens鈥 perspectives, Public Management Review, 21, 629-649. https://doi.org/10.1080/14719037.2018.1487576 15. Guo, H. (2018) Fiscal underpinnings for sustainable development in China鈥攔ebalancing in Guangdong, Journal of Chinese Governance, DOI: 10.1080/23812346.2018.1488925 book review 16. Guo, H. and Cheng, S. (2018). Untargeted Incentives and Entrepreneurship: Analysis of Local Fiscal Policies and Small Businesses in Florida. The Review of Regional Studies,48 (1), 119-135. 17. Guo, H. and Neshkova, M (2018). Fiscal Severity and the Choice of Budget-Gap Closing Strategies. Public Money & Management, 38(4), 305-314. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540962.2018.1450913 18. Neshkova, M. and Guo, H. (2018) Policy Targets and Pubic Participation in Agency Decision-Making. International Public Management Journal, 21(2),297-325 https://doi.org/10.1080/10967494.2016.1160012 19. Guo, H. and Wang. W. (2017). A Spatial Analysis of Florida County Governments' Unreserved General Fund Balances. Public Budgeting and Finance 37(3), 71-88. https://doi.org/10.1111/pbaf.12160 20. Tantardini, M., Guo, H., & Ganapati, N. (2017). Social Capital and Public Financial Performance: Lessons from Florida. Public Performance & Management Review, 40(3), 480503. https://doi.org/10.1080/15309576.2016.1276463 21. Guo, H. and Frank, H. (2015) Portability, an Innovative Property Tax Relief Whose Time Hasn鈥檛 Come. Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial Management 27(2). 153178. https://doi.org/10.1108/JPBAFM-27-02-2015-B002 22. Zhao, Z., Guo, H., Coyle, D., Robinson, F., and Munnich, L. (2015) Revisiting the Fuel-Tax Based Transportation. Public Works Management & Policy 20(2). 105-126, https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1087724X14539139 23. Cong, Y.Q., Frank, H, Gianakis, G. and Guo, H. (2015) Critical Issues in the Transition from the Defined Benefit to Defined Contribution Pension Model: Perceptions from Florida Municipal Finance and Human Resource Directors. Review of Public Personnel Administration, 35 (4), 333-351. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0734371X14533572 24. Guo, H. (2014) Government Layers and Fiscal Transfers鈥擜 Quasi-experiment of Fiscal Reform in China. Public Finance and Management. 14(4). 25. Guo, H. and Neshkova, M. (2013) Citizen Input in the Budget Process: When Does It Matter Most? American Review of Public Administration. 43(3). 331-346. 26. Neshkova, M. and Guo, H. (2012). Public Involvement and Organizational Performance: Evidence from State Agencies. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory. 22(2). 267-288. First published online as doi: 10.1093/jopart/mur038 on July 20th, 2011. 27. Zhao, Z. and Guo, H. (2011) Managerial Quality and State General Obligation Bond Ratings: Evidence with the GPP Grades. American Review of Public Administration, 41 (5), 562-576. First published as doi: 10.1177/0275074010384718 on November 9, 2010. 28. Guo, H. (2011) The Effects of Tax and Expenditure Limits on State Discretionary Tax Adjustment. Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial Management 23(1), 6993. 29. Guo, H., Frank, H. and Fink, D. 2009. Disclosure Quality of Management Discussion and Analysis (MD&A): Evidence from Large Florida Cities. Municipal Finance Journal Vol. 30 (3), 2009. 30. Eger. R. J. and Guo, H. 2008. Financing Infrastructure: Fixed Price v. Price Index Contracts. Journal of Public Procurement, Vol 8 Issue 3, 2008. 31. Willoughby, K. G. and Guo, H. 2008. The State of the Art: Revenue Forecasting in U.S. State Governments. In Jinping Sun and Thomas D. Lynch (eds.) Handbook of Government Budget Forecasting, New York, N.Y.: Taylor & Francis Publishers: 244-255. OTHER PUBLICATIONS Guo, H. (2024). Rethinking Financial Reporting鈥擳he Survey Says鈥 Government Finance Review, 40(4), 28-35. Guo, H. and Chen, C. (2022) A new forecasting tool shows COVID-19 may have a significant negative impact on municipal finances in the coming years. USApp 鈥 American Politics and Policy Blog (05 Jan 2022). Blog Entry. Florida League of Cities (2021). A Recovery Landscape 鈥 Forecasting Florida Municipal. Revenue Impacts from COVID-19. A report conducted for Florida League of Cities https://www.flcities.com/docs/default-source/cmri/flcreports/final_a_recovery_landscape_flc_research_report_executive_summary.pdf?sfvrsn=e129d6 d5_6 Willoughby, K.G., Guo, H. et. al. (2008). Measuring Performance: The State Management Report Card for 2008, Governing (March) Special Edition. Available online at: http://www.pewcenteronthestates.org/initiatives_detail.aspx?initiativeID=36072 Willoughby, K.G., Guo, H. et. al. (2005). 鈥淎 Report Card on Government Performance: Grading the States 2005,鈥 Governing Special Issue, February 2005. . Available online at: http://www.pewcenteronthestates.org/initiatives_detail.aspx?initiativeID=36072 COMPLETED MANUSCRIPTS Frank, H., Guo, H., & Cong, C., Governmental Accounting Standards Board Statement 77: Implementation at the State Level. Municipal Finance Journal (Revised and Resubmit) Han Y. & Guo, H., Infrastructure Public-Private Partnerships: The Political Motivation and Conditions. Public Management Review (Revise and Resubmit) CONFERENCE PRESENTIONS Guo, H.(2024) Navigating the Future of Financial Reporting鈥擨nsights from the GFOA Member Survey Results, Speak of the Panel of Rethinking Financial Reporting at Government Finance Officer Association (GFOA) Annual Conference, Orlando, FL Guo, H., Shen, R, & Zhang, Z (2024) Local Government Fiscal Competition鈥擧orizontal, Vertical, or Both? Presented at the Spring Public Finance Conference on Applied Public Finance, Omaha, NE Guo, H. & Shen, R. (2024), Enhancing Service Delivery Efficiency through Inter-Local Collaboration: A Network Analysis in Water Service Context, Presented at the Annual Conference of American Society for Public Administration, Minneapolis, MN. Guo, H. (2024) ) Navigating the Future of Financial Reporting鈥擨nsights from the GFOA Member Survey Results, Presented at Kansas Government Financial Officers (KSGFOA) Spring Symposium, Wichita, KS Guo, H., Shen, R, & Zhang, Z (2024) Local Government Fiscal Competition鈥擧orizontal, Vertical, or Both? Presented at the Annual Conference of Urban Affairs Association, New York City, NY Guo, H. (2023) Understanding Kansas Local Government Finance, Presented at the Kansas Government Finance Officers (KSGFOA) conference at Overland Park, KS Guo, H. & Alam, S. (2023) Intended and Unintended Consequences of State Rainy Day Funds Rule. Presented at the Annual Conference of the Association of Budgeting and Financial Management, Denver, CO. Wang, X., Guo, H. &Alam, S. (2023). Contracting-out and Financial Conditions--Evidence from Municipal Government in Florida. Presented at World Social Science Association Annual Conference, Tempe, AZ Shen, R. & Guo, H. (2023). Does Inter-Local Collaboration Improve Service Delivery Efficiency? A Network Approach Examining Cities鈥 Expenditure in Water. Presented at the Annual Conference of Urban Affairs Association, Nashville, TN Cong, Y, Guo, H., Frank, H. & Joffe, M.(2022) The Effect of Pension Change on the Financial Health of Florida Local Retirement Plans. Presented at the Annual Conference of the Association of Budgeting and Financial Management, Miami, FL. Guo, H. (2022) Fiscal institutions and Truth and Integrity of State Budgeting, Presented at the Annual Conference of the Association of Budgeting and Financial Management, Miami, FL. Estorcien, V. Ganapati, S., Guo, H. (2022) Determinants of Revenue in Nonprofit Organizations: An Empirical Assessment of Police Athletic League Chapters Presented at the Annual Conference of the Association of Budgeting and Financial Management, Miami, FL. Guo, H. Frank, H. & Han, Y (2022) Fiscal Intuitions and Truth and Integrity of State Budgeting Presented at the Annual Conference of American Society for Public Administration, Jacksonville, FL. Guo, H., Frank, H. Castro, D. & Cong, D. (2022). You Can鈥檛 Handle the Truth: Exploring Discrepancies Between GASB Statement 77鈥檚 Purpose, Promise and Execution. Presented at the Annual Conference of American Society for Public Administration, Jacksonville, FL. Guo, H. & Frank, H.(2022) Disclosure of Tax Expenditures in State Budgeting. ASPA FIU Webinar Series Part 2. Castro, D., Guo, H. & Frank, H. (2021) Do Fiscal Reserves Mitigate the Impact of Hurricanes on Fiscal Conditions? Evidence from Florida Counties. Presented at the Annual Conference of the Association of Budgeting and Financial Management, Washington D.C. Le, N & Guo, H. (2021).Grant Fungibility and the Interactive Effects of Federal and State Education Grants in Florida. Presented at the Annual Conference of the Association of Budgeting and Financial Management, Washington D.C. Guo, H., Frank, H. Castro, D. & Cong, D. (2021). Tax Abatement Disclosures: An Examination of the Compliance of GASB Statement No. 77. Presented at the Annual Conference of American Society for Public Administration, Virtual. Guo, H. (2021) Volcker Alliance Review of State Budget Practices, FY 2015-19: Preparing for the Storm 鈥 _and Beyond. Presented at the Annual Conference of the Association of Budgeting and Financial Management, Washington D.C. Le, N & Guo, H. (2021). The Management of Education Grant Programs at Local Level: A Case of Miami-Dade School District, Florida Presented at the Annual Conference of American Society for Public Administration, Virtual. Han, Y & Guo, H. (2021) Following the Money or Efficiency? The Government鈥檚 Motivation for PPP Utilization. Presented at the Annual Conference of American Society for Public Administration, Virtual. Le, N & Guo, H. (2021)Intergovernmental Grants in School Districts: A Case of MiamiDade School District, Florida. National Educational Finance Academy Conference, Virtual Le, N & Guo, H. (2020). The Effectiveness of Foundation Grants: A Case Study of Florida Presented at the Annual Conference of Western Social Science Association, Virtual. Guo, H. & Castro, D. (2020) Best Practices and Applications of Budget Forecasting and Reserve Fund Presented at the Annual Conference of American Society for Public Administration, Virtual. Guo, H., Frank, H. Castro, D. & Cong, D. (2020). Tax Abatement Disclosures: An Examination of the Compliance of GASB Statement No. 77. Presented at the Annual Conference of American Society for Public Administration, Virtual. Le, N & Guo, H. (2019). Education Equalization Finance Policies: The Effectiveness of the Florida Education Finance Program. Presented at the Annual Conference of the Association of Budgeting and Financial Management, Washington D.C. Castro, D., Guo, H. &Frank, H.(2019). Disclosure of Tax Expenditures in State Budgeting Presented at the Annual Conference of the Association of Budgeting and Financial Management, Washington D.C. Guo, H. (2019). The Future of Public Finance: Lessons from the Volcker Alliance's Truth & Integrity in Government Finance Project. Panelists at the Annual Conference of the Association of Budgeting and Financial Management, Washington D.C. Guo, H., Cheng, S. (2019). Are Public-Private Partnerships in China Launched as an Substitute for Local Debts in Financing Infrastructure? Presented at the Annual Conference of the Association of Budgeting and Financial Management, Washington D.C. Cheng, S., Guo, H., & Liu, C. (2019). Incentivized for Leveling the Playing Field: Do State Economic Incentives Compensate for High Taxes? Presented at the Urban Affairs Conference, Los Angeles, CA. Guo, H., Castro, D., & Frank, H. A. (2019). Disclosure of Tax Expenditure in State Budgeting. Presented at the Annual Conference of American Society for Public Administration, Washington D.C. Guo, H., Frank, H. A., & Castro, D. (2019). Rainy Day Fund and Revenue Volatility. Presented at the Annual Conference of American Society for Public Administration, Washington D.C. Guo, H., Cheng, S., & Zhao, Z. (2019). Are Public-Private Partnerships in China Launched as an Substitute for Local Debts in Financing Infrastructure? Presented at the Southern Political Science Conference, Austin, TX. Guo, H., & Wu, Y. (2018). Fiscal Responsibility Shifting between State and Local Governments. Presented at the Annual Conference of the Association of Budgeting and Financial Management, Denver, CO. Guo, H. (2018). Engaging online course tools to advance student knowledge about public budgeting. Presented at the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA), Atlanta, GA. Guo, H., & Cheng, S. (2018). Inter-City Competition and Local Government Debts in China: A Spatial Econometric Analysis. In 2018 Global Chinese Urban Governance Conference. Shanghai Jiaotong University. Guo, H., & Zhao, Z. (2018). Fragmentation of the Special-purpose Intergovernmental Transfers in China. In 7th Chinese Scholar Forum on Public Administration. Xian Jiaotong University. Cheng, S., & Guo, H. (2018). Inter-City Competition and Local Government Debts in China: A Spatial Econometric Analysis. Presented at the Southern Political Science Association, New Orleans, LA. 鈥淚nter-City Competition and Local Government Debts in China: A Spatial Econometric Analysis鈥 Urban Affairs Association Conference, Toronto, CA. March, 2018. 鈥淪ubnational Governments Fiscal Sustainability鈥 Keynote speech at ESAP International Week, Bogota and Cali, Colombia. Nov, 2017. 鈥淎n Assessment of States Fiscal Health鈥 (With Howard Frank, Daniel Castro, and Merlene-Patrice Quispe). Annual Conference of the Association of Budgeting and Financial Management, Washington D.C. Oct, 2017. 鈥淚nter-City Competition and Local Government Debts in China: A Spatial Econometric Analysis鈥 (With Shaoming Cheng) Annual Conference of the Association of Budgeting and Financial Management, Washington D.C. Oct, 2017. 鈥淪ubnational Governments鈥 Fiscal Health鈥 Keynote speech at the 6yh Chinese Scholar Forum on Public Administration, Hangzhou, China, June 2017. 鈥淪ubstitutional or Complementary: The Intra- and Inter-City Effects of Homeowner Associations on Municipal Finance鈥 Urban Affairs Association Conference, Minneapolis, April, 2017. 鈥淎n Assessment of Southeastern State Fiscal Health鈥 (With Howard Frank) 2017 Annual Conference of American Society for Public Administration, Atlanta, Mar, 2017. 鈥淪ubstitutional or Complementary: The Intra- and Inter-City Effects of Homeowner Associations on Municipal Finance鈥 (With Shaoming Cheng) 2017 Annual Conference of American Society for Public Administration, Atlanta, Mar, 2017. 鈥淧roperty Tax Assessment Appeal鈥擜 Tale of Two Counties鈥 (With Michael Paparasta). Annual Conference of the Association of Budgeting and Financial Management, Seattle, WA Oct, 2016. 鈥淟ocal Fiscal Policy and Small Business in Florida: A Spatial Panel Analysis鈥 (With Shaoming Cheng) The 7th International Conference on Public Management in the 21st Century. Macau, China. Oct, 2016. A Potential Solution to Financial Self-Sufficiency of Local Governments?-- An Empirical Assessment of Small Business Establishment in Florida鈥 (With Zhiwei Zhang and Shaoming Cheng). The 8th Sino-US International Conference for Public Administration. Beijng, China. June, 2016. 鈥淐ommunity Associations and Local Government Budget鈥 (With Shaoming Cheng). The 8th Sino-US International Conference for Public Administration. Beijng, China. June, 2016. 鈥淟ocal Fiscal Policies and Small Businesses in Florida: A Spatial Panel Analysis鈥 (With Shaoming Cheng). Next Generation of Public Finance Conference. Atlanta, GA. May, 2016. 鈥淐ommunity Associations and Local Government Budget: Substitution or Complement?鈥 (With Shaoming Cheng). Urban Affairs Association Conference, San Diego, CA. Mar, 2016. 鈥淎n analysis of Public Transit Expenditure in Urban China鈥 (With Janey Wang, John Mikesell, Jerry Zhao, and Yang He). Annual Conference of the Association of Budgeting and Financial Management, Washington D.C., Oct, 2015. 鈥淭he Linkage between Property Tax and New Business Formation and Growth鈥 (With Shaoming Cheng).2015 Annual Conference of American Society for Public Administration, Chicago, Mar, 2015. 鈥淚nnovative Financing鈥擳esting the Citizen鈥檚 Perspective鈥 (With Alfred Ho). 2014 Annual Conference of the Association of Budgeting and Financial Management, Grand Rapids, MI, Oct, 2014. 鈥淩edistributive Spending in Hard Times鈥擜 Spatial Analysis of State TANF and Medicaid Spending鈥 (With Nakhyeok Choi). 2014 Annual Conference of the Association of Budgeting and Financial Management, Grand Rapids, MI, Oct, 2014. 鈥淲hen Do Governments Obfuscate?鈥 (With Milena Neshkova and Howard Frank). 2014 Annual Conference of the Association of Budgeting and Financial Management, Grand Rapids, MI, Oct, 2014. 鈥淭he Effect of Property Tax on Business Establishment in Florida鈥 (With Shaoming Cheng). 2014 Annual Conference of American Society for Public Administration, Washington D.C., Mar, 2014. 鈥淲hen Do Governments Obfuscate鈥 (With Milena Neshkova and Howard Frank). 2014 Annual Conference of American Society for Public Administration, Washington D.C. , Mar, 2014. 鈥淭he Effectiveness of Budget Gap-Closing Strategies: Lessons from Florida鈥檚 Local Governments. 2014 Annual Conference of American Society for Public Administration, Washington D.C. , Mar, 2014. 鈥淭he Effect of Local Taxes on Employment: Evidence from Florida Counties. 106th Annual Conference on Taxations, Tampa, FL., Nov, 2013. 鈥淎 Spatial Analysis of Florida Local Governments鈥 Unreserved Fund Balance鈥, (With Wen Wang), 2013 Annual Conference of the Association of Budgeting and Financial Management. 鈥淔iscal Severity and the Choice of Budget Gap-Closing Strategies鈥, (With Milena Neshkova). 2013 Annual Conference of the Association of Budgeting and Financial Management. 鈥淔iscal Sustainability: A Close Look at Florida Local Governments鈥 Unreserved Fund Balance鈥, (With Wen Wang, Zi Pan), 2013 Annual Conference of American Society for Public Administration, New Orleans, LA, Mar, 2013. 鈥淎 Tale of Two Professions: How do Municipal Finance and Human Resource Directors View Critical Aspects of a DB to DC Paradigm Shift? Initial Findings from Florida鈥, (With Howard Frank, Carrie Cong, and Gerasimos Gianakis), Western Social Science Association Annual conference, Denver, Co, April 2013. 鈥淢anaging Fiscal Distress: Political Cost and Effectiveness of Budget Gap-Closing Strategies鈥, (With Milena Neshkova), 34th Annual Conference of Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, Baltimore, MD, Nov, 2012. 鈥淢anagerial Quality and State Borrowing Cost: Evidence with the GPP Grades鈥 (With Zhirong Zhao), 24th annual conference of the Association for Budgeting and Financial Management, New York, NY Oct, 2012 鈥淭actics to Balance the Budget and Political Environment鈥擡vidence from Florida Local Government鈥 (With Milena Neshkova), the 6th Sino-US International Symposium on Public Administration, Beijing, China, June, 2012. 鈥淒oes Province-Managing-County Reform Improve the Subnational Fiscal Equity Through Intergovernmental Transfers鈥擡vidence from Henan Province鈥 (With Xinye Zheng), the 3rd Chinese Public Administration Scholars Forum, Jinan, China, June, 2012. 鈥淔iscal Institutions and State GO Bond Rating鈥 (With Zhirong Zhao), Public Management Research Conference: Seeking Excellence in a Time of Change, Shanghai, China, May,2012. 鈥淢anaging Fiscal Distress: Lessons from Florida鈥檚 Local Governments" (With Milena Neshkova), Midwest Political Science Association 70th Annual National Conference, Chicago, IL., April, 2012. 鈥淓ntrepreneurial Approaches to Balance the Budget and Political Environment鈥攅vidence from Florida Local Governments, (With Milena Neshkova), 2012. Annual Conference of American Society for Public Administration, Las Vegas, NV. Mar, 2012. 鈥淒oes Autonomy Foster Public Participation?鈥 (With Milena Neshkova), 10th Public Management Research Conference, Syracuse, NY., June, 2011. 鈥淒oes Autonomy Foster Public Participation.鈥 (With Milena Neshkova), Midwest Political Science Association 69th Annual National Conference, Chicago, IL., Mar, 2011. 鈥淔iscal Decentralization and Intergovernmental Transfers in China鈥攁 Difference-inDifference Approach鈥, (With Xinye Zheng), 2011 Annual Conference of American Society for Public Administration, Baltimore, MD. , Mar, 2011. 鈥淓xplaining the Patterns of Citizen Participation in Agency Decision-Making鈥, (With Milena Neshkova), 32nd Annual Conference of Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, Boston, MA. , Nov, 2010. 鈥淒isaster Capitalism: A Critical Test of the Natural Type鈥 (With Edwards Ransford), Southeast Conference on Public Administration, Wilmington, NC., Oct, 2010. 鈥淚nfrastructure Development and Foreign Investment 鈥 A Case Study of Tianjin Economic and Technological Development Area (TEDA)鈥, (With Zhirong (Jerry) Zhao), PREABFM Symposium on China Studies Omaha, NE, Oct, 2010. 鈥淪tate Finance, the New Norm? A Reflection on State Budget Crises鈥 (With Jun Peng), 22nd annual conference of the Association for Budgeting and Financial Management, Omaha, NE, Oct, 2010 鈥淧olicy Types, Target Populations, and Participation at State Agencies鈥 (With Milena Neshkova), Western Social Science Association Annual conference, Reno, Nevada. April 2010. 鈥淯nlocking the Lock-in Effect: Does the Florida Portability Amendment Stimulate the Change of Homestead?鈥 (With Howard Frank), Western Social Science Association Annual conference, Reno, Nevada. April 2010. 鈥淧ublic Involvement and Organizational Performance: Evidence from State Agencies.鈥 (With Milena Neshkova), 10th Public Management Research Conference, Columbus, OH., Oct, 2009. 鈥淯nlocking the Lock-in Effect: Does the Florida Portability Amendment Stimulate the Change of Homestead?鈥 (With Howard Frank), 21st annual conference of the Association for Budgeting and Financial Management, Washington D.C., Sept, 2009. 鈥淐itizen Input in Budget Process and Agency Performance: Evidence from State Agencies.鈥 (With Milena Neshkova), Annual Conference of the Association for Budgeting and Financial Management, Washington D.C., Sept, 2009. 鈥淢anagement Discussion and Analysis in Local Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports: Grading Their Disclosure in Tough Times.鈥 (With Howard Frank), Western Social Science Association Annual conference, Albuquerque, NM, April 2009. 鈥淢anagerial Quality and State General Obligation Bond Ratings: Evidence with the GPP Grades.鈥 (With Zhirong Zhao), 2009 Annual Conference for American Society for Public Administration, Miami, Florida, March, 2009. 鈥淧erformance Grades and State Bonds Ratings: Evidence from the Government Performance Project鈥, (with Zhirong Zhao), Western Social Science Association Annual conference, Denver, CO., April, 2008 鈥淭ax Increase or Spending Cut? Budgetary Institutions Matter鈥, 19th annual conference of the Association for Budgeting and Financial Management, Washington D.C., Nov, 2007. 鈥淚nstitutional Structure and the Accuracy of State Revenue Forecasting鈥, (with Katherine Willoughby), the 27th Annual International Symposium on Forecasting, New York City, NY., June 24th-27th, 2007 鈥淒o Tax and Expenditure Limitations Limit State鈥檚 Tax Adjustment鈥 18th Annual Conference of the Association for Budgeting and Financial Management, Atlanta, GA., October 19-21, 2006. "State Revenue Forecasting: Results from the Government Performance Project鈥 (with Katherine Willoughby), 18th annual conference of the Association for Budgeting and Financial Management, Atlanta, GA., October 19-21, 2006. 鈥淒o Tax and Expenditure limitations limit state鈥檚 tax adjustment鈥 Southeast Conference on Public Administration, Athens, GA., September 28, 2006. 鈥淪tate Government Purchasing: Advancements in E-Procurement," (with Katherine Willoughby), Southeast Conference on Public Administration, Athens, GA., September 28, 2006. 鈥淲hich Costs More: Public Authorities or Municipalities?鈥 with Robert J. Eger III), Western Social Science Association Annual conference, Phoenix, AZ., April, 2006 鈥淲hich Are More Efficient: Public Authorities or Municipalities?鈥 (with Robert J. Eger III), 17th Association for Budgeting and Financial Management Annual Conference, Washington, D.C., November 10-12, 2005 鈥淭he Policy of Trade-Offs: The Use of Price Index Contracts in Transportation鈥 (with Robert J. Eger III), the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Conference, Washington, D.C., November 3-5, 2005. 鈥淔inancing Infrastructure: Fixed Price v. Price Index Contracts鈥 (with Robert J. Eger III), 16th Annual Conference of the Association for Budgeting and Financial Management, Chicago, Ill., October 7-9, 2004. INVITED PRESENTATIONS Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China, Nov 1st , 2016. 鈥淪upport for Contracting-Out and Public Private Partnership: Exploring Citizen's Perspective.鈥 Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, May 29th, 2015. 鈥淧rovince-Managing-County Reform in China.鈥 Renmin University of China, Beijing, China, June 8th, 2012. 鈥淒oes Province-Managing-County Reform Improve the Subnational Fiscal Equity Through Intergovernmental Transfers鈥擡vidence from Henan Province鈥 Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Shanghai, China, May 23rd, 2012. 鈥淢unicipal Bond and Credit Rating鈥 East China Normal University, Shanghai, China, May 24th, 2012. 鈥淧ublic Budgeting and Financial Management in the U.S. State and Local Governments鈥 FUNDED RESEARCH Principal Investigator 鈥淜echi City Financial Plan鈥. City of Kechi amount: $18,416 Principal Investigator 鈥淪edgwick County Revenue Analysis Phase II鈥. Sedgwick County amount: $62,622 Principal Investigator 鈥淪edgwick County Revenue Analysis鈥. Sedgwick County amount: $50,310.4 Co-principal Investigator 鈥淚s It A Win-win Situation for Local Governments and Citizens?鈥擳he Impact of County-Urban District Conversion in China鈥 Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Amount: $33,000 Principal Investigator, Disclosure of Tax Expenditure in State Budgets. Koch Foundation Amount: $174,555. Principal Investigator, Truth and Integrity in Government Finance Project. Volcker Alliance. Amount: $310,661 (Phase I $83,000, Phase II $77,000, and Phase III $83,060; Phase IV $67,601) Co-principal Investigator 鈥淚nter-city Competition and Local Government Debts in China鈥 amount: $30,000 Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Principal Investigator, Province-Managing-County Reform and Its Impact on Local Governments鈥 Budget Structure in China: Evidence from Henan Province. Competitive Faculty Development Grant. College of Arts & Sciences FIU. 2011. Amount: $ 6,050 Guo, H. and Neshkova, M. Does Fiscal Crisis Foster Public Sector Entrepreneurship? Evidence from Florida鈥檚 Local Governments, the Eugenio Pino & Family Global Entrepreneurship Center, Amount: $7,500. TEACHING 好色先生 PADM 709 Urban Economics PADM 865 Public and Nonprofit Financial Management PADM/ECON 765 Public Sector Economics Florida International University Doctoral Courses: PAD 7707 Advanced Applied Research Method II: Master Courses: PAD6701 Quantitative Method (in-class and online): PAD 6227 Public Finance and Budgetary Process (in-class and online): PAD 6306 Policy Analysis and Program Planning PAD 6209 Financial Management in Public and Non-profit sectors: Undergraduate Courses: PAD 4223 Public Sector Budgeting (in-class and online): PAD 4723 Applied Research Method for Policy and Management(online) PAD 4704 Applied Statistics for Policy & Management (online) PROFESSIONAL HONORS, PRIZES, FELLOWSHIPS Kauffman Professor award, 2010 Iowa State University Premium for Academic Excellence Award (PACE), 2001 Iowa State University the Donald E. Boles Distinguished Graduate Student Award, 2002 OFFICES HELD IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES Member of Editorial Board of the Journal of Local Government Studies Member of Editorial Board of the Journal of Public Administration Quarterly Member of Editorial Board of the Journal of Review of Public Administration and Policy (in Chinese). Member of Editorial Board of the Journal of Urban Governance. Member of Editorial Board of Statistical Associate (effective on Aug, 8th, 2017) Managing Editor of the Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting and Financial Management (July 1st, 2014鈥擠ec 31st, 2017) Treasurer of Association for Budgeting and Financial Management (2019-2024) Finance committee member of Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA) (2022-2024) Nomination committee member of American Society of Public Administration (ASPA) 2022 By-law committee member of Association for Budgeting and Financial Management Executive Committee member of Association for Budgeting and Financial Management(2015-2017 term) Executive board member of China America Association For Public Affairs (CAAPA)2012 to Present President of China America Association For Public Affairs (CAAPA) 2020 to 2021 Treasurer of China America Association For Public Affairs (CAAPA) 2012 to 2017 OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICE Services to the University Departmental Committee Member MPA Program Committee (Spring 2009- present) MPA Admission Committee BPA Program Committee Committee on SACS Assessment, Assessing Student Learning Outcomes Graduate Faculty Status, 2008-present Faculty Advisor for Ph.D. students and Academic Advisor for MPA students (2008 鈥損resent) Help establish the partnership between FIU Department of Public Administration and China-America Association for Public Affairs (CAAPA) Help establish the partnership between FIU Department of Public Administration and the School of Economic in Renmin University of China Service to the Profession NASPAA Site Visit Team Member to Sun Yat-sen University鈥擲pring 2023 NASPAA Site Visit Team Chair to James Madison University鈥擲pring 2022 NASPAA Site Visit Team Member to Tsinghua University 鈥揝pring 2021 Journal reviewer: American Review of Public Administration (ARPA) International Public Management Journal (IPMJ) Journal of Public Administration (China) Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory (JPART) Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting and Financial Management (JPBAFM) Journal of Transportation and Land Use (JTLU) Municipal Finance Journal (MFJ) Public Administration Review (PAR) Public Budgeting and Finance (PBF) Public Finance Management (PFM) Public Performance and Management Review (PPMR) Public Works Management & Policy (PWMP) Publius: the Journal of Federalism Review of Public Personnel Administration (ROPPA) Professional Memberships: American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) Association for Budgeting and Financial Management (ABFM) China America Association For Public Affairs (CAAPA) Western Social Science Association (WSSA)