State & Local Finance

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Retirement, Pensions, & Social Security

The sustainability of state and local government pensions: A public finance approach

Jamie Lenney, Byron Lutz, Finn Schüle, and Louise Sheiner

Wednesday, March 24, 2021

Climate Change

The climate wolf at the door

Robert E. Litan and John Fleming

Thursday, February 18, 2021

2021

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The COVID-19 pandemic and state and local budgets: Past, present, and future

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EST

How can Congress best help state and local governments?

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST

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Reports

Essay

To expand the economy, invest in Black businesses

Andre M. Perry and Carl Romer

Thursday, December 31, 2020

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Report

Do municipal bond exchange-traded funds improve market quality?

Justin Marlowe

Monday, December 14, 2020

Entrepreneurship

The Black innovators who elevated the United States: Reassessing the Golden Age of Invention

Jonathan Rothwell, Andre M. Perry, and Mike Andrews

Monday, November 23, 2020

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Report

Regulatory spillover: Evidence from classifying municipal bonds as high-quality liquid assets

Jacob Ott

Monday, September 21, 2020

Bartender Nicole DeVito restocks the outdoor bar at Farmers Fishers Bakers, a restaurant on the Georgetown Waterfront in Washington, D.C., on May 29, 2020 amid the Coronavirus pandemic. After shifting metrics for reopening in recent weeks, today the District of Columbia began the first stage of economic reopening allowing restaurants and other business to operate in limited capacity despite the COVID-19 outbreak. (Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA)No Use UK. No Use Germany.

Business & Industry

New data shows small businesses in communities of color had unequal access to federal COVID-19 relief

Sifan Liu and Joseph Parilla

Thursday, September 17, 2020

Blog Posts

Ohio State House, in Columbus. The Ohio Statehouse is the state capitol building and seat of government for the U.S. state of Ohio

Up Front

Why is state and local employment falling faster than revenues?

Louise Sheiner

Wednesday, December 23, 2020

Up Front

Why the surge in taxable municipal bonds?

Lorena Hernandez Barcena and David Wessel

Monday, December 21, 2020

The Avenue

Proximity doesn’t benefit just big cities—it’s helping rural communities weather the economic crisis too

Michael Powe and Hanna Love

Thursday, October 8, 2020

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Events

2020

Jul

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Experts

David Wessel

Director - The Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy

Senior Fellow - Economic Studies

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Robert E. Litan

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Economic Studies

Louise Sheiner

The Robert S. Kerr Senior Fellow - Economic Studies

Policy Director - The Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy

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Multimedia

Podcast Episode

@ Brookings Podcast: Cautious Optimism for State Budgets

Friday, January 20, 2012

Podcast Episode

@ Brookings Podcast: State Budget Crises Continue

Friday, April 15, 2011

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State & Local Finance

The sustainability of state and local government pensions: A public finance approach

The climate wolf at the door

The COVID-19 pandemic and state and local budgets: Past, present, and future

How can Congress best help state and local governments?

Reports

To expand the economy, invest in Black businesses

Do municipal bond exchange-traded funds improve market quality?

The Black innovators who elevated the United States: Reassessing the Golden Age of Invention

Regulatory spillover: Evidence from classifying municipal bonds as high-quality liquid assets

New data shows small businesses in communities of color had unequal access to federal COVID-19 relief

Blog Posts

Why is state and local employment falling faster than revenues?

Why the surge in taxable municipal bonds?

Proximity doesn’t benefit just big cities—it’s helping rural communities weather the economic crisis too

Events

9th annual Municipal Finance Conference

WEBINAR – Are state and local governments prepared for the next recession?

8th annual Municipal Finance Conference

Experts

David Wessel

Director - The Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy

Senior Fellow - Economic Studies

Robert E. Litan

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Economic Studies

Louise Sheiner

The Robert S. Kerr Senior Fellow - Economic Studies

Policy Director - The Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy

Multimedia

@ Brookings Podcast: Cautious Optimism for State Budgets

@ Brookings Podcast: State Budget Crises Continue

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