Jongmin Shon
Biographic Data
| ID | 4128298 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jongmin Shon |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jongmin |
| FAMILY NAME | Shon |
| SIGNATURE | SHON J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9148-0286 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Collective bargaining agreements and teacher sorting
Environmental and Organizational Antecedents of Revenue Diversification
Compared to the extensive literature on the outcomes of revenue diversification in nonprofit organizations, less research has focused on its antecedents. This study investigates the environmental and organizational factors influencing the extent to which nonprofits diversify their revenue sources. Using a panel dataset of 10,214 US arts and cultural nonprofits from 2005 to 2017 ( N = 54,877) and employing hierarchical linear modeling, the study f…
Horizontal and vertical interactions in local fiscal slack
With the recurring economic crises, the literature on fiscal savings behaviour has expanded its scope from state governments relying on budget stabilisation or rain-day funds to local governments mainly using general fund balances. While many studies have explored the determinants of local savings behaviour, few have taken fiscal interactions among local governments into account. To fill out this gap, this study explores whether spatial interdepe…
Frontline Bureaucratic Attitude toward Administrative Integration
The attitudes of frontline bureaucrats play a crucial role in the implementation of administrative restructuring. Administrative integration is a type of administrative reform that can fundamentally change the structure of a local administrative system and may face opposition from local public bureaucracies. Successful administrative integration requires reformers to comprehensively grasp the factors that influence frontline bureaucrats’ attitude…
Does the charter form lead to lower borrowing costs? Examining the case of California local governments
In this paper, we examine the impact of the charter form of government on the borrowing costs of local governments. A substantial amount of research has been undertaken to date in which scholars have investigated the determinants of borrowing costs for governments. However, little research has been conducted hitherto on the impact that the particular form of government – a key issuer characteristic – has on determining its specific borrowing cost…
Fiscal Decentralization and Government Corruption
The demand for decentralized government has increased with widespread political devolution, because it is perceived as a more efficient and accountable form of government. However, the limited autonomy in subnational governments is criticized, for fiscal decentralization has the potential to increase corruption and to harm government accountability, because representatives and bureaucrats in local governments may be involved in private corporatio…
Can budget ambiguity crowd out intrinsic motivation? Longitudinal evidence from federal executive departments
While some scholars have assessed how various features of organizational structure shape intrinsic motivation, the role of budgets and, in particular, programme funding has been overlooked. To address this gap in the literature, we examine how programme funding decisions impact employee motivation. Referencing previous work, we hypothesize that funding choices that emphasize some programmes over others signal clearer organizational goals for empl…
The impact of revenue diversification on municipal debts
The extant literature has offered two competitive implications of revenue diversification: revenue stabilisation and fiscal illusion. Stabilisation helps governments have less revenue volatility, while fiscal illusion expands tax burdens through the increase in expenditure. The competitive views on revenue diversification leave a niche to explore the association between revenue diversification and debt levels in local governments. We estimate the…
The impact of public debt on state borrowing cost in the US bond market before the great recession
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to use data on municipal bond sales in the US primary market for the period 1984–2007 to explore the effect of debt levels on the cost of borrowing for state governments. Design/methodology/approach This paper employs OLS and two-stage least squares regression model using instrumental variables. Findings The empirical analysis finds that despite the steady increase of state debt in recent years, there is no ev…
Revenue Structure and Spending Behavior in Nonprofit Organizations
Nonprofit organizations (NPOs) rely on multiple funding sources to meet organizational needs; and, heavy reliance on any one revenue source can limit an NPO’s ability to allocate funding. As such, in this study, we examine the association between funding source and spending behavior in a national sample of NPOs from 2008 to 2012. Our sample consists of 51,812 observations from 16,035 unique NPOs. Using Tobit maximum likelihood estimation, we find…
Local sales tax adoption in U.S. counties
This study aims to explore the underlying patterns in tax innovation. Prior studies of local sales taxes still leave a gap in the literature and render the results inconclusive because the studies cover either state level or localities within a single state for a short period. To cover the gap, we assemble a dataset of counties in all states for FY1970-2006 but focus on 12 states not threatened by intra-jurisdictional competition. Our empirical a…
State-local sales tax, spillover, and economic activity
The reliance on sales taxation has increased in both states and counties. This study aggregated county-level data and empirically explored the associations between state-local sales taxes and economic activity by industry types in county governments for the period of 1990–2013. The results revealed negative associations of sales tax rates with economic activity, especially in the manufacturing industry. Further, the findings provided the spatial …
Fiscal Decentralization and Government Corruption
The demand for decentralized government has increased with widespread political devolution, because it is perceived as a more efficient and accountable form of government. However, the limited autonomy in subnational governments is criticized, for fiscal decentralization has the potential to increase corruption and to harm government accountability, because representatives and bureaucrats in local governments may be involved in private corporatio…
The impact of revenue diversification on municipal debts
The extant literature has offered two competitive implications of revenue diversification: revenue stabilisation and fiscal illusion. Stabilisation helps governments have less revenue volatility, while fiscal illusion expands tax burdens through the increase in expenditure. The competitive views on revenue diversification leave a niche to explore the association between revenue diversification and debt levels in local governments. We estimate the…
Revenue Structure and Spending Behavior in Nonprofit Organizations
Nonprofit organizations (NPOs) rely on multiple funding sources to meet organizational needs; and, heavy reliance on any one revenue source can limit an NPO’s ability to allocate funding. As such, in this study, we examine the association between funding source and spending behavior in a national sample of NPOs from 2008 to 2012. Our sample consists of 51,812 observations from 16,035 unique NPOs. Using Tobit maximum likelihood estimation, we find…
Can budget ambiguity crowd out intrinsic motivation? Longitudinal evidence from federal executive departments
While some scholars have assessed how various features of organizational structure shape intrinsic motivation, the role of budgets and, in particular, programme funding has been overlooked. To address this gap in the literature, we examine how programme funding decisions impact employee motivation. Referencing previous work, we hypothesize that funding choices that emphasize some programmes over others signal clearer organizational goals for empl…
Local sales tax adoption in U.S. counties
This study aims to explore the underlying patterns in tax innovation. Prior studies of local sales taxes still leave a gap in the literature and render the results inconclusive because the studies cover either state level or localities within a single state for a short period. To cover the gap, we assemble a dataset of counties in all states for FY1970-2006 but focus on 12 states not threatened by intra-jurisdictional competition. Our empirical a…
State-local sales tax, spillover, and economic activity
The reliance on sales taxation has increased in both states and counties. This study aggregated county-level data and empirically explored the associations between state-local sales taxes and economic activity by industry types in county governments for the period of 1990–2013. The results revealed negative associations of sales tax rates with economic activity, especially in the manufacturing industry. Further, the findings provided the spatial …
The impact of public debt on state borrowing cost in the US bond market before the great recession
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to use data on municipal bond sales in the US primary market for the period 1984–2007 to explore the effect of debt levels on the cost of borrowing for state governments. Design/methodology/approach This paper employs OLS and two-stage least squares regression model using instrumental variables. Findings The empirical analysis finds that despite the steady increase of state debt in recent years, there is no ev…
Revenue Structure and Spending Behavior in Nonprofit Organizations
Nonprofit organizations (NPOs) rely on multiple funding sources to meet organizational needs; and, heavy reliance on any one revenue source can limit an NPO’s ability to allocate funding. As such, in this study, we examine the association between funding source and spending behavior in a national sample of NPOs from 2008 to 2012. Our sample consists of 51,812 observations from 16,035 unique NPOs. Using Tobit maximum likelihood estimation, we find…
Can budget ambiguity crowd out intrinsic motivation? Longitudinal evidence from federal executive departments
While some scholars have assessed how various features of organizational structure shape intrinsic motivation, the role of budgets and, in particular, programme funding has been overlooked. To address this gap in the literature, we examine how programme funding decisions impact employee motivation. Referencing previous work, we hypothesize that funding choices that emphasize some programmes over others signal clearer organizational goals for empl…
The impact of revenue diversification on municipal debts
The extant literature has offered two competitive implications of revenue diversification: revenue stabilisation and fiscal illusion. Stabilisation helps governments have less revenue volatility, while fiscal illusion expands tax burdens through the increase in expenditure. The competitive views on revenue diversification leave a niche to explore the association between revenue diversification and debt levels in local governments. We estimate the…
Fiscal Decentralization and Government Corruption
The demand for decentralized government has increased with widespread political devolution, because it is perceived as a more efficient and accountable form of government. However, the limited autonomy in subnational governments is criticized, for fiscal decentralization has the potential to increase corruption and to harm government accountability, because representatives and bureaucrats in local governments may be involved in private corporatio…
Does the charter form lead to lower borrowing costs? Examining the case of California local governments
In this paper, we examine the impact of the charter form of government on the borrowing costs of local governments. A substantial amount of research has been undertaken to date in which scholars have investigated the determinants of borrowing costs for governments. However, little research has been conducted hitherto on the impact that the particular form of government – a key issuer characteristic – has on determining its specific borrowing cost…
Frontline Bureaucratic Attitude toward Administrative Integration
The attitudes of frontline bureaucrats play a crucial role in the implementation of administrative restructuring. Administrative integration is a type of administrative reform that can fundamentally change the structure of a local administrative system and may face opposition from local public bureaucracies. Successful administrative integration requires reformers to comprehensively grasp the factors that influence frontline bureaucrats’ attitude…
Collective bargaining agreements and teacher sorting
Environmental and Organizational Antecedents of Revenue Diversification
Compared to the extensive literature on the outcomes of revenue diversification in nonprofit organizations, less research has focused on its antecedents. This study investigates the environmental and organizational factors influencing the extent to which nonprofits diversify their revenue sources. Using a panel dataset of 10,214 US arts and cultural nonprofits from 2005 to 2017 ( N = 54,877) and employing hierarchical linear modeling, the study f…
Horizontal and vertical interactions in local fiscal slack
With the recurring economic crises, the literature on fiscal savings behaviour has expanded its scope from state governments relying on budget stabilisation or rain-day funds to local governments mainly using general fund balances. While many studies have explored the determinants of local savings behaviour, few have taken fiscal interactions among local governments into account. To fill out this gap, this study explores whether spatial interdepe…
Economics (9 works) · Political science (8 works) · Business (7 works) · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (7 works) · Local Government Finance and Decentralization (7 works) · Public economics (7 works) · Finance (5 works) · Fiscal Policies and Political Economy (4 works) · Public Administration (4 works) · Public relations (4 works)