Mikhail Ivonchyk
Biographic Data
| ID | 4395741 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mikhail Ivonchyk |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mikhail |
| FAMILY NAME | Ivonchyk |
| SIGNATURE | IVONCHYK M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, New York, USA |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9838-8549 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
A meta‐analysis of the state and local government borrowing costs
State and local governments seek to save money through fiscal efficiency. One such mechanism widely studied in the literature is through the choice for financial underwriting of debt. The extant literature generally suggests that state and local governments can lower borrowing costs through a competitive method of sale. In a meta‐analysis of 418 effects from 97 studies, we find that competitive sales do enjoy a statistically significant reduction…
Knowing what you pay for: Does benefits information increase bond referenda support
This article examines the impact of including benefits information on voter support in school bond referenda. It proposes that benefits information can increase voter support and mitigate the negative impact of tax implications. The proposition is tested empirically through a survey experiment, using random assignment and a nationally representative sample. The findings provide causal evidence supporting the proposition, revealing a consistently …
Public Appeals as a Budgetary Weapon
Public appeals improve presidential success in budgeting and lawmaking, but the evidence remains scarce at the state level. This study tests the influence of public appeals on gubernatorial success in the budgeting process. It posits that chief executives who choose to appeal to the public will be able to put additional pressure on the lawmakers and reduce the chances of their proposals being cut. The proposition is tested in a longitudinal study…
Does Local Autonomy Breed Leviathans? An Empirical Examination of All Cities in the United States
US states grant their local units different levels of autonomy in several dimensions including fiscal, functional, structural, and legal discretion. This study uses a comprehensive, multidimensional measure of autonomy to test its association with the fiscal behavior of over 19,000 municipalities in the United States. Competing theoretical predictions range from significant increases in government size (Leviathan model), to no effect (median-vote…
Is there a global convergence of management foci in city credit quality assessments? A computational analysis approach
Financialization of urban governance is a process taking place with varying degrees of depth around the world. A key intermediary and a product that many cities must face to gain access to capital are credit rating firms and their opinions of underlying credit quality. Given the required economies of scale and scope with information intermediation, three global firms have emerged to offer methodologies for fundamental components of subnational go…
Gubernatorial Policy Priorities and State Fiscal Outcomes
This study tests the effect of gubernatorial policy agendas on state budgetary choices. Governors are commonly perceived as state policy leaders, but lack direct legislative authority and depend on the law makers to pass bills and present them for signature. The theory posits that governors nonetheless possess several formal and informal tools that are used to overcome this institutional disadvantage and successfully pursue their policy goals. Gu…
Homestead exemptions and efficiency: Using data envelopment analysis (DEA) to examine Georgia county schools
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to test the theory of optimal monitoring, which posits that more generous county homestead exemptions lower the incentive for residents to monitor school operations, thereby increasing inefficiency in service outcomes. Design/methodology/approach This research uses two-stage Simar and Wilson’s data envelopment analysis to assess county school districts’ efficiency in the state of Georgia for each year from 200…
The Costs and Benefits of Volunteering Programs in the Public Sector: A Longitudinal Study of Municipal Governments
Public sector volunteering is an increasingly common phenomenon that has attracted public administration scholars’ attention for several decades. Previous literature suggests that one of the main advantages of citizen involvement in public service delivery is related to subsequent cost savings. However, a lack of longitudinal data has limited our ability to test this proposition and constrained our understanding of the subject. The main goal of t…
The Costs and Benefits of Volunteering Programs in the Public Sector: A Longitudinal Study of Municipal Governments
Public sector volunteering is an increasingly common phenomenon that has attracted public administration scholars’ attention for several decades. Previous literature suggests that one of the main advantages of citizen involvement in public service delivery is related to subsequent cost savings. However, a lack of longitudinal data has limited our ability to test this proposition and constrained our understanding of the subject. The main goal of t…
A meta‐analysis of the state and local government borrowing costs
State and local governments seek to save money through fiscal efficiency. One such mechanism widely studied in the literature is through the choice for financial underwriting of debt. The extant literature generally suggests that state and local governments can lower borrowing costs through a competitive method of sale. In a meta‐analysis of 418 effects from 97 studies, we find that competitive sales do enjoy a statistically significant reduction…
Is there a global convergence of management foci in city credit quality assessments? A computational analysis approach
Financialization of urban governance is a process taking place with varying degrees of depth around the world. A key intermediary and a product that many cities must face to gain access to capital are credit rating firms and their opinions of underlying credit quality. Given the required economies of scale and scope with information intermediation, three global firms have emerged to offer methodologies for fundamental components of subnational go…
Gubernatorial Policy Priorities and State Fiscal Outcomes
This study tests the effect of gubernatorial policy agendas on state budgetary choices. Governors are commonly perceived as state policy leaders, but lack direct legislative authority and depend on the law makers to pass bills and present them for signature. The theory posits that governors nonetheless possess several formal and informal tools that are used to overcome this institutional disadvantage and successfully pursue their policy goals. Gu…
Homestead exemptions and efficiency: Using data envelopment analysis (DEA) to examine Georgia county schools
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to test the theory of optimal monitoring, which posits that more generous county homestead exemptions lower the incentive for residents to monitor school operations, thereby increasing inefficiency in service outcomes. Design/methodology/approach This research uses two-stage Simar and Wilson’s data envelopment analysis to assess county school districts’ efficiency in the state of Georgia for each year from 200…
The Costs and Benefits of Volunteering Programs in the Public Sector: A Longitudinal Study of Municipal Governments
Public sector volunteering is an increasingly common phenomenon that has attracted public administration scholars’ attention for several decades. Previous literature suggests that one of the main advantages of citizen involvement in public service delivery is related to subsequent cost savings. However, a lack of longitudinal data has limited our ability to test this proposition and constrained our understanding of the subject. The main goal of t…
Gubernatorial Policy Priorities and State Fiscal Outcomes
This study tests the effect of gubernatorial policy agendas on state budgetary choices. Governors are commonly perceived as state policy leaders, but lack direct legislative authority and depend on the law makers to pass bills and present them for signature. The theory posits that governors nonetheless possess several formal and informal tools that are used to overcome this institutional disadvantage and successfully pursue their policy goals. Gu…
Does Local Autonomy Breed Leviathans? An Empirical Examination of All Cities in the United States
US states grant their local units different levels of autonomy in several dimensions including fiscal, functional, structural, and legal discretion. This study uses a comprehensive, multidimensional measure of autonomy to test its association with the fiscal behavior of over 19,000 municipalities in the United States. Competing theoretical predictions range from significant increases in government size (Leviathan model), to no effect (median-vote…
Is there a global convergence of management foci in city credit quality assessments? A computational analysis approach
Financialization of urban governance is a process taking place with varying degrees of depth around the world. A key intermediary and a product that many cities must face to gain access to capital are credit rating firms and their opinions of underlying credit quality. Given the required economies of scale and scope with information intermediation, three global firms have emerged to offer methodologies for fundamental components of subnational go…
Public Appeals as a Budgetary Weapon
Public appeals improve presidential success in budgeting and lawmaking, but the evidence remains scarce at the state level. This study tests the influence of public appeals on gubernatorial success in the budgeting process. It posits that chief executives who choose to appeal to the public will be able to put additional pressure on the lawmakers and reduce the chances of their proposals being cut. The proposition is tested in a longitudinal study…
A meta‐analysis of the state and local government borrowing costs
State and local governments seek to save money through fiscal efficiency. One such mechanism widely studied in the literature is through the choice for financial underwriting of debt. The extant literature generally suggests that state and local governments can lower borrowing costs through a competitive method of sale. In a meta‐analysis of 418 effects from 97 studies, we find that competitive sales do enjoy a statistically significant reduction…
Knowing what you pay for: Does benefits information increase bond referenda support
This article examines the impact of including benefits information on voter support in school bond referenda. It proposes that benefits information can increase voter support and mitigate the negative impact of tax implications. The proposition is tested empirically through a survey experiment, using random assignment and a nationally representative sample. The findings provide causal evidence supporting the proposition, revealing a consistently …
Economics (7 works) · Business (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Public economics (6 works) · Public Administration (5 works) · Public Administration (4 works) · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (3 works) · Government (linguistics (3 works) · Housing Market and Economics (3 works) · Local Government Finance and Decentralization (3 works)