Robert L Bland
Biographic Data
| ID | 4398344 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert L Bland |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert L |
| FAMILY NAME | Bland |
| SIGNATURE | BLAND R L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of North Texas |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1985 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Impact of the Regulatory Policy on the Issuance of Public–Private Partnerships in China
Fiscal risks for the public sector in public-private partnerships (PPPs) are significant in China. To mitigate these risks, the central government issued a policy-the Guidelines-to regulate local fiscal behavior. Using a Regression Discontinuity Design on data from 288 prefectural cities (2014–2019), this study evaluates the Guidelines’ impact on PPP use. Results show that the 10% expenditure limit significantly curtailed new PPP investments, tho…
Fiscal self‐sufficiency, debt policy, and long‐term sustainability in China's emerging local bond market
Using panel data from 155 Chinese provincial‐level governments between 2015 and 2020, this study develops fiscal indicators to measure the sustainability of China's bond market given its institutional context. With these indicators, the research empirically explores the effect of fiscal institutions such as centrally‐imposed debt limits on local governments' debt sustainability. It also investigates the capacity of local governments for self‐suff…
The impact of property tax exemptions on the effective property tax rate
Assessing the Contributions of Collaborators in Public–Private Partnerships
Partnerships that bring together public, private, and nonprofit organizations have become widely used by local governments. But we lack knowledge about the distinct contributions of collaborators to the partnership. This study uses tax increment financing (TIF) in Dallas, Texas, to assess the distinctive roles of public and private partners in achieving mutually beneficial policy outcomes. We find that, while public investment is essential to the…
Budgeting
Tax Limitations to Reduce Municipal Property Taxes
Truth in taxation, or full disclosure, is a method to reduce revenue windfalls following property reassessment. Its basic premise is that if taxpayers are fully informed of pending changes in their tax burden, increases will occur only after lawmakers have convinced them of the merits of the spending proposals. The authors used data from 93 Texas cities collected over a 12–year period to examine the effect of full disclosure on real per household…
The Interest Cost Savings from Municipal Bond Insurance
Previous studies of privatization have considered the cost-effectiveness of privatizing more labor-intensive services. This study examines the effectiveness of public and private delivery of a more capital-intensive service: insuring municipal bonds against default. Credit enhancement for local government bonds is available from private insurance companies and from some state governments. Because of their reduced default risk, bonds backed by a t…
The Interest Cost Savings from Experience in the Municipal Bond Market
When issuing bonds for purposes of financing capital improvements, issuers sell their securities to an underwriting syndicate through one of two methods of sale. Traditionally, governments have sold their bonds through competitive bidding. Under this method, each underwriting syndicate interested in purchasing the issue submits a sealed bid for the price it is willing to pay. The syndicate submitting the lowest bid wins the purchase of the issue.…
Budgeting
Assessing the Contributions of Collaborators in Public–Private Partnerships
Partnerships that bring together public, private, and nonprofit organizations have become widely used by local governments. But we lack knowledge about the distinct contributions of collaborators to the partnership. This study uses tax increment financing (TIF) in Dallas, Texas, to assess the distinctive roles of public and private partners in achieving mutually beneficial policy outcomes. We find that, while public investment is essential to the…
The Interest Cost Savings from Municipal Bond Insurance
Previous studies of privatization have considered the cost-effectiveness of privatizing more labor-intensive services. This study examines the effectiveness of public and private delivery of a more capital-intensive service: insuring municipal bonds against default. Credit enhancement for local government bonds is available from private insurance companies and from some state governments. Because of their reduced default risk, bonds backed by a t…
Tax Limitations to Reduce Municipal Property Taxes
Truth in taxation, or full disclosure, is a method to reduce revenue windfalls following property reassessment. Its basic premise is that if taxpayers are fully informed of pending changes in their tax burden, increases will occur only after lawmakers have convinced them of the merits of the spending proposals. The authors used data from 93 Texas cities collected over a 12–year period to examine the effect of full disclosure on real per household…
The Interest Cost Savings from Experience in the Municipal Bond Market
When issuing bonds for purposes of financing capital improvements, issuers sell their securities to an underwriting syndicate through one of two methods of sale. Traditionally, governments have sold their bonds through competitive bidding. Under this method, each underwriting syndicate interested in purchasing the issue submits a sealed bid for the price it is willing to pay. The syndicate submitting the lowest bid wins the purchase of the issue.…
The Interest Cost Savings from Municipal Bond Insurance
Previous studies of privatization have considered the cost-effectiveness of privatizing more labor-intensive services. This study examines the effectiveness of public and private delivery of a more capital-intensive service: insuring municipal bonds against default. Credit enhancement for local government bonds is available from private insurance companies and from some state governments. Because of their reduced default risk, bonds backed by a t…
Tax Limitations to Reduce Municipal Property Taxes
Truth in taxation, or full disclosure, is a method to reduce revenue windfalls following property reassessment. Its basic premise is that if taxpayers are fully informed of pending changes in their tax burden, increases will occur only after lawmakers have convinced them of the merits of the spending proposals. The authors used data from 93 Texas cities collected over a 12–year period to examine the effect of full disclosure on real per household…
Budgeting
Assessing the Contributions of Collaborators in Public–Private Partnerships
Partnerships that bring together public, private, and nonprofit organizations have become widely used by local governments. But we lack knowledge about the distinct contributions of collaborators to the partnership. This study uses tax increment financing (TIF) in Dallas, Texas, to assess the distinctive roles of public and private partners in achieving mutually beneficial policy outcomes. We find that, while public investment is essential to the…
Fiscal self‐sufficiency, debt policy, and long‐term sustainability in China's emerging local bond market
Using panel data from 155 Chinese provincial‐level governments between 2015 and 2020, this study develops fiscal indicators to measure the sustainability of China's bond market given its institutional context. With these indicators, the research empirically explores the effect of fiscal institutions such as centrally‐imposed debt limits on local governments' debt sustainability. It also investigates the capacity of local governments for self‐suff…
The impact of property tax exemptions on the effective property tax rate
The Impact of the Regulatory Policy on the Issuance of Public–Private Partnerships in China
Fiscal risks for the public sector in public-private partnerships (PPPs) are significant in China. To mitigate these risks, the central government issued a policy-the Guidelines-to regulate local fiscal behavior. Using a Regression Discontinuity Design on data from 288 prefectural cities (2014–2019), this study evaluates the Guidelines’ impact on PPP use. Results show that the 10% expenditure limit significantly curtailed new PPP investments, tho…
Business (6 works) · Economics (6 works) · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (6 works) · Finance (5 works) · Housing Market and Economics (4 works) · Local Government Finance and Decentralization (4 works) · Public economics (4 works) · Political science (3 works) · Ad valorem tax (2 works) · Bond (2 works)