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Michael J. Moody

Michael J. Moody

1541 Lilac Ln. #323
Lawrence, KS 66045
(785) 864-1889
mjmoody@ku.edu


EDUCATION

  • The Martin School of Public Policy and Administration, University of Kentucky, Lexington KY
    Ph. D Public Administration, 2006
    Dissertation title: "Three Essays on Public University Debt Management"

  • The Maxwell School, Syracuse University, Syracuse NY
    Master of Public Administration, 2002

  • College of Home, Family, and Social Sciences Brigham Young University, Provo UT
    Bachelor of Arts, Economics, 2001

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EMPLOYMENT

  • The Department of Public Administration, University of Kansas, Lawrence KS
    Assistant Professor, August 2006 - Present
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PUBLICATIONS

Published and Forthcoming Articles
  • "State Debt Limits: How Many Are Enough?" with D. Denison (principal author) and M. Hackbart, Public Budgeting & Finance, 26 (4): 22-39, 2006.
  • "Do State Debt Policies and Oversight Impact How Much Public Universities Borrow?" Municipal Finance Journal 28 (3): 1-17, 2007.
  • "State Debt Policies and the Credit Ratings of Public Universities" Public Finance Review, 36 (3): 287-307, 2008.
  • "When States Discriminate: The Non Uniform Tax Treatment of Municipal bond Interest" Public Administration Review forthcoming, with D. Denison and M. Hackbart.
  • "Intrastate Competition for Debt Resources" Public Finance Review forthcoming, with D. Denison and M. Hackbart.
  • "Recent Iterations in Public Financial Management Curriculum" Journal of Public Affairs Education forthcoming, with J. Marlowe.
Technical Papers
  • The Impact of State Road Fund Debt Limits: An Empirical Analysis, Kentucky Transportation Center, University of Kentucky, with M. Hackbart, 2005.
  • Enhancing Kentucky's Transportation Funding Capacity: A Review of Six Innovative Financing Options, Kentucky Transportation Center, University of Kentucky, with W. Yusuf, M. Hackbart, and C. Wallace, 2005.

Working Papers

  • "Is What Practitioners Need Being Taught?" with Justin Marlowe
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PRESENTATIONS

  • "Is there a long term stigma associated with municipal bankruptcy in the capital markets?" Oct 23-25, 2008, Association for Budgeting and Financial Management, Chicago, IL.                   

  • "Public and Private Not-for-Profit Universities: A Comparison of Debt Policies and Practices." Oct 25-27, 2007, Association for Budgeting and Financial Management, Washington D.C.             

  • "Iterations in the Public Budgeting and Finance Curriculum." Apr. 12-13, 2007, Western Social Science Association, Calgary, Alberta, Canada with Justin Marlowe

  • "Do State Debt Polices Impact How Much Public Universities Borrow?" Apr. 12-13, 2007, Western Social Science Association, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

  • "Davis v. Department of Revenue of Kentucky: A Preliminary Assessment." Oct. 19-21, 2006, Association for Budgeting and Financial Management, Atlanta, GA with Dwight Denison and Merl Hackbart

  • "An Empirical Analysis of Variable Rate Motor Fuel Taxes." Nov. 10-12, 2005, Association for Budgeting and Financial Management, Washington D.C., with Wie Yusuf

  • "An Empirical Analysis of Road and General Fund Debt Limits." Nov. 3-5, 2005, Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, Washington, D.C., with Merl Hackbart and Dwight Denison

  • "State Debt Policy and Public University and College Debt Issuance." Oct. 7-9, 2004, Association for Budgeting and Financial Management, Chicago, IL.

  • "Policy Drivers of States' Structural Budget Balances: An Empirical Analysis." Sept. 18-20, 2003, Association for Budgeting and Financial Management, Washington D.C.

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SERVICE

  • University Compensation Committee, Fall 2008-present
  • Center for Teaching Excellence Dept. Representative, Univ. KS, 2006-2007
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