The Gardner Policy Institute employs a team of economists who specialize in public finance. We also benefit from a Public Finance Council that guides our research agenda and supports the development of a public finance practice area. Our research focus areas include, but are not limited to: tax policy, revenue forecasting, fiscal impacts, budget stress-testing, budget transparency, and public finance best practices.

Recent Publications

2019

• State Budget Stress Testing: How Utah Budget-makers are Shifting the Focus from a Balanced Budget to Fiscal Sustainability
• State Budget Stress Testing User Guide
• Western States Budget Report FY 18-19 Utah Report

2018

• A Visual Guide to Tax Modernization in Utah: Sales and Use Taxes
• The Volcker Alliance: Truth and Integrity in State Budgeting 2018

2017

• The Volcker Alliance: Truth and Integrity in State Budgeting 2017

2016

• Western States Budget Report FY 16-17 Utah Report
• Western States Budget Report FY 14-15 Utah Report