Yale Municipal Research Conference
Saturday, Nov 1 2025
Yale School of Management
Evans Hall
165 Whitney Ave.
New Haven, CT 06511
United States
This event is being hosted by the Yale School of Management and is by invitation only.
All presentations will be held in Evans Hall 2400 "Class of 1980" Classroom, second floor of the Yale School of Management.
| 08:15 - 08:55 | Breakfast |
| 08:55 - 09:00 | Welcome |
1. Natural Capital Accounting Section The Natural Capital Accounting section, supported by Knobloch Family Foundation, features papers exploring how natural capital depletion and rising temperatures impact municipal finances, policy decisions, and related externalities. | |
| 09:00 - 10:00 | "Can municipalities weather the weather? Michael Dambra (University at Buffalo, SUNY) Can municipalities weather the weather?
(PDF | 839.31 KiB)
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| 10:00 - 10:20 | Break |
| 10:20 - 11:20 | Up in Smoke: The Impact of Wildfire Pollution on Healthcare Municipal Finance Dermot Murphy (University of Illinois Chicago) Up in Smoke: The Impact of Wildfire Pollution on Healthcare Municipal Finance
(PDF | 4,597.67 KiB)
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| 11:20 - 11:40 | Break |
2. Municipal Funding Section features papers that explore the questions surrounding municipal funding sources. | |
| 11:40 - 12:40 | Debt by Democracy: How Bond Referendums Affect Public Borrowing Costs Kimberlyn Munevar (Texas A&M University) Debt by Democracy: Bond Referendum Requirements and Municipal Borrowing
(PDF | 3,984.87 KiB)
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| 12:40 - 2:00 | Lunch |
| 2:00 - 3:00 | Business Incentives and Economic Activity: Evidence from Alabama Natalie Millar (Stanford University) |
| 3:00 - 3:20 | Break |
3. Disclosure and Dissemination Section features papers that study issues surrounding financial disclosure and its use by various stakeholders. | |
| 3:20 - 4:20 | Resident Oversight and Municipal Borrowing Decisions Suzie Noh (Stanford University) Resident Oversight and Municipal Borrowing Decisions
(PDF | 717.02 KiB)
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| 4:20 - 4:40 | Break |
| 4:40 - 5:40 | The Darkside of Dissemination: Evidence from the Provision of Municipal Credit Ratings James Naughton (University of Virginia) |
| 6:00 | Dinner at Sherkaan Indian Street Food, 65 Broadway |
Contact the Organizers:
Anya Nakhmurina
Associate Professor of Accounting
Lohe Pepicelli
Conference Coordinator