David Guo, Ph.D.

Overview

Dr. David Guo is the fourth Regents Distinguished Professor of Public Finance at Wichita State University. His research focuses on state and local public finance and budgeting. He is the director of Kansas Public Finance Center. His research focuses on budgetary institutions and fiscal policy outcomes, public engagement in the budget process, local government strategic interaction and fiscal competition, and fiscal transparency. He participated in a multi-phase project of Truth and Integrity of State Budgeting sponsored by the Volcker Alliance, examining the good practice of the budget process of 50 state governments. He was the PI of The Disclosure of Tax Expenditure in State Budgets which assesses state governments’ disclosure quality of the tax expenditure. His examined the initial fiscal impact and response to COVID 19 of the State of Florida and the City of Miami. He also assisted the Florida League of Cities in producing a forecast of the revenue impact of COVID for all the 411 municipalities in Florida, which was disseminated among all local elected officials and finance directors in Florida. He is currently conducting revenue analysis for the Sedgwick county.

Academic Interests and Expertise

• State and Local Public Budgeting
• Fiscal Transparency
• Fiscal Policy and Outcome
• Financial Sustainability
• Local Government Fiscal Competition
• Public Engagement in the Budget Process

Areas of Teaching Interest

• State and Local Public Budgeting
• Public and Nonprofit Financial Management
• Urban Economics
• Quantitative Research Method

Publications

• Zhang, P. & Guo, H. (2024) Navigating Local Fiscal Sustainability: Topics and Challenges. Local Government Studies, forthcoming
• Xiong, , Cheng, S., Guo, H. & Zhao, Z. (2023) The impact of local government fiscal gaps on public-private partnerships: government demand and private sector risk aversion. International Public Management Journal, 26 (4), 589-604. https://doi.org/10.1080/10967494.2022.2119316
• Li, , Guo, H., & Zhang, P. (2023) The Fiscal Impact of County-Urban District Conversion across Prefectural Cities in China. Urban Affairs Review, 59 (3), 892-917. online first (05/16/2022)  https://doi.org/10.1177/10780874221098152

• Han, and Guo, H. (2022) Governmental Support Strategies and their Effects on Private Capital Engagement in Public-Private Partnerships. Public Management Review https://doi.org/10.1080/14719037.2022.2118821
• Han, Yanbing, Xiong, Min, Cheng, , Guo, H. (2022) Inter-City Competition and Local Government Debts in China: A Spatial Econometric Analysis. Asian Pacific Journal of Public Administration. 44(4). 271-290. https://doi.org/10.1080/23276665.2022.2071305 

• Guo, & Chen, C.(2021). Forecasting Revenue Impacts from COVID-19:The Case of Florida Municipalities. State and Local Government Review, 53(1),78-88. 

• Le, N. & Guo, H. (2021). The Effect of Results-Based Intergovernmental Transfers: An Examination of the Race to the Top Public Performance Management and Review, 44(4),785-816. https://doi.org/10.1080/15309576.2021.1881802

• Tian, C., Teng, Y., & Guo, H. (2021). Resource flow or yardstick competition: spatial dependence of educational expenditure among prefecture-level International Public Management Journal, 24(5), 691-709. https://doi.org/10.1080/10967494.2020.1724218 

• Cheng, , & Guo, H. (2021). The interplay between private and public governments: the relationship between homeowner associations and municipal finance. Local Government Studies, 47(5), 759-783. https://doi.org/10.1080/03003930.2020.1794845
• Guo, & Robbins, M. (2020). State of Florida Preparation and Initial Response to COVID- 19 Recession. Municipal Finance Journal 41(2), pp. 25-36
• Cheng, S., Guo, H., & Liu, C. Y. (2020). Incentivized for Leveling the Playing Field: Do State Economic Incentives Compensate for High Taxes?. Economic Development Quarterly, 34(2), 101-115. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0891242420917219

Working Papers

• Mapping Value in Sedgwick County
• Understanding Kansas Local Government’s Finance
• Financial Plan for the City of Kechi
• Public Budgeting Laboratory

Professional Experience

Areas of Service

Maize City Council Member March, 2024 to Present

Member of Editorial Board of the Journal of Local Government Studies

Member of Editorial Board of the Journal of Public Administration Quarterly

Member of Editorial Board of the Journal of Review of Public Administration and Policy

Member of Editorial Board of the Journal of Urban Governance.

Member of Editorial Board of Statistical Associate (effective on Aug, 8^th, 2017)

Managing Editor of the Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting and Financial Management (July 1^st, 2014—Dec 31^st, 2017)

Treasurer of Association for Budgeting and Financial Management (2019-2024)

Finance committee member of Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA) (2022-2024)

Nomination committee member of American Society of Public Administration (ASPA) 2022

By-law committee member of Association for Budgeting and Financial Management

Executive Committee member of Association for Budgeting and Financial Management (2015-2017 term)

Executive board member of China America Association For Public Affairs (CAAPA) 2012 to Present

President of China America Association For Public Affairs (CAAPA) 2020 to 2021 Treasurer of China America Association For Public Affairs (CAAPA) 2012 to 2017