The aim of the Working Group is to deliver research in the area of public finance and public financial management undertaken in the NISPAcee region and to support the publication of original research on the topic. In order to do so we have prepared a three-year plan which includes preparation of papers for the NISPAcee Journal and an edited volume on a topic finalised at the 2019 Annual conference. We want to fully use the expertise of the coordinators to assist and support, especially our younger authors, to succeed in this area.

The focus of the WG in 2019 is on public finance for sustainable development with its focus on three tracks:

(1) Performance management and budgeting,

(2) Taxation and tax reforms, 

(3) Macro Public Finance.

Paper: Effects of Changing Financial Transfers on Local Taxation
Author/Presenter:
Mihaly Lados, HUN-REN Centre for Economic and Regional Studies, Budapest, Hungary

Paper: Rational Mayors Call: "Do Not Close Registry Offices!"
Author(s):
Lucie Sedmihradska, University of Economics of Prague, Prague , Czech Republic
Ivana Tománková, University of Economics of Prague, Prague , Czech Republic
Presenter(s):
Lucie Sedmihradska, University of Economics of Prague, Prague , Czech Republic

Paper: Ukrainian Local Budget Transparency: Challenges of Fiscal Decentralisation
Author(s):
Sergii Slukhai, Taras Shevchenko National University, Kyiv, Ukraine
Liudmyla Demydenko, Taras Shevchenko National University, Kyiv, Ukraine
Yuliia Nakonechna, Taras Shevchenko National University, Kyiv, Ukraine
Tetyana Borschenko, , ,
Presenter(s):
Sergii Slukhai, Taras Shevchenko National University, Kyiv, Ukraine

Paper: The Efficiency of Regional Government Expenditure in the Russian Federation
Author(s):
Vladimir Tyutyuryukov, Union University Law School Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
Sabina Hodzic, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
Presenter(s):
Vladimir Tyutyuryukov, Union University Law School Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia