Benedict S. Jimenez

My research focuses on how to improve the governance of public organizations, taking an integrated approach that involves analyses of government finances, organizational decision-making processes, and the institutional and political contexts of budgetary and fiscal policymaking. I regularly teach graduate courses in microeconomics for public policy and management systems and strategies. I established and have led the Public Budgeting Lab, which aims to advance research on issues affecting the ability of subnational governments to finance and provide critical public services and infrastructure. The lab’s research projects have been made possible through grants from the National Science Foundation, state government agencies, and private foundations. Currently, I lead two multiyear research initiatives examining how the design and enforcement of state-imposed local fiscal and budget rules shape municipal fiscal performance, and how distinct fiscal arrangements in school districts across the fifty states influence education outcomes.