Patricia A. Patrick
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
12 Papers
66 Citations
Patricia A. Patrick is an academic researcher from Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania. The author has contributed to research in topics: Revenue & Total revenue. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 12 publications. Previous affiliations of Patricia A. Patrick include Pennsylvania State University & University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
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Papers
A predictive model of fiscal distress in local governments
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the financial risk factors associated with fiscal distress in local governments and found that fiscal distress is positively correlated with revenue concentration and debt usage, while negatively correlated with administrative costs and entity resources.
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Business Improvement Districts in Pennsylvania: Implications for Democratic Metropolitan Governance
TL;DR: In this paper, the results of an empirical study on business improvement districts (BIDs) in Pennsylvania are discussed, which suggest that multiple theoretical explanations are needed to understand BIDs since they are simultaneously mechanisms of privatized public service delivery and po...
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The Adoption Of Gasb 34 In Small, Rural, Local Governments
TL;DR: In this paper, the adoption of GASB 34 in local governments where the state government does not mandate GAAP-compliant financial reporting was examined and found that factors such as occupational specialization, government type, and a history of GAAP compliant financial reporting are positively associated with adoption.
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The Symptoms and Consequences of Fiscal Distress in Municipalities: An Investigation of Reductions in Public Services
TL;DR: The authors used survival analysis to investigate financial indicators of impending reductions of public services provided by U.S. municipalities and found that reductions in public services are positively correlated with revenue risk and debt usage, and negatively correlated with organizational slack and entity resources.
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