The Structure of County Government Debt from 2002 to 2020: The Financial Crisis, the Great Recession, and the COVID-19 Pandemic

Jan 1, 2023·
Craig Johnson
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Andrey Yushkov
Luis Navarro
Luis Navarro
· 1 min read
Publication
Research Handbook on City and Municipal Finance

In this article, the authors describe the structure of county government debt from 2002 to 2020, highlighting the financial crisis, the Great Recession, and the COVID-19 pandemic.

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County Debt Financial Crisis Great Recession COVID-19
Luis Navarro
Authors
Luis Navarro
PhD Candidate
I am a Ph.D. candidate in Public Affairs at the O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University, Bloomington. My research interests include public finance, state and local tax policy, fiscal federalism, financial management, municipal debt, and generally the intersection of public economics and public administration. I am currently in the Academic Job Market (Fall 2024/Spring 2025).