Funding Public Works With Long-Term Debt in America’s Principal Cities

Julius Nukpezah, Komla D. Dzigbede, Aisha Ahmadu, Bernard Boadu, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Department of Public Administration and Policy, State University of New York at Binghamton, Department of Political Science, Sam Houston State University, Delek U.S. Holdings

Public Works Management & Policy: Research and Practice in Infrastructure, Technology, and the Environment

Published online on April 08, 2026

Abstract

Public Works Management & Policy, Ahead of Print.
Recognizing the role of debt issuance as an important source of funding for public works, this article uses panel estimation methods to examine the dynamic factors influencing long-term debt issuance in America’s principal cities. While the random effects ...