Recent posts
Oct 27, 2026
The Various Audiences for the MPA Degree
In part II of this series on local government management education, I build on the critiques in part I to envision what an ideal set of educational programs might look like.
Oct 21, 2026
Using administrative data is not working with practitioners
Many applied social scientists want to work with practitioners; however, they use practitioners to get data and call that collaboration. That's ok, but let's call it what it is.
Sep 2, 2026
The Special District Boundary Problem
A nationally representative dataset of special district shapes does not exist. But what if it did? And how can we get there?
Aug 27, 2026
Thinking About Professional Local Government Management Education
In part I of this series on local government management education, I outline some issues with how the MPA degree is designed relative to the audiences that are or could be served.
Working papers
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Christopher B. Goodman. "Local Governments in the Age of Preemption,” Working paper.
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Christopher B. Goodman. "Demand Shocks & Special Districts: Evidence from Chinese Import Shocks,” Working paper.
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Christopher B. Goodman and Suzanne M. Leland. "Creative Destruction? Examining Special District Dissolution by Service Area."
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Christopher B. Goodman. "Overlapping Jurisdictions and Residential Segregation by Race”