Muni Think

A new and better way to design financing plans that is faster, more transparent, robust and reliable.

Discount municipal bonds are much more sensitive to interest rates than reported by standard analytics systems. Investors who rely on these analytics will be in for an unpleasant surprise when rates rise.

While gross domestic product is a helpful measure of the rough size of a state’s economy and its various sectors, we prefer other measures.

With the labor force participation rate essentially unchanged from April to May at 62.9%, our survey shows significant local variation at State and county levels.

This week we review our proprietary DIVER Geo Score, highlight the strongest and weakest States as well as provide you a link to get the scores themselves. We also focus on the divergent economies of Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia.

This week we examine whether private sector amateur economists are any better at predictions than the professionals.

Which local governments might use the bankruptcy option if Gov. Bruce Rauner’s bankruptcy bill is enacted?

Politics, public policy and public interest are the fundamental building blocks for public private partnerships in infrastructure.

There are compelling reasons to convert to a decimal system for rating municipal bonds from the current alpha-numeric rating scheme.

Continuing claims data and a recent Washington Post column shed light on economic dispersion around the nation. We also review the effectiveness of the Municipalities Continuing Disclosure Cooperation program and the Government Development Bank’s index of Puerto Rico’s economic health.