Municipal Finance Journal

Volume 21, Number 3 (Fall
Fall 2000
Editor: W. Bartley Hildreth

Publication Policies and Information for Authors

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Editor's Note

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Symposium Introduction:
Municipal Bond Issuance: Can Research Help?
Mark D. Robbins

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Do Municipal Bond Underwriting Choices have Implications for Other Financial Certification Decisions?
Kenneth A. Kriz

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Did Bond Fund Investors Anticipate the Financial Crisis of Orange County?
Dwight V. Denison

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Maturity Structure and Borrowing Costs:
The Implications of Level Debt Service
Mark D. Robbins, Bill Simonsen and Bernard Jump, Jr

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Are Federal Disclosure Requirements Beneficial for the Municipal Bond Market?
Lisa M. Fairchild

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An Introduction to Revenue Curve Analysis
Laurence H. Wadler

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Accounting Developments:
GASB Update
Catherine L. Staples

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Tax Law Developments:
Washington update: Paving the Road to Redevelopment: The Past, Present, and Future of the EZ Bond Program
Olivia Shay-Byrne and Matthew G. McLaughlin

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