Yu Shi

Previous Scheduled Teaching

Published Intellectual Contributions

Book Chapter

• Dicke, L., Keyes, L.M., Jang, H., Shi, Y. Developing an Effective and Equitable Mental Health Service Network through the Lens of Collaborative Governance.
• Cheng, Y., Shi, Y., Andrew, S.A. (2021). Bridging Nonprofit Support and Public Service Outcomes: Evidence from Large U.S. City Park System.

Encyclopedia Article

• Shi, Y. (2019). Budget Cycle.
• Shi, Y. (2019). Public Employment During Budget Crisis.

Journal Article

• Sun, J., Bland, R.L., Shi, Y., Xiong, M. (2025). The Impact of the Regulatory Policy on the Issuance of Public–Private Partnerships in China. International Journal of Public Administration.
• Jang, H., Shi, Y., Dicke, L., Keyes, L.M. Inclusive Ideology in the Time of Crisis: A Case Study on Nonprofit Organizations Serving the Homeless during Covid. Journal of Ideology. 23. Charleston, South Carolina,
• Zhang, P., Shi, Y., Chen, C., Zhuge, A. (2024). Measuring and Benchmarking the Fiscal Health of China's Provincial Governments. International Journal of Public Administration.
• Keyes, L.M., Jang, H., Dicke, L., Shi, Y. (2023). Spotlight on PA-Based Undergraduate Nonprofit Education: A public sector catalyst for stewardship and service: Spotlight on PA-Based Undergraduate Nonprofit Education. Journal of Non-Profit Education and Leadership. Sage.
• Shi, Y.L., Li, Q., Bland, R.L. (2023). Fiscal Self-sufficiency, Debt Limits, and Fiscal Sustainability in China’s Emerging Municipal Bond Market. Public Administration and Development. 43 (4) 267-327. Denton,
• Zhang, P., Chen, C., Shi, Y. (2023). Fiscal Capacity, Crisis Severity, and Fiscal Policies Response to the COVID-19 Global Crisis. International Public Management Journal.
• Keyes, L., Jang, H., Dicke, L.A., Shi, Y. (2022). Emerging from disruptions and ambiguities: Understanding local government innovative responses during the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Chinese Public Administration Review. 13 (4) 252–261.
• Li, Q., Wang, H., Shi, Y. (2022). Punctuated or Incremental? Macao’s Budget Change and Governance Before and After Handover. Chinese Public Administration Review. 13 (1-2)
• Shi, Y., Chen, C., Park, S. (2022). Managing COVID-19 Crisis by Fiscal Strategies: Lessons from four Countries. Chinese Public Administration Review. 13 (1-2)
• Shi, Y. (2021). The Influence of Neighboring Jurisdictions Matters: Examining the Impact of Natural Disaster Damage on Local Government Fiscal Accounts. Public Finance Review.
• Jang, H., Shi, Y., Keyes, L., Dicke, L.A. (2021). Responding to the Needs of the Homeless in the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Review of Initiatives in 20 Major U.S. cities. International Journal of Public Administration. 44 (11-12) 1006-1017. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01900692.2021.1925693?journalCode=lpad20
• Chen, C., Shi, Y., Zhang, P. (2021). A Cross-Country Comparison of National Fiscal Policy Responses to the COVID-19 Global Pandemic. Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis. https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/fcpa20/current
• Park, H., Shi, Y. (2021). District Reliance by Service Function: A Study of Public Financing of American Special-Function Jurisdictions. Journal of Public and Nonprofit Affairs. 7 (1) 10-28. https://www.jpna.org/index.php/jpna/issue/view/24
• Miao, Q., Shi, Y., Davlasheridze, M. (2021). Fiscal Decentralization and Natural Disaster Mitigation: Evidence from the United States. Public Budgeting & Finance. 41 (1) 26-50. Wiley. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/pbaf.12273
• Wu, Y., Shi, Y. (2021). Does General Fund Balance Stablize Municipal Expenditure Volatility? Evidence from Large American Cities. International Journal of Public Administration. 44 (5) 420-429. SAGE. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01900692.2020.1728772
• Shi, Y., Cheng, Y.(. (2021). Nonprofit-as-Supplement: Examining the Link Between Nonprofit Financial Support and Public Service Quality. International Journal of Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Marketing. 32 28-44. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11266-020-00302-w
• Shi, Y. (2020). Using Fuzzy Logic to Evaluate and Compare State Financial Condition During and After the Great Recession of 2008: Fuzzy Rule-Based Systems. Public Administration Quarterly. 44 (3) 394-432. https://paq.spaef.org/article/1940/Using-Fuzzy-Logic-to-Evaluate-and-Compare-State-Financial-Condition-During-and-after-the-Great-Recession-of-2008-Fuzzy-Rule-Based-Systems-
• Cheng, Y., Shi, Y., Andrew, S. (2020). Exploring the Link between Fiscal Arrangements and the Quality of Public Services: Evidence from Major U.S. Urban Park Systems. Public Performance and Managment Review. 43 (6) 1445-1470. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15309576.2020.1781215?journalCode=mpmr20
• Shi, Y., Hendrick, R. (2020). The Problem of the Fiscal Common-pool: Is There an Overlap Effect on State and Local Debt?. Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting and Financial Management. 32 (2) 137-157. Emerald Insight. https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JPBAFM-11-2019-0176/full/html
• Shi, Y., Jang, H., Keyes, L.M., Dicke, L. (2020). Nonprofit Service Continuity and Responses in the Pandemic: Disruptions, Ambiguity, Innovation and Challenges. Public Administration Review. 80 (5) 874-879. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/puar.13254
• Shi, Y. (2020). The Expansion of the Public Sector in Federalism: A Comparative analysis of a Macro Level Governing Structure and Government Size. Local Government Studies Journal. 46 (5) 673-692. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03003930.2019.1644320
• Shi, Y. (2019). A Response to Fiscal Stress: Public Sector Employment Reduction across States during a Budget Crisis. International Journal of Public Administration. 42 (13) 1095-1105. https://www-tandfonline-com.libproxy.library.unt.edu/doi/full/10.1080/01900692.2019.1575852
• Shi, Y., Aydemir, N., Wu, Y. (2018). What Factors Drive the Adoption of Municipal Fiscal Policies? An Empirical Investigation of Major Cities in the U.S.. State and Local Government Review. 50 (3) 177-188. SAGE. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0160323X18813418
• Shi, Y., Hendrick, R., Park, H. (2018). Fiscal Decentralization and Capacity to Service Debt: Are They Tightly Linked?. Public Finance and Management. 18 (2) 192-223. https://pfm.spaef.org/article/1833/Fiscal-decentralization-and-capacity-to-service-debt-Are-they-tightly-linked-
• Wu, Y., Shi, Y. (2018). How Institutional Environment Affects General Fund Balances of Major American Cities?. Local Government Studies Journal. 44 (6) 745-765. Taylor & Francis. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03003930.2018.1501365
• Shi, Y. (2018). An Empirical Assessment of the Link between Local Autonomy and Special District Finance. Local Government Studies Journal. 44 (4) 531-551. Taylor & Francis Online. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03003930.2018.1471395
• Shi, Y. (2018). An Exploration of the Impact of Macro-Level Governing Structure on Local Public-Sector Employment in the United States. International Review of Public Administration. 23 (1) Taylor & Francis Online.
• Shi, Y., Tao, J. (2018). "Faulty Fiscal Illusion": Examing the Relationship between Revenue Diversification and Tax Burden of American Cities Across the Economic Cycle. Local Government Studies Journal. 44 (3) 416-435. Taylor & Francis Online. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03003930.2018.1433662
• Shi, Y. (2017). The Growth of Specialized Governance: Testing the Links Between Local Government Autonomy and Formation of Special Districts Among States. Publius: The Journal of Federalism. 47 (1) 99–130. Oxford.
• Shi, Y. (2016). State Budget Shortfalls and Budget Balancing Strategies During and After the Great Recession of 2008. Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting and Financial Management. 28 (1) 26-47. Emerald Publishing Limited.
• Hendrick, R., Shi, Y. (2015). Macro-Level Determinants of Local Government Interaction. How Metropolitan Regions in the United States Compare. Urban Affairs Review. 51 (3) 414-438. SAGE.

Research Report

• Bland, R.L., Sun, J., Shi, Y. (2023). China's Policy to Limit Use of Public-Private Partnerships by Municipalities to Finance Capital Improvements A Regression Discontinuity Design Analysis of the Fiscal Impact. Cambridge, Massachusetts, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. https://www.lincolninst.edu/publications/working-papers/chinas-policy-limit-use-public-private-partnerships-municipalities

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Grant - Research

• Shi, Y., "UNT Global Venture Fund," sponsored by The Office of the Provost and Vice President, University of North Texas, $2500 Funded. (2022 - 2023).
• Shi, Y.S., "Micro grant mentoring program," sponsored by University of North Texas, University of North Texas, $1500 Funded. (2022 - 2023).
• Bland, R.L. (Principal), Shi, Y. (Co-Principal), Sun, J. (Supporting), "The Fiscal Impact of China’s Policy to Control Municipal Use of Public-Private Partnerships to Finance Capital Improvements: A Regression Discontinuity Design Analysis," sponsored by Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, International, $35000 Funded. (2022 - 2023).
• Shi, Y. (Principal), Bland, R.L. (Co-Principal), Li, Q. (Co-Principal), "Fiscal Self-sufficiency, Debt Limits, and Fiscal Sustainability in China’s Emerging Municipal Bond Market," sponsored by Program on the People’s Republic of China International Fellowship Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, International, $35000 Funded. (2021 - 2022).
• Shi, Y. (Principal), "Conference support," sponsored by University of North Texas, University of North Texas, $1000 Funded. (2019 - 2019).
• Bland, R.L. (Co-Principal), Shi, Y. (Principal), "Fiscal Self-sufficiency, Debt Limits, and Fiscal Sustainability in China's Emerging Municipal Bond Market," sponsored by Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, NFP, Funded. (2021 - 2022).

Grant - Service

• Shi, Y., Jang, H., "Smart Cities and Urban Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives," University of North Texas, $3500 Funded. (2019 - 2020).

Grant - Teaching

• Shi, Y., "Career Connect Course Design and Development Program," sponsored by UNT, University of North Texas, $1700 Funded. (2021 - 2021).
• Shi, Y., "Clear CDI grant," sponsored by Cear center, University of North Texas, $1250 Funded. (2017 - 2017).