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Christopher B. Goodman is a professor in Public Administration. Much of his research exists at the nexus of local public finance, local government management, urban policy, and intergovernmental affairs. His research agenda, in large part, seeks to examine questions of why local areas make the governance decisions they do. As with most research in this realm, these decisions are inextricably linked to public spending, taxation, and state policy issues. He tends to focus on specific questions about the special district form of local government, as these governments are under-researched in the relevant literature. A secondary line of research focuses on the state preemption of local ordinances.

Areas of Expertise

• Local public finance
• Local government management
• Intergovernmental affairs 
• State preemption of local laws

Selected Publications

Christopher B. Goodman and Deborah A. Carroll. Forthcoming. “” Public Administration Review

Christopher B. Goodman and Megan E. Hatch. 2024. “” Publius: The Journal of Federalism, 54 (1): 121-145. 

Jahee Jong, Christopher B. Goodman, Aaron Deslatte, Jerry Crabtree and Kurt Thurmaier. 2023. “,” State and Local Government Review 55 (2): 170-184. 

Christopher B. Goodman and Megan E. Hatch. 2023. “,” Urban Studies, 60 (6): 1048-1065. 

Deborah A. Carroll and Christopher B. Goodman. 2022. “,” The Journal of Real Estate Finance & Economics 64: 247-273. 

Christopher B. Goodman. 2021. “,” Journal of Urban Affairs 43 (9): 1355-1376. 

Christopher B. Goodman, Megan E. Hatch, and Bruce D. McDonald, III. 2021. “,” Perspectives on Public Management & Governance 4 (2): 146-158.