Janey Wang
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Biography
Janey Q. Wang is an Associate Professor of Public Administration. Dr. Wang holds a Ph.D. in Public Affairs from the Indiana University. She joined the faculty at San Francisco State University in 2009 and served as the Director/Coordinator of the MPA program from 2019 to 2022. Dr. Wang is deeply dedicated to both the university and the broader community. She serves on the Board of SF State’s University Corporation, the Academic Senate, and the BART Measure RR Bond Oversight Committee.
Teaching Interests
Dr. Wang has taught a variety of core curriculum and elective courses in the MPA program, including Resource Allocation and Management, Financial Management, Policy Analysis, Research Method, and Economics Perspective. She is passionate about developing new courses and bringing new perspectives to her students. In addition, she has served on MPA degree thesis committees and delivered independent study courses to MPA students.
Research Interests
Dr. Wang’s research focuses on local fiscal policy, fiscal federalism, fiscal health, debt management, and public and nonprofit finance. She has worked on funded projects supported by the California Debt and Investment Advisory Commission, Kresge Foundation Advancing Knowledge Scholars Program, and the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.
Publications
She has published in various public and nonprofit administration journals including Nonprofit & Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Municipal Finance Journal, Public Administration Quarterly, Chinese Public Administration Review, Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting, & Financial Management, Journal of Public Affairs Education, Municipal Finance Journal, and Journal of the Transportation Research Board.
Recent Publications
- 2025. The Impact of Fiscal Transparency and Public Participation on Municipal Fiscal Health: Evidence from California Cities’ Social Media Posts. Public Administration Quarterly (With Rui Sun, co-author).
- 2016. The Pedagogical Design Factors that Enhance Learning in Hybrid Courses: A Contribution to Design-Based Instructional Theory. Journal of Public Affairs Education , 22(3), (with Jennifer Shea and M. Ernita Joaquin, co-author)
- 2015. Revenue Diversification in Housing Nonprofits: Impact of State Funding Environments. 45(3). Nonprofit & Voluntary Sector Quarterly. (with Jennifer Shea, co-author). 2015. The Impact of Transportation Investment on Economic Growth in China.
- Journal of the Transportation Research Board. No. 2531 on pages 9-16. (with John Mikesell, Jerry Zhao and Yang He, co-author). 2015. Determinants of Debt Burdens: Evidence from California Counties. Public Finance and Management 15 (2). (with Kenneth A. Kriz, co-author).
- 2012. Who Pays and Who Benefits? -- The Impact of State Tax and Expenditure Limits on Tax Progressivity and Redistributive Spending. Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting, & Financial Management 24 (4) Winter. 2012.
- Land Taxation in China: Assessment of Prospects for Politically and Economically Sustainable Reform. Annals of Economics and Finance (November): 13 (2). (with Nitikin, Denis, Chunli Shen, and Heng-fu Zou, co-authors) 2012.
- Water Service Delivery Reform in China: Safeguarding the Interests of the Poor.
- Annals of Economics and Finance (November): 13 (2). (with Nitikin, Denis, Chunli Shen, and Heng-fu Zou, co-authors) 2010. State Government Debt Management: The Forgotten Tool in the Financial Manager Triage Bag. Municipal Finance Journal (Spring): 31 (1). (with Johnson, Craig, Sharon N. Kioko, co-authors) 2009. Local Governments Tax Effort in China: An Analysis