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Lanjun Peng

I will begin as an assistant professor at the School of Public Affairs at Arizona State University in Fall 2025, having earned my PhD from Indiana University Bloomington.

My research vision focuses on the complexities of financial management within the multi-level governance system, with a particular focus on state and local government policy, public finance, and the role of fiscal federalism. I aim to explore the decision-making processes of local governments and how they exercise their autonomy while complying with state regulations. Key questions that drive my research include How do local governments balance policy implementation with the constraints imposed by state frameworks? What are the fiscal and administrative consequences of these choices?

Prior to my doctoral program, I completed MPA and M.A. in International Relations at Syracuse University. In addition, I earned a B.A. in Public Administration from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in China.

Publications

Peng, Lanjun and Justin Ross. “Is Trust in Local Government Influenced by the 'Marketplace' of Choice?” forthcoming at Public Administration Review.
Ross, Justin and Lanjun Peng. 2023. “Municipal revenues: data dilemmas, structures, and trends.” In Research Handbook on City and Municipal Finance, pp. 8-23. Edward Elgar Publishing.
Lee, Jongmin, Lanjun Peng, Joanna Woronkowicz, and Doug Noonan. “Do nonprofits fulfill the supplemental role of government in providing government services?” forthcoming at Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly
Peng, Lanjun, Joanna Woronkowicz and Doug Noonan. “A Systematic Literature Review of the Effects of Guaranteed Income Programs.” (under review)
Peng, Lanjun. “Public Agents Discretion in Welfare Administration: Evidence on Discrimination from an Experiment” (under review)

Working Papers

Peng, Lanjun. “Revenue Motivated Zoning in Local Governments: Evidence from Commercial Zoning Regulation and Sales Tax Authority.” (Job Market Paper)
Ross, Justin, Shuangyu Chen and Lanjun Peng. “The Incidence of ‘Pink Taxes’: Evidence from the Elimination of State Sales Taxes on Feminine Hygiene Products.”
Lanjun Peng. “The Effect of State Aid to Schools on Local School Expenditures: Causal Evidence from State Pension Excess Returns”
Peng, Lanjun, Doug Noonan and Joanna Woronkowicz. “Can Guaranteed Income Keep Up with the Cost of Living: Evidence from New York City”

Teaching

Associate Instructor, V-202 Contemporary Economic Issues in Public Affairs, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023
Guest Lecturer, F-766 Public Revenue Seminar, Spring 2024
Guest Lecturer, F-764 Policy Analysis, Spring 2025

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