Extension Publications

Austin Aldag, Yunji Kim, Mildred Warner. (March 2019). “Meeting Service Needs With Tight Resources: Local Governments Employ a Range of Tools to Address Challenges,” PM Magazine Local Government Review, International City/County Management Association (ICMA).

Bradley Hanson and Yunji Kim. (February 2019). “Tips for Levy Limit Referendums,” Local Government Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI.

Yunji Kim. (August 2018). "Local Government Fiscal Stress in Wisconsin," The Municipality, League of Wisconsin Municipalities.

Yunji Kim. (July 2018). "Local Governments and Fiscal Stress," The Municipality, League of Wisconsin Municipalities.

Austin Aldag, Mildred Warner, Yunji Kim. (Fall 2017). “Cornell Survey Reveals NYS Local Government Fiscal Stress,” New York State Association of Counties (NYSAC) Fall 2017 News Magazine.

Austin Aldag, Mildred Warner, Yunji Kim. "What Causes Local Fiscal Stress? What Can Be Done About It?," (May 2017), Department of City and Regional Planning, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.

Youngwha Kee, Seung Jong Lee, Yunji Kim. (February 2017) “Connecting Social Indicators and Public Policy: A Review of Community Wellbeing Models and Measurements,” SINET Social Indicators Network News Number 130.

Yunji Kim. “Community Wellbeing Indicators and the History of ‘Beyond GDP’,” Research & Policy Brief Series (June 2016), CaRDI Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.

Khadija Anjum, Hannah Bahnmiller, Hien Dinh, Alia Fierro, Jieun Kim, Jessica Masters, Disha Mendhekar, Kaitlyn Olbrich, Kyra Spotte-Smith, Keaton Wetzel, Jubek Yongo-Bure, Yunji Kim, Mildred E. Warner. “Facing Fiscal Challenges: Moving Toward a New York State and Local Government Partnership,” (December 2015), Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.

Abigail Rivin and Yunji Kim. "The Pension Problem: Myth or Reality? The State of Public Pensions in Upstate New York," State of New York Cities, Case Study 5 (March 2014), CaRDI Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.

Outreach

Policy Fellow, Committee Connect, an initiative of the Wisconsin Family Impact Seminars in partnership with the UW-Madison Chancellor’s Office and La Follette School of Public Affairs to connect legislators and researchers to build better public policy in Wisconsin (Spring 2018 - Summer 2019)

Office Hours at the Capitol, an initiative of the Wisconsin Family Impact Seminars and La Follette School of Public Affairs (October 4, 2018)

Office Hours at the Capitol, an initiative of the Wisconsin Family Impact Seminars and La Follette School of Public Affairs (May 16, 2018)

Extension Presentations

Yunji Kim (Sept. 26, 2018). “Exploring Local Government Budgets: The G.R.E.A.T. Tool.” University of Wisconsin-Extension Local Government Center 2018 Town and Village Officials Workshop, Mineral Point, Wisconsin. Attendees: 90

Yunji Kim (Sept. 25, 2018). “Exploring Local Government Budgets: The G.R.E.A.T. Tool.” University of Wisconsin-Extension Local Government Center 2018 Town and Village Officials Workshop, Warrens, Wisconsin. Attendees: 83

Yunji Kim (Sept. 24, 2018). “Exploring Local Government Budgets: The G.R.E.A.T. Tool.” University of Wisconsin-Extension Local Government Center 2018 Town and Village Officials Workshop, Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Attendees: 163

Yunji Kim (Sept. 19, 2018). “Exploring Local Government Budgets: The G.R.E.A.T. Tool.” University of Wisconsin-Extension Local Government Center 2018 Town and Village Officials Workshop, Green Bay, Wisconsin. Attendees: 78

Yunji Kim (Sept. 18, 2018). “Exploring Local Government Budgets: The G.R.E.A.T. Tool.” University of Wisconsin-Extension Local Government Center 2018 Town and Village Officials Workshop, Ripon, Wisconsin. Attendees: 105

Yunji Kim (Sept. 17, 2018). “Exploring Local Government Budgets: The G.R.E.A.T. Tool.” University of Wisconsin-Extension Local Government Center 2018 Town and Village Officials Workshop, Wausau, Wisconsin. Attendees: 55

Yunji Kim (Sept. 13, 2018). “Exploring Local Government Budgets: The G.R.E.A.T. Tool.” University of Wisconsin-Extension Local Government Center 2018 Town and Village Officials Workshop, Wabeno, Wisconsin. Attendees: 49

Yunji Kim (Sept. 12, 2018). “Exploring Local Government Budgets: The G.R.E.A.T. Tool.” University of Wisconsin-Extension Local Government Center 2018 Town and Village Officials Workshop, Minocqua, Wisconsin. Attendees: 57

Yunji Kim (Sept. 11, 2018). “Exploring Local Government Budgets: The G.R.E.A.T. Tool.” University of Wisconsin-Extension Local Government Center 2018 Town and Village Officials Workshop, Cable, Wisconsin. Attendees: 78

Yunji Kim (May 23, 2018). "County Budgeting Process." University of Wisconsin-Extension Local Government Center 2018 County Officials Workshop (COWS), Stevens Point, Wisconsin.

Yunji Kim (May 22, 2018). "County Budgeting Process." University of Wisconsin-Extension Local Government Center 2018 County Officials Workshop (COWS), Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

Yunji Kim (May 16, 2018). "County Budgeting Process." University of Wisconsin-Extension Local Government Center 2018 County Officials Workshop (COWS), DeForest, Wisconsin.

Yunji Kim (May 15, 2018). "County Budgeting Process." University of Wisconsin-Extension Local Government Center 2018 County Officials Workshop (COWS), Richland Center, Wisconsin.

Yunji Kim (May 10, 2018). "County Budgeting Process." University of Wisconsin-Extension Local Government Center 2018 County Officials Workshop (COWS), Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Yunji Kim (May 9, 2018). "County Budgeting Process." University of Wisconsin-Extension Local Government Center 2018 County Officials Workshop (COWS), Minocqua, Wisconsin.

Yunji Kim (May 8, 2018). "County Budgeting Process." University of Wisconsin-Extension Local Government Center 2018 County Officials Workshop (COWS), Cable, Wisconsin.

Yunji Kim (April 12, 2018). "Local Government Fiscal Stress: Drivers and Responses." University of Wisconsin-Extension Local Government Center 2018 Local Government Essentials Series, Madison, Wisconsin.

Yunji Kim (Dec. 1, 2017). "State Austerity, Local Fiscal Stress, and the Future: National and Wisconsin View." Delivered at the Conference on "State Austerity and Local Fiscal Stress" at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.

Yunji Kim (Oct. 22, 2017). “Where is the State Partner? How State Policies Shape Local Fiscal Challenges.” Delivered at the 103rd Annual Conference of the International City/County Management Association (ICMA), San Antonio, Texas.

Yunji Kim. (Sept. 26, 2017). "Budgeting 101." 2017 Wisconsin Counties Association Annual Conference, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin.

Yunji Kim. (July 14, 2017). "Local Government Fiscal Challenges: National Overview." Wisconsin Counties Association Taxation & Finance Steering Committee meeting, Stevens Point, Wisconsin.

Yunji Kim. (June 9,  2017). "Driving Local Austerity: A Tale of Inefficient Local Governments in New York State." 2017 League of Wisconsin Municipalities Urban Policy Forum, Madison, Wisconsin.

Yunji Kim. (June 7, 2017). "Developing Your Annual Budget." University of Wisconsin-Extension Local Government Center 2017 Local Government Essentials Series, Madison, Wisconsin.

Yunji Kim. (May 18, 2017). "Budget and Finance Basics." University of Wisconsin-Extension Local Government Center 2017 Town Officials Workshop, Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

Yunji Kim. (May 17, 2017). "Budget and Finance Basics." University of Wisconsin-Extension Local Government Center 2017 Town Officials Workshop, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.

Yunji Kim. (May 16, 2017). "Budget and Finance Basics." University of Wisconsin-Extension Local Government Center 2017 Town Officials Workshop, Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Yunji Kim. (May 11, 2017). "Budget and Finance Basics." University of Wisconsin-Extension Local Government Center 2017 Town Officials Workshop, Minocqua, Wisconsin.

Yunji Kim. (May 10, 2017). "Budget and Finance Basics." University of Wisconsin-Extension Local Government Center 2017 Town Officials Workshop, Cable, Wisconsin.

Yunji Kim. (May 9, 2017). "Budget and Finance Basics." University of Wisconsin-Extension Local Government Center 2017 Town Officials Workshop, Rice Lake, Wisconsin.

Yunji Kim. (May 4, 2017). "Budget and Finance Basics." University of Wisconsin-Extension Local Government Center 2017 Town Officials Workshop, DeForest, Wisconsin.

Yunji Kim. (May 3, 2017). "Budget and Finance Basics." University of Wisconsin-Extension Local Government Center 2017 Town Officials Workshop, Mineral Point, Wisconsin.

Yunji Kim. (May 2, 2017). "Budget and Finance Basics." University of Wisconsin-Extension Local Government Center 2017 Town Officials Workshop, Tomah, Wisconsin.

Yunji Kim. (Nov. 16, 2016). “Limits of Fiscal Federalism: How Political Narratives in Upstate New York Constrain Local Governments.” Delivered at the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government Research and Practice in Progress Briefing, Albany, New York. 

Yunji Kim and Mildred E. Warner. (Sept. 27, 2016). “Pragmatism in the Face of Austerity.” Delivered at the 102nd Annual Conference of the International City/County Management Association (ICMA), Kansas City, Missouri.

Mildred E. Warner and Yunji Kim. (Feb. 15, 2016). "Fiscal Stress and Creative Local Response." Association of Towns of the State of New York Annual Meeting, New York, New York.

Yunji Kim and Mildred E. Warner. (Nov. 18, 2015). "Understanding Austerity: State & Local Responses Since the Great Recession." Delivered at the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government Research and Practice in Progress Briefing, Albany, New York.

Yunji Kim. (July 15, 2015). "Community Well-being Indicators in an International Context." 2015 Community Development Institute: Strong Families ↔ Strong Communities, CaRDI, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.

Yunji Kim. (May 28, 2015). "Local Government Reform: The Need for a State Partner." Association of Erie County Governments Meeting, Buffalo, New York.