Refereed Publications

Combs, A.E., & Foster, J. (2021). The effects of homestead exemptions for seniors and disabled people on school districts. Rural Education Finance and Policy, special issue of AERA Open. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F2332858420988712

Combs, A.E., Foster, J., & Toma E.F. (2018). Local response to school finance equalization: Wealth or place? Public Finance and Management, 18(3). https://pfm.spaef.org/article/1856/Local-Responses-to-School-Finance-Equalization-Wealth-or-Place-


Under Review & In Preparation

Combs, A.E. State Sales Tax Revenue Generated by Daily K-12 School Operations: In- sights From COVID School Closures

Combs, A.E. The Impact of School Board Governance and Membership on the Distribu- tion of District Funds to Schools

Buerger, C., Combs, A.E., Afonso, W. Plugging the Tax Leak: An Analysis of North Carolina’s Local Sales Tax Redistribution Policy

Combs, A.E, & Kim, Saerim. School District TEL Severity and the Finances of Education- Supporting Nonprofits: Crowding-out Community Support to Supplement School Rev- enues

Combs, A.E. Fiscal Illusion Under the Cover of Property Tax Limits: School District Revenue Response to a Reordering of Tax Levy Options

Combs, A.E. The Expenditure Response of Higher Education Institutions to Changes in State Subsidies and Simulated Impacts on Graduation Rates

Combs, A.E. The Impact of Distance for Students Seeking an Associate or Bachelor’s Degree at In-State Public Institutions

Combs, A.E. High School Student Achievement and College Enrollment in the Absence of School Improvement Interventions: Evidence from Kentucky

Combs, A.E., Foster, J., & Troland E. Can State Oversight Improve Local Property As- sessments? Evidence from Education Finance Reform in Kentucky


Other

Combs, A.E., Foster, J., & Troland, E. The Role of Property Assessment Oversight in School Finance Inequality. Finance and Economics Discussion Series. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. https://doi.org/10.17016/FEDS.2023.024

Combs, Alex Eugene, “STATE SUBSIDY COMPOSITION IN HIGHER EDUCATION: POLICY AND IMPACTS” (2018). Theses and Dissertations–Public Policy and Administration. 29. https://uknowledge.uky.edu/msppa_etds/29

Combs, Alex E., “Does Kentucky’s Merit-based Scholarship Program, KEES, Improve College Completion?” (2014). MPA/MPP Capstone Projects. 219. https://uknowledge.uky.edu/mpampp_etds/219