Sian Mughan

Assistant Professor,

School of Public Affairs (SPA)

Other ASU affiliations

Center on Technology, Data and Society

Assistant Professor, Watts College of Public Service & Community Solutions

411 N Central Ave Ste 413 Phoenix, AZ 85004
Mail code: 3720

Campus: Dtphx
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Long Bio

Sian Mughan is an assistant professor in the School of Public Affairs. Her research interests include local government finance, fiscal federalism, criminal justice policy, and institutions. Some of her research has shown how tax and budgetary structures impact equity outcomes, while other papers focus on how fiscal stress in local governments leads to revenue seeking behavior by actors in state criminal justice systems.

Education

Ph.D. Indiana University

Research Website URL

Research Website

Research Interests

I am interested in fiscal federalism and how tax and budgetary structures impact equity outcomes. My recent work focuses on how fiscal stress in local governments leads to revenue seeking behavior by actors in state criminal justice systems.

Publications

"When do Municipal Consolidations Reduce Government Expenditures? Evidence on the Role of Local Buy-In." 2019. Siân Mughan. Public Administration Review 79(2): 180-192.

"Estimating the Manufacturing Employment Impact of Eliminating the Tangible Personal Property Tax: Evidence from Ohio." 2017. Mughan, Siân and Geoffrey Propheter. Economic Development Quarterly 41(4): 299-311.

"The Effect of Fiscal Illusion on Public Revenue: Evidence from Local Government Property Assessment." 2016. Ross, Justin M. and Siân Mughan. Public Finance Review 46(4): 635-664."

Courses

2025 Spring

Course Number	Course Title
PAF 302	Public Service Research Method
PAF 506	Public Budgeting and Finance

2024 Fall

Course Number	Course Title
PAF 506	Public Budgeting and Finance
PAF 302	Public Service Research Method

2024 Spring

Course Number	Course Title
PAF 506	Public Budgeting and Finance
PAF 302	Public Service Research Method

2023 Fall

Course Number	Course Title
PAF 302	Public Service Research Method
PAF 506	Public Budgeting and Finance

2023 Spring

Course Number	Course Title
PAF 302	Public Service Research Method
PAF 506	Public Budgeting and Finance

2022 Fall

Course Number	Course Title
PAF 302	Public Service Research Method
PAF 506	Public Budgeting and Finance

2021 Fall

Course Number	Course Title
PAF 302	Public Service Research Method
PAF 506	Public Budgeting and Finance

2021 Spring

Course Number	Course Title
PAF 302	Public Service Research Method

2020 Fall

Course Number	Course Title
PAF 302	Public Service Research Method
PAF 302	Public Service Research Method

2020 Spring

Course Number	Course Title
PAF 302	Public Service Research Method

2019 Fall

Course Number	Course Title
PAF 506	Public Budgeting and Finance
PAF 302	Public Service Research Method

Expertise Areas

Public Finance

Public Administration

Criminal Justice

Intergovernmental Relations