Min Su
Assistant Professor,
Department of Public Administration
Contact
minsu@lsu.edu
225-578-9079
3045 Business Education Complex East
Education
PhD Public Policy, Georgia State University and Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016
MA Economics, Central University of Finance & Economics, 2010
BS Public Administration, Central University of Finance & Economics, 2006
Teaching Interests: public budgeting and finance, research methods, statistics, and program evaluation
Research Interests: public budgeting, public and nonprofit financial management, state and local revenues, municipal finance, political influence on fiscal/budgetary outcomes
Su, Min, Wenli Yan, and Nicholas Harvey. 2022. Pecking Order Theory and Church Debt Financing: Evidence from the United Methodist Church. Nonprofit Management & Leadership. 33(1): 179-201 http://doi.org/10.1002/nml.21509 (Impact factor: 2.627)
Chen, Can, Min Su, and Ping Zhang. 2022. What Drives States to Raise Gas Tax Rates? An Empirical Analysis. Public Works Management & Policy. 27(3): 222-237 https://doi.org/10.1177/1087724X221092433 (Impact factor: 0.74)
Su, Min. 2021. Discretion in Traffic Stops: The Influence of Budget Cuts on Traffic Citations. Public Administration Review. 81 (3): 446-458 https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.13300 (Impact factor: 8.144)
Su, Min. 2021. Introduction to the Special Issue: The Impact of COVID-19 on Big Cities’ Budgets. Municipal Finance Journal 42(1): 1-4. https://www.civicresearchinstitute.com/online/article.php?pid=4&iid=1618
Su, Min. 2020. Taxation by Citation? Exploring Local Governments' Revenue Motive for Traffic Fines. Public Administration Review 80 (1): 36-45. https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.13125 (Impact factor: 8.144)
Su, Min. 2020. Local Governments’ Responses to Revenue Changes: The Effects of Unreserved General Fund Balances. International Journal of Public Administration 43(11): 964-976. https://doi.org/10.1080/01900692.2019.1663531 (Impact factor: 2.52)
Su, Min. 2019. Understanding the Accumulation of Local Government Savings: A Dynamic Analysis. International Journal of Public Administration 42 (11): 893-903. https://doi.org/10.1080/01900692.2018.1522506 (Impact factor: 2.52)
Su, Min. The Growing Role of Nontax Revenue Sources in American Cities. In Research Handbook on City and Municipal Finance edited by Craig L. Johnson, Tima T. Moldogaziev, and Justin M. Ross, Edward Elgar Publishing (Accepted).
Thomas, John C., Theodore H. Poister, and Min Su. 2015. In the Eye of the Beholder: Learning from Stakeholder Assessments of Public Value. In Public Value and Public Administration, edited by John M. Bryson, Barbara Crosby, and Laura Bloomberg, 170-186. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press.
(*The book was the co-winner of the 2015 Book of the Year award from the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA)).
Su, Min and Mingliang Zhu. 2010. Chapter 4. Consumption Tax and Chapter 6. Tariffs and Accounting Treatment of Export Tax Rebates. In Tax Accounting (Chinese edition). 21stCentury Higher Education Core Curriculum for Economics and Management Book Series, edited by Chang Cai and Rong Zheng. Beiing, China: Beijing Jiaotong University Press. ISBN-10: 7811237598.
Su, Min and Christian Buerger. “The Political Cycles in Traffic Fines Revenue.” Next Generation of Public Finance Conference. Georgia State University. Atlanta, GA. May 18-20, 2022.
Su, Min and Christian Buerger. “The Election Effect on Traffic Fines Collection.” American Society for Public Administration Louisiana Chapter (ASPA-LA) Academic Conference (virtual). April 8, 2022.
Su, Min. “The Growing Role of Non-Tax Own-Source Revenue in American Cities.” Association for Budgeting & Financial Management (ABFM) 33rd Conference, Washington D.C., September 30-October 2, 2021.
Su, Min and Nicholas Harvey. “Pecking Order Theory and Church Debt Financing.” Southeastern Conference for Public Administration (SECoPA) Conference (virtual). September 23-24, 2021.
Su, Min. “Discretion in Traffic Stops: The Influence of Budget Cuts on Traffic Law Enforcement.” American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) 82nd Conference (virtual). April 9-15, 2021.
Su, Min. “Local Government Use of Fines and Fees.” Journal of Law Reform’s Symposium. University of Michigan (virtual). January 25-29, 2021.
Su, Min. “Exploring U.S. Local Governments’ Revenue Motive for Fines.” Public Finance and Budgeting Summer Workshop. Fudan University. Shanghai, China (virtual). July 15, 2020.
Su, Min. “Is Timing Everything? Exploring Factors Associated with School Bond Referenda.” Association for Budgeting & Financial Management (ABFM) 31st Conference. Washington D.C. September 26-28, 2019.
Conference co-chair, American Society for Public Administration Louisiana Chapter (ASPA-LA) Academic Conference, (2022)
Member, Michael Curro Student Paper Award Committee and the Best Students’ Poster Selection Committee, Association of Budgeting and Financial Management (ABFM), (2022)
Faculty advisor, Public Administration Student Association (PASA), Louisiana State University, (2021 – present)
Council member, American Society for Public Administration Louisiana Chapter (ASPA-LA), (2021 to present)
Member, S. Kenneth Howard Award Committee, Association of Budgeting and Financial Management (ABFM), (2021)
Member, Faculty Search Committee, Department of Public Administration, Louisiana State University, (2021 Fall)
Member, Faculty Search Committee, Department of Public Administration, Louisiana State University, (2021 Spring)
Member, Curriculum Committee, Department of Public Administration, Louisiana State University, (2020-2021)
Panel organizer and chair, Association of Budgeting and Financial Management (ABFM) Conference, (2019, 2020)
Panel chair, Southeastern Conference for Public Administration (SECoPA) 50th Conference, (2019)
Member, Faculty Search Committee, Department of Public Administration, Louisiana State University, (2019 Fall)
Member, Summer Writing Bootcamp Organizing Committee, LSU Learning and Teaching Collaborative, (2018)
Co-chair, Best Students’ Poster Selection Committee, Association of Budgeting and Financial Management (ABFM), (2018)
Member, Globalization Committee, E.J. Ourso College of Business, Louisiana State University, (2017 – present)
Member, Information Resources Committee, E.J. Ourso College of Business, Louisiana State University, (2016 – 2017)
Member, Association for Budgeting and Financial Management, (2011-present)
Member, National Tax Association
Member, American Society for Public Administration
Kearny-Jolly E.J. Ourso College of Business Administration Endowed Professorship, Louisiana State University, (2019 – present)
The Andrew Young School Dissertation Fellowship, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies & Coca-Cola Scholar Foundation, (2015)
ASPA Founders’ Fellow, American Society for Public Administration, (2014)
University Fellowship, Georgia State University, (2014)
Second Century Initiative (2CI) Doctoral Fellowship, Georgia State University, (2011-2014)
Su, Min (Principal Investigator), Can Chen (Co-PI), and Cathy Y. Liu (Co-PI). The Impact of Municipal Administrative Center Relocation on Urban Public Finance and Public Service Provision.
Sponsor: Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
Amount: $35,000
Funding period: March 1, 2022 - May 31, 2023