Module
Key calculations, figures and benchmarks
Teaches the ratios, benchmarks, and calculations used to judge fiscal health, debt, overhead, and pensions.
5 lessons • 750 XP available
Lessons
1
Reading a government's fiscal health like a rating agency
+150 XPAssess a government's fiscal health like a credit rater.
2
Debt capacity and the ratios that set borrowing limits
+150 XPCalculate debt capacity and the ratios that cap borrowing.
3
Benchmarking overhead: what counts as a healthy admin ratio
+150 XPBenchmark overhead to identify a healthy admin ratio.
4
Pension and OPEB math every public finance professional needs
+150 XPMaster the pension and OPEB math public finance demands.
5
Per-capita and per-unit costs: comparing apples across agencies
+150 XPCompare agencies fairly using per-capita and per-unit costs.