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John E. Petersen

John E. Petersen

Columnist

John E. Petersen was GOVERNING's Public Finance columnist for over two decades, with more than 40 years of experience in domestic and international finance conducting research, financial advisory work and teaching. He was a professor at the School of Public Policy at George Mason University. He passed away April 4, 2012.

Public pension funds are being drawn like bears after honey to these risky, unregulated but high-reward investments.
After the fun and games of a stimulus bump, stringency lies ahead.