Christian Buerger

Christian Buerger is an Assistant Professor at Indiana University's O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs specializing in public finance and policy evaluation. His research examines recession impacts on state budgets, charter school efficiency, and policy interactions in public service delivery.

Current projects analyze:

• State cutback management during economic downturns
• Fiscal reserve utilization patterns
• Charter school location economics
• Education spending efficiency

Honors include the Jesse Burkhead Award for best public budgeting article (2021) and Emerging Education Policy Scholar recognition (2017-18). His work appears in leading journals including American Journal of Political Science, AERA Open, and Public Budgeting & Finance.