Publications

All publications can be found on my CV or Google Scholar site

Books

Mohr, Z., Kropf, M.E, McGowan, M.J, and Pope, J.V. (2024) A Republic if You Can Afford It: How Much Does it Cost to Administer Elections? Cambridge University Press. 

Rassel, G., Leland, S., Mohr, Z., and O’Sullivan, E. (2020) Research Methods for Public Administrators, 7th. Ed.  New York. Routledge

Mohr, Z. (Ed.). (2017) Cost Accounting in Government: Theory and Applications. New York. Routledge.

Recent Refereed Journal Articles

McGowan M.J., Hines, R. Kropf, M.E., and Mohr, Z. (2026) Does Leslie Knope Make More Than Election Directors? Analysis of Election and Other County Directors Journal of Election Administration Research & Practice, 5(1).

Afonso, W., Lozano-Rojas, F., Su, M., Joyce, P., Kioko, S., Mohr, Z., & Ross, J. (2026). Fiscal foundations: recentering public finance in public administration and management. Perspectives on Public Management and Governance. doi:10.1093/ppmgov/gvag001

Friend, N.**, Shew, J.^ and Mohr, Z. (2025) Funding Election Administration with an Election Advertising Tax. Journal of Election Administration Research & Practice, 4(Special Issue), 140-153.

Mohr, Z. (2025) Pinching Pennies at the Polls: A public financial management research agenda for election administration, Public Money & Management.  https://doi.org/10.1080/09540962.2025.2501665

Piatak, J., McDonald,J. Portillo, S. & Mohr, Z. (2025) Race, Gender, and Rules: How Intersectionality and Congruence Shape Leadership Perceptions International Public Management Journal.  https://doi.org/10.1080/10967494.2025.2510630

Afonso, W. and Mohr, Z. (2024) More than a Wink and a Nudge: Examining the Choice Architecture of Online Government Budget Simulations, Behavioral Public Policy. 

Mohr, Z. and Afonso, W. (2024) Budget Starting Position Matters: A "Field-in-Lab” Experiment Testing Simulation Engagement and Budgetary Preferences, Public Budgeting & Finance. 

Mohr, Z. Piatak, J, and Oliveras, A. (2023) Are public spaces welcoming to all? A conjoint experiment on cultural representation and inclusionary practices in museums Public Administration 

Raudla, R. Mohr, Z., and Douglas, J.W. (2023) Which managerial reforms facilitate public sector innovation? Public Administration. 

Mohr, Z. McDonald, J. Leland, S. and Piatak, J. (2023) Is Government Escaping Blame? The Effect of Contracting and Victim Attributes in a Prisoner Transportation Experiment. Public Management Review. 

Mohr, Z. & Davis, J. (2023) Simon’s Behavior and Waldo’s Public: The ABCS Model of Public Behavior and Social Interactions Journal of Behavioral Public Administration 

Mohr, Z. and Kearney, L. (2021) Behavioral Public Budgeting and Finance: A Critical Review of Behavioral Experiments Public Finance and Management