We are pleased to announce the recipient of ABFM’s 2026 Michael Curro Student Paper Award: Sewon Kim, Indiana University.
Sewon is being honored for her paper, “Managing Performance or Building Capacity? State Interventions in Local Financial Management.” The Curro Award Committee, Chaired by Yu Kelli Shi, believes that Sewon’s manuscript is a very strong research work, incorporating methodological and analytical rigor and clear contribution to the field. The committee also believes Sewon’s use of single audits, an understudied area in the ABFM community, is a key strength, laying out the groundwork for future research.
Sewon will be recognized as the latest recipient of ABFM’s Michael Curro Student Paper Award during the Awards Luncheon at ABFM’s 2026 Annual Conference on Friday, September 25th, in Washington, DC. Click here for more information on the conference.