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1. Admissions to Academy Schools in England

   School Composition and House Prices
   Artigos de Conferências
   Maio 2014
   Stephen Machin and Anne West

   England has had various forms of school choice for decades. Stephen Machin and Anne West focus on the introduction of academy schools, a new form of secondary school, in 2000. Academies are broadly...

2. Beyond “Accidents of Geography”

   Using Housing Policy to Improve Access to Quality Education
   Artigos de Conferências
   Maio 2014
   Elizabeth Mueller and Shannon Van Zandt

   Elizabeth J. Mueller and Shannon S. Van Zandt argue that private restrictive covenants, land use and zoning regulations, and federal housing policies have played a major role in creating income and...

3. Residential Histories, Geography of Opportunities, and Educational Achievement in the City of Santiago

   Artigos de Conferências
   Maio 2014
   Carolina Flores

   This paper explores a fascinating international example of innovation in school choice. In 1980, Chile implemented a universal education voucher. This makes Santiago, a city that exhibits a high...

4. Community Characteristics of Homeschooling

   The Case of Virginia
   Artigos de Conferências
   Maio 2014
   Luke Miller

   In this paper, Luke C. Miller addresses homeschooling, a form of school choice that has been increasing rapidly and in which students now outnumber those attending charter schools. Using school...

5. Infrastructure and Urban Development

   Evidence from Chinese Cities
   Artigos de Conferências
   Maio 2013
   Yan Song

   This paper by Yan Song discusses the links between infrastructure provision and urban expansion, the relationship between levels of infrastructure and land prices, and the mechanisms used to finance...

6. Mobile Telephony and Socioeconomic Dynamics in Africa

   Artigos de Conferências
   Maio 2013
   Mirjam de Bruijn

   This paper by Mirjam de Bruijn examines the development of telecommunication infrastructure in sub-Saharan Africa and illustrates the impact with anthropological case studies in four specific...

7. Economic Regulation of Utility Infrastructure

   Artigos de Conferências
   Maio 2013
   Janice A. Beecher

   In this paper, Janice A. Beecher examines public infrastructure as having characteristics of both public and private goods that earn a separate classification as a toll good. Utilities demonstrate a...

8. The Unit Approach to the Taxation of Railroad and Public Utility Property

   Artigos de Conferências
   Maio 2013
   Gary C. Cornia, David J. Crapo, and Lawrence C. Walters

   Administering a property tax system presents ongoing challenges under the best of circumstances. Whether it involves keeping taxpayer rolls up to date, pursuing tax evaders, or updating taxable...

9. The Location Effects of Alternative Road-Pricing Policies

   Artigos de Conferências
   Maio 2013
   Alex Anas

   Just as physical infrastructure affects urban development patterns, the taxation of motor vehicle use and the pricing of road infrastructure shape land policy by affecting location choices and land...

10. Chicago and Its Skyway

    Lessons from an Urban Megaproject
    Artigos de Conferências
    Maio 2013
    Louise Nelson Dyble

    In this paper, Louise Nelson Dyble examines the history of political leadership throughout the Chicago Skyway’s development as a public project and assesses the lessons from its eventual...