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Lincoln Institute in Action

Representatives from more than 150 countries gathered at Habitat III to affirm a shared commitment to more sustainable urban development.

Featured Work

Books
Land and Property Rights

Property Tax in Africa

Edited by Riël Franzsen and William McCluskey
Policy Focus Reports
Economic Development

Improving Tax Increment Financing (TIF) for Economic Development

David Merriman
Cover of the report titled "The Empty House Next Door" by Alan Mallach. Cover shows two houses side-by-side, one that looks lived in and the other that appears abandoned, with the roof caving in and the foliage around the house overgrown.
Policy Focus Reports
Housing

The Empty House Next Door

Alan Mallach
Policy Focus Reports
City and Regional Planning

Revitalizing America’s Smaller Legacy Cities

Torey Hollingsworth and Alison Goebel
Books
Land Value Taxation

A Good Tax

Joan Youngman
Books
City and Regional Planning

Nature and Cities

Edited by Frederick R. Steiner, George F. Thompson, and Armando Carbonell

Land Policy in the News

A crowded subway car with open doors.
New York Needs to Fix the Subway. Here's How the MTA Could Pay For It.
Wednesday, January 2, 2019
  • CityLab

Transit contributes greatly to the value of land.

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  • Impact

    Kelsey FosterCivic Engagement Specialist

    Since completing the Institute's course on municipal finance, I've been able to apply financial solutions from other cities, states, and countries to land use and public finance issues at home in New Orleans.

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    John Rahaim, San FranciscoPlanning Director

    The exchange of ideas with colleagues and experts made possible by the Lincoln Institute is hugely valuable to me as a planner and someone committed to public service.

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    Luciana Moreira, Belo Horizonte, BrazilArchitect

    I am working together with colleagues to improve the way we manage urban planning in Belo Horizonte, Brazil thanks to knowledge gained from the Institute’s course on informal markets and regularization.

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    Representative Jay R. KaufmanChairman of the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Revenue

    I know that the Lincoln Institute’s Economic Perspectives programs are first rate as I’ve been attending them for years.

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    Andrew Hanson, Marquette UniversityAssociate Professor of Economics

    The Lincoln Institute has been instrumental in shaping my career by facilitating valuable conferences and supporting a vibrant network of scholars with interest in public finance and urban economics.