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Economic Development
Vermont Attempts a Kinder, Gentler TIF—But Will it Work?
August 2019, English
Vermont has enacted some of the nation’s tightest restrictions on tax increment financing, a common economic development tool with a less-than-stellar track record. Can these guardrails make TIF work?
August 2019, English
Vermont has enacted some of the nation’s tightest restrictions on tax increment financing, a common economic development tool with a less-than-stellar track record. Can these guardrails make TIF work?
Taxes and Economic Development
An Update on the State of the Economics Literature
August 2019, English
August 2019, English
Property Tax
Fifty-State Study Details Growing Tax Breaks for Longtime Homeowners
June 2019, English
In states with property tax assessment limits, tax breaks for longtime homeowners are growing at the expense of new homeowners, a new study shows.
June 2019, English
In states with property tax assessment limits, tax breaks for longtime homeowners are growing at the expense of new homeowners, a new study shows.
June 2019, English
A New Podcast
Let's Talk TIF
May 2019, English
Tax increment financing is one of the most widely used—and least understood—public finance mechanisms in the U.S. today. David Merriman, one of the foremost experts on TIF, talks about what communities and states can do to avoid the pitfalls.
May 2019, English
Tax increment financing is one of the most widely used—and least understood—public finance mechanisms in the U.S. today. David Merriman, one of the foremost experts on TIF, talks about what communities and states can do to avoid the pitfalls.
Finanzas municipales en México
Por qué unos municipios recaudan más y gastan mejor
May 2019, Spanish
May 2019, Spanish
Residential Property Taxation in New York City
April 2019, English
April 2019, English
Protestas fiscales en Colombia, 2011–2015
April 2019, Spanish
April 2019, Spanish
