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1. An Unfettered Property Tax in Illinois

   Documentos de trabajo
   Diciembre 2007
   Nathan B. Anderson and Therese McGuire

   We evaluate property tax systems using the economic criteria of equity, efficiency and simplicity. We apply these criteria in an evaluation of both a stylized constrained property tax system in which...

2. The History and Purpose of Tax Increment Finance Policy in Wisconsin

   Do Wisconsin Tax Increment Finance Districts Stimulate Growth in Real Estate Values? Do They Contribute to Sprawl?
   Documentos de trabajo
   Mayo 2007
   Russell Kashian, Mark Skidmore, and David Merriman

   Like other U.S. states, tax increment financing (TIF) is an important component of the development policy landscape in Wisconsin. While the guidelines for the use of TIF are similar to those that...

3. Eminent Domain, Inc.

   Documentos de trabajo
   Mayo 2007
   Amnon Lehavi and Amir N. Licht

   This Essay proposes a novel solution for “squaring the eminent domain circle” when large-scale, for-profit development projects require the assembly of land from numerous private property...

4. Municipal Fiscal Structures and Land-Based Growth in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area

   Documentos de trabajo
   Enero 2007
   Carol E. Heim

   This case study examines municipal fiscal structures in the Phoenix metropolitan area, with a focus on Scottsdale, Chandler, and Fountain Hills. It explores implications of the quest for sales tax...

5. The Impact of Nonprofit, Large Landowners on Public Finance in a Fiscally Distressed Municipality

   A Case Study of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
   Documentos de trabajo
   Diciembre 2007
   Sabina Deitrick and Christopher Briem

   In 2004, the City of Pittsburgh became an Act 47 distressed community under Pennsylvania’s Municipalities Financial Recovery Act. This law placed the City in quasi-bankruptcy with state...

6. The Effectiveness of Community Land Trusts

   An Affordable Homeownership Comparison
   Documentos de trabajo
   Diciembre 2007
   Mickey Lauria and Erin Comstock

   The Community Land Trust (“CLT”) concept shows promise as an affordable housing strategy that allocates resources wisely and creates sustainable affordability. Existing research has demonstrated that...

7. Do Wisconsin Tax Increment Finance Districts Stimulate Growth in Real Estate Values?

   Documentos de trabajo
   Diciembre 2007
   Russell Kashian, with Mark Skidmore and David Merriman

   Economic development is one of the central tasks of local government in the United States. In recent years local governments around the country have made wide use of a somewhat obscure and indirect...

8. The Impact of Customary Landholding on Emerging Land Markets in Enugu, Nigeria

   Documentos de trabajo
   Octubre 2007
   Cosmas Uchenna Ikejiofor

   On account of its historical antecedents, the bulk of land for urban development in Enugu is held by indigenous landowning communities. Customary land tenure and management practices have persisted...

9. Impact of Mumbai (India) Textile Mill Land Development on Land Use and Real Estate Markets

   Documentos de trabajo
   Octubre 2007
   Piyush Tiwari, Anil Kashyap, and Shashwat Tewary

   Mumbai has around 2.5 Square Km of land in the heart of the city (8 Km from the CBD) which is owned by 58 cotton textile mills. Since mid seventies a number of these mills have been declared as sick...

10. Measuring the Effect of State Income Tax Incentives on Land Conservation

    Documentos de trabajo
    Octubre 2007
    Jeffrey O. Sundberg

    Conservation easements can be used for land conservation purposes to keep land in private ownership, while preventing development that might harm conservation values.Land conservation as conservation...