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1. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Vertical Equity App

   Bases de datos
   Septiembre 2023

   Vertical equity in property tax assessment requires that assessment levels remain consistent over the range of real estate values, with high-value and low-value properties exhibiting the same ratio...

2. Not by the Hand of Horace Mann

   How the Quest for Land Value Created the American School System
   Ponencias
   Mayo 2014
   William A. Fischel

   This paper by William A. Fischel is an economic history of K–12 education and the structure of school districts. As the second part of the title suggests, Fischel argues that land or property values...

3. Economic Regulation of Utility Infrastructure

   Ponencias
   Mayo 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...

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

   Ponencias
   Mayo 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...

5. The Location Effects of Alternative Road-Pricing Policies

   Ponencias
   Mayo 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...

6. Chicago and Its Skyway

   Lessons from an Urban Megaproject
   Ponencias
   Mayo 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...

7. Sustainable Infrastructure for Urban Growth

   Ponencias
   Mayo 2013
   Katherine Sierra

   Sustainability increasingly affects infrastructure investment patterns, particularly in cities in developing countries where urban populations will more than double—increasing by 2.6 billion people—...

8. Understanding Urban Infrastructure-Related Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Key Mitigation Strategies

   Ponencias
   Mayo 2013
   Anu Ramaswami

   Analyzing the economic and environmental impacts of urban infrastructure—whether its contribution to productivity or its generation of greenhouse gas emissions—is very challenging because urban or...

9. Special Assessments in California

   35 Years of Expansion and Restriction
   Ponencias
   Mayo 2012
   Dean J. Misczynski

   The use of special assessments in California is one of the longest value capture experiences in the United States. In this paper Dean J. Misczynski describes this instrument and related financing...

10. Collecting Land Value Through Public Land Leasing

    Ponencias
    Mayo 2012
    John E. Anderson

    In this paper, John E. Anderson examines the experience of leasing public land in China. Specifically, he addresses the issues related to the adoption of a proposed ad valorem property tax within a...