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Not by the Hand of Horace Mann
How the Quest for Land Value Created the American School SystemPonenciasMayo 2014This 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...
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Economic Regulation of Utility Infrastructure
PonenciasMayo 2013Janice A. BeecherIn 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...
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The Unit Approach to the Taxation of Railroad and Public Utility Property
PonenciasMayo 2013Gary C. Cornia, David J. Crapo, and Lawrence C. WaltersAdministering 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...
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The Location Effects of Alternative Road-Pricing Policies
PonenciasMayo 2013Alex AnasJust 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...
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Chicago and Its Skyway
Lessons from an Urban MegaprojectPonenciasMayo 2013Louise Nelson DybleIn 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...
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Sustainable Infrastructure for Urban Growth
PonenciasMayo 2013Katherine SierraSustainability increasingly affects infrastructure investment patterns, particularly in cities in developing countries where urban populations will more than double—increasing by 2.6 billion people—...
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Understanding Urban Infrastructure-Related Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Key Mitigation Strategies
PonenciasMayo 2013Anu RamaswamiAnalyzing 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...
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Special Assessments in California
35 Years of Expansion and RestrictionPonenciasMayo 2012Dean J. MisczynskiThe 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...
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Collecting Land Value Through Public Land Leasing
PonenciasMayo 2012In 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...
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Land Value Capture and Justice
PonenciasMayo 2012Susan S. FainsteinIn this paper, Susan S. Fainstein examines the arguments for using land value capture for distributive purposes. Her assertion is founded on Henry George’s idea that land value increments created by...
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