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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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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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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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Does TIF Make It More Difficult to Manage Municipal Budgets?
A Simulation Model and Directions for Future ResearchPonenciasMayo 2010Tax increment financing districts (TIFs) are an approach that involves the designation of a special district to create a nexus between revenues and spending. TIF districts are authorized in almost...
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Public and Private School Competition and U.S. Fiscal Federalism
PonenciasMayo 2008Thomas J. NechybaThe traditional public school finance system under U.S. fiscal federalism has generated concern that the use of housing markets to ration resources and students to public schools may increase income...
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Land Value Taxation as a Method of Financing Municipal Expenditures in U.S. Cities
PonenciasMayo 2007To what extent could local governments employ land and property taxation to recoup a portion of these land values for financing local services and infrastructure? Richard W. England tackles this...
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Taxing Land and Property in Emerging Economies
Raising Revenue . . . and More?PonenciasMayo 2007Richard M. Bird and Enid SlackRichard M. Bird and Enid Slack examine the potential of land and property taxation in developing and transition countries. Bird and Slack present a less optimistic view of the use of land and...
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Zoning Rules!
The Economics of Land Use RegulationLibrosJulio 2015“Fischel . . . does for the housing debate what zoning once did for cities: brings order and coherence to what’s otherwise a mess.” — Ezra Klein, New York Times This best-...
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2019 C. Lowell Harriss Dissertation Fellowship Program
Graduate Student FellowshipOportunidades de becas de posgradoEnero 2019The C. Lowell Harriss Dissertation Fellowship Program assists Ph.D. students, primarily at U.S. universities, whose research complements the Lincoln Institute's interests in land and tax policy.