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1. Property Taxation and Residential Density

   Theory and Empirics
   Documentos de trabajo
   Diciembre 2008
   Richard W. England and Ju-Chin Huang

   In this paper, we first theorize about the size of a house constructed on a residential lot, measured by height and footprint area. We hypothesize that the property tax rate will have a negative...

2. How Differences in Property Taxes within Cities Affect Urban Sprawl

   Documentos de trabajo
   Septiembre 2008
   Yan Song and Yves Zenou

   This article attempts a formal analysis of the connection between the differentiated property tax within urban areas and urban sprawl in U.S. cities. We first develop a theoretical model in which the...

3. Property Taxation in Illinois

   A Framework for Reform
   Documentos de trabajo
   Julio 2008
   Nathan B. Anderson and Therese McGuire

   Illinois is one of 23 states that limit both local property tax rates and property tax revenues. Because of its importance to local government finance, reforms of the Illinois property tax system are...

4. The Effect of Property Taxes on Location Decisions

   Evidence From the Market for Second Homes
   Documentos de trabajo
   Mayo 2008
   Erik Johnson and Randall Walsh

   While there exists a large empirical literature on the capitalization of property taxes into home prices, very little work has been done to identify the effect of differences in property taxes on...

5. Property Tax Circuit Breakers in 2007

   Features, Use, and Policy Issues
   Documentos de trabajo
   Marzo 2008
   John H. Bowman

   This paper provides an overview of the nature, development, extent, and effect of residential property tax relief programs in the United States. Its major focus is on circuit breakers, which target...

6. Property Tax Assessment Limits

   Lessons from Thirty Years of Experience
   Enfoques en políticas de suelo
   Junio 2008
   Mark Haveman and Terri A. Sexton

   During the 30 years since California adopted its groundbreaking tax limitation measure known as Proposition 13, pressure has persisted for states to adopt various forms of property tax relief. These...

7. School Finance Reforms and Property Tax Limitation Measures

   Ponencias
   Mayo 2008
   Daniel P. McMillen and Larry D. Singell Jr.

   One of the most controversial issues related to U.S. fiscal federalism is the financing of local public schools through property taxation. In theory, the system follows the principle of matching...

8. Public and Private School Competition and U.S. Fiscal Federalism

   Ponencias
   Mayo 2008
   Thomas J. Nechyba

   The 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...

9. Making the Property Tax Work

   Experiences in Developing and Transitional Countries
   Libros
   Marzo 2008
   Edited by Roy Bahl, Jorge Martinez-Vazquez and Joan Youngman

   This book analyzes the property tax in developing and transitional countries, addressing why it does not work well there and what can be done to make it a more relevant source of revenue for those...

10. How “Smart” is the Split-Rate Property Tax?

    Evidence from Growth Patterns in Pennsylvania
    Documentos de trabajo
    Marzo 2008
    H. Spencer Banzhaf and Nathan Lavery

    Urban sprawl has become a policy concern of national prominence. Land or split-rate taxes are one potential way to address this issue. In theory, such taxes can lower the land/capital ratio. This in...