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Can Removing Development Subsidies Promote Adaptation?
The Coastal Barrier Resources System as a Natural ExperimentDocumentos de trabajoMayo 2023Hannah Druckenmiller, Yanjun (Penny) Liao, Sophie Pesek, Margaret Walls, and Shan ZhangAs natural disasters grow in frequency and intensity under climate change, limiting populations and properties in harm's way will be one important facet of adaptation. This study focuses on one...
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New Book "Property Tax in Asia" Provides the First Comprehensive Analysis of the Property Tax Across the World’s Largest Continent
Revista Land LinesSeptiembre 2022By Will Jason, September 7, 2022The property tax has great potential as a source of local government revenue in Asia, but its implementation has been uneven. The Lincoln Institute’s new book Property Tax in Asia: Policy and Practice provides the first comprehensive analysis of how this
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Doing Bad by Doing Good?
An Empirical Analysis of the Incentives from Informal Settlements’ Upgrading Programs on Urban InformalityDocumentos de trabajoMarzo 2019Cynthia Goytia and Guadalupe DornaThis paper has two different aims. First, we investigate the effects of informal settlements upgrading programs through a systematic review synthesizing the information provided by evaluations of...
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Mike Adaster and the Guidelines for a Multipurpose Territorial Cadastre
OtroFebrero 2012Edited by Diego Alfonso Erba and Eglaísa Micheline Pontes CunhaThis illustrated booklet, Mike Adaster and the Guidelines for a Multipurpose Territorial Cadastre, presents a user-friendly representation of common situations confronted by municipal cadastre...
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Property Tax and Urban Sprawl
Theory and Implications for U.S. CitiesDocumentos de trabajoEnero 2005Yan Song and Yves ZenouThis article attempts a formal analysis of the connection between property tax and urban sprawl in U.S. cities. We develop a theoretical model that includes households (who are also landlords)and...
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Property Tax in Africa
Status, Challenges, and ProspectsLibrosJunio 2017Edited by Riël Franzsen and William McCluskey“This one-of-a-kind study is an indispensable source for academics and policy makers who seek to explore the virtues of the property tax. The relevance of this volume clearly transcends the...
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Detroit and the Property Tax
Strategies to Improve Equity and Enhance RevenueEnfoques en políticas de sueloNoviembre 2015Gary Sands and Mark SkidmoreThis report outlines the problems underlying the erosion of Detroit's property tax base—a factor that contributed to the city's bankruptcy in 2013. It offers recommendations for reform...
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Inclusionary Housing
Creating and Maintaining Equitable CommunitiesEnfoques en políticas de sueloSeptiembre 2015Rick JacobusThis report illustrates how local governments can realize the full benefits of inclusionary housing policies, which require developers of new market-rate real estate to provide some affordable units...
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Rethinking Property Tax Incentives for Business
Enfoques en políticas de sueloJunio 2012State and local governments use many types of property tax incentives to increase business development. This report reviews those incentives, summarizes the literature regarding their effectiveness,...
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Payments in Lieu of Taxes
Balancing Municipal and Nonprofit InterestsEnfoques en políticas de sueloNoviembre 2010Payments in lieu of taxes (PILOT) programs for nonprofits provide crucial revenue for many municipalities, but they are not perfect. Through case studies and research, this report provides guidelines...
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