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Public Finance Concepts for Planners
Documentos de trabajoDiciembre 2006Randall CraneWhat should planners be taught about public finance? This paper has three primary goals: First, to revisit the proper facilitating roles of public planning in the private economy; second, to...
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Ask and Ye Shall Receive?
Predicting the Successful Appeal of Property Tax AssessmentsDocumentos de trabajoFebrero 2006Rachel N. Weber and Daniel P. McMillenHow does the relative lack of comparable sales in a neighborhood influence the frequency of property assessment appeal applications and their likelihood of success? Using a data set of appeals...
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Valuing Land and Improvements in Thin Markets
Does the Frequency of Sales Cause Property Tax Inequities?Documentos de trabajoMayo 2006Rachel N. Weber and Daniel P. McMillenFew studies have attempted to explain the well-documented tendency for lower-priced properties to receive higher assessment. We argue that the absence of market information and the assessor’s...
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Improving the Valuation of Large Commercial Properties for Real Estate Tax Purposes
Documentos de trabajoAbril 2006Richard AlmyThe aims of this project are to examine systematically methods for valuing large office buildings for property tax purposes, identify issues, evaluate their seriousness, and describe potential...
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The Tiebout Model at Fifty
Essays in Public Economics in Honor of Wallace OatesLibrosJunio 2006Edited by William A. FischelThe Tiebout Model at Fifty commemorates the fiftieth anniversary of Charles Tiebout’s enormously influential 1956 article, “A Pure Theory of Local Expenditures,” and honors the...
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Who Pays the Property Tax?
Revista Land LinesAbril 2006George ZodrowA critical aspect of the property tax, but one that is rarely addressed in public debate, is its “economic incidence,” or who actually bears the burden of the tax, as opposed to its...
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Making Sense of Place, Cleveland
Confronting Decline in an American CityVideos y multimediaSeptiembre 2006Many American cities have experienced a persistent crisis of urban decline and the erosion of inner suburbs. Why does this happen? What are the consequences for residents? Can the decline be halted...