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When and Why do Cities Bind Themselves?
The Existence and Extent of Locally-Imposed Tax and Expenditure LimitsDocumentos de trabajoJunio 2009Leah Brooks and Justin PhillipsThough the social science literature has thoroughly dissected the extent, causes, and consequences of state-mandated tax and expenditure limits on cities, to date there has been no systematic...
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Area-Based Property Tax Systems
Area-Based Property Tax SystemsDocumentos de trabajoMayo 2009Katrina D. Connolly and Michael E. BellThe area-based property tax has been gaining influence in developing and transitional countries around the world. This report first examines how the area-based tax is administered in thirty-eight...
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The Strand not Taken
The Taxing/Taking Taxonomy in American Property LawDocumentos de trabajoAbril 2009Amnon LehaviTakings jurisprudence is struggling with a constant paradox. It is conventionally portrayed as chaotic and “muddy,” and yet attempts by the judiciary to create some sense of order in it...
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Estimates of the Total Cost and Distribution of Tax Relief Under State Funded Property Tax Circuit Breakers
Documentos de trabajoMarzo 2009This paper uses data from the 2006 American Community Survey to estimate the cost for state governments to fund three hypothetical property tax circuit breaker programs and a homestead exemption. The...
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What Drives the Property Tax?
A Holistic Examination of City and County Budgets in MinnesotaDocumentos de trabajoMarzo 2009Aaron Twait and Mark HavemanProperty tax levy increases are a policy concern for state and local governments nationally. It is conceptually appealing to examine state-level aggregate data to discern trends and explanations for...
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Property Taxes for Local Finance
Research Results and Policy Perspectives (Reconsidering Property Taxes: Perhaps Not So Bad After All)Documentos de trabajoEnero 2009Ronald C. FisherAlthough property taxes continue to be one of the fundamental fiscal foundations for local government in the U.S., they also remain exceptionally controversial (even among taxes). The political or...
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Exploring Changes in Homeowner Property Taxes in Wisconsin, 2000 to 2005
Documentos de trabajoFebrero 2009Rebecca Boldt, Bradley Caruth, and Andrew ReschovskyDespite policymakers’ interest in property tax relief, very little is known about changes over time in the property tax liabilities and burdens faced by homeowners. Drawing on the fact that...
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Enhancing the Feasibility of School Finance Reform
Documentos de trabajoAbril 2009Reforming state education funding systems is difficult. In this paper, we argue that the probability of success is enhanced if policymakers and reformers have access to a model of the school funding...