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The Past and Future of the Urban Property Tax
PonenciasNoviembre 2015Grant Driessen and Steven SheffrinFor U.S. cities, the property tax is the single largest source of own-source revenue, but the extent to which different cities rely on property tax revenues varies significantly. Grant Driessen and...
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An Evaluation of China’s Land Policy and Urban Housing Markets
PonenciasNoviembre 2015In this paper, Joyce Y. Man examines the evolution of Chinese housing policies and the growth of the Chinese housing market since the reforms of 1998, when the Chinese government ended its...
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Housing Policies and Urban Development
Lessons from the Latin American Experience, 1960–2010PonenciasNoviembre 2015Eduardo RojasAccess and opportunity are tied in many different ways to location. One’s neighborhood and neighbors can have dramatic effects on health and political, socioeconomic, and education opportunities and...
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Is Location Fate?
Distributional Aspects of SchoolingPonenciasMayo 2014Eric HanushekEric A. Hanushek analyzes the impact of human capital on economic outcomes, arguing that cognitive skills are a better measure of human capital than years of schooling. He focuses on urban schools...
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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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Metropolitan Cities in the National Fiscal and Institutional Structure
PonenciasAbril 2013Paul SmokeIn this paper, Paul Smoke points out that an important yet neglected issue in the study of urban public finance in developing countries is how urban and metropolitan governments are situated in the...
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The Decentralization of Governance in Metropolitan Areas
PonenciasAbril 2013Roy W. BahlThe theory and practice of providing government services in metropolitan areas are subjects that have attracted a great deal of attention in the industrial countries but have been largely ignored in...
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Institutions and Politics of Metropolitan Management
PonenciasAbril 2013Inder Sud and Serder YilmazIn this paper by Inder Sud and Serdar Yilmaz, the authors point out the fact that metropolitan cities play a vital role in economic development. In most countries they account for a significant share...
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Property Taxes in Metropolitan Cities
PonenciasAbril 2013In this paper, William J. McCluskey and Riel C. D. Franzsen review property taxation focusing on metropolitan cities in developing and transitional countries. Since there is no comparative data to...
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Land Value Capture and Justice
PonenciasMayo 2012Susan S. FainsteinIn this paper, Susan S. Fainstein examines the arguments for using land value capture for distributive purposes. Her assertion is founded on Henry George’s idea that land value increments created by...
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