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C. Lowell Harriss and David C. Lincoln Fellowships Named
Comunicados de prensaJunio 22, 2015For Immediate ReleaseContact: Anthony Flint 617-503-2116 CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (June 22, 2015) – The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy announced recipients of the C. Lowell Harriss and David C. Lincoln...
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Property tax reform in Northern Ireland latest online education course
Comunicados de prensaAgosto 12, 2013For Immediate ReleaseContact: Anthony Flint 617-503-2116 CAMBRIDGE, Mass.(August 12, 2013) -- A new online course is now available in the Online Education section of the Lincoln Institute website, as...
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2011-2012 C. Lowell Harriss Dissertation Fellowships Announced
Comunicados de prensaMayo 10, 2011 -
Should Decreases in Property Value Caused by Regulations Be Compensated?
PonenciasMayo 2009Abraham BellIdeally, government could recoup the benefits of land use planning and redistribute them to those who bear the costs. In this case takings compensation is justified. Given the reciprocal nature of...
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Private Conservation Easements
Balancing Private Initiative and the Public InterestPonenciasMayo 2009A commonly used property rights approach to conserving the environment is private conservation easements. Gerald Korngold discusses the benefits of this policy and proposes methods to mediate some of...
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Decentralization and Environmental Decision Making
PonenciasMayo 2008Shelby GerkingShelby Gerking analyzes the effect of state tax rates on the disposal of chlorinated solvent wastes in the United States. He finds that changes in the disposal costs of these chemicals as a result of...
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A Cross-Country Comparison of Decentralization and Environmental Protection
PonenciasMayo 2008Hilary SigmanHilary Sigman presents a cross-country analysis of the relationships between decentralization and environmental quality. She employs four measures in her study: (1) access to improved sanitation; (2...
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Increasing the Effectiveness of Public Service Delivery
A Tournament ApproachPonenciasMayo 2008Clifford F. ZinnesInterjurisdictional competition under fiscal decentralization may give local governments the incentive to lower their environmental policy standards or grant businesses with lucrative tax exemptions...
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The Economics of Conservation Easements
PonenciasMayo 2007Andrew J. PlantingaEnvironmental preservation—or more specifically conservation easements—is an area of public action that affects property values. According to Andrew J. Plantinga, by 2005 about 3.9 million acres of...
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Leveraging cities: Toward a sustainable urban development fund
The Brookings InstitutionOctubre 1, 2015El Instituto Lincoln en las noticias