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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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Land Lines, July 2009
Revista Land LinesJulio 2009Edited by Ann LeRoyerThis issue explores the American university’s evolved role as a driver of urban development; a joint venture between the Lincoln Institute and the African Tax Institute to shed light on African...
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Land Lines, April 2009
Revista Land LinesAbril 2009Edited by Ann LeRoyerThis issue highlights the myriad challenges of redeveloping vacant and contaminated land in U.S. cities; the features, prevalence, and outcomes of city-imposed tax and expenditure limits; and an...
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Land Lines, January 2009
Revista Land LinesEnero 2009Edited by Ann LeRoyerThis issue looks at the key components of a national infrastructure and economic development plan for the U.S.; an explanation of the benefits and controversies surrounding property taxes; and...
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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...
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Report from the President
The Changing Landscape of Local Public RevenuesRevista Land LinesJulio 2009Gregory K. Ingram
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