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Volatility of Individual Property Tax Payments
Documentos de trabajoMarzo 2010Nathan B. AndersonThe most important independent source of local government revenue in the United States is the property tax. Yet the widespread unpopularity of the property tax leads voters to support state policies...
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Payments in Lieu of Taxes
Balancing Municipal and Nonprofit InterestsEnfoques en políticas de sueloNoviembre 2010Payments in lieu of taxes (PILOT) programs for nonprofits provide crucial revenue for many municipalities, but they are not perfect. Through case studies and research, this report provides guidelines...
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China’s Local Public Finance in Transition
LibrosNoviembre 2010Edited by Joyce Yanyun Man and Yu-Hung HongChina's economy has developed rapidly since the economic reforms in 1978, but public finance reforms have proceeded more slowly. This book looks at three major policy options addressing the...
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Municipal Revenues and Land Policies
LibrosMayo 2010Edited by Gregory K. Ingram and Yu-Hung HongBased on the proceedings of Lincoln Institute of Land Policy’s fourth annual cross-disciplinary land policy conference, this volume collects scholarly work by a wide range of experts in land...
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The Property Tax and Local Autonomy
LibrosMarzo 2010Some of the nation’s leading scholars of government and public finance provide their views on the consequences of a declining property tax base. They show local government officials and others...
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Challenging the Conventional Wisdom on the Property Tax
LibrosEnero 2010Edited by Roy Bahl, Jorge Martinez-Vazquez and Joan YoungmanThis book reviews the role of the property tax, addresses the reasons behind its poor performance in practice, and critiques the conventional wisdom in academic literature on the subject. It also...
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Financing Cities
PonenciasMayo 2010Robert P. InmanCities and their surrounding suburban neighborhoods are economic growth agents. Not only do they provide public goods to satisfy the needs of urban residents, but they also supply local...
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How Alternative Revenue Structures Are Changing Local Government
PonenciasMayo 2010Tracy M. Gordon and Kim RuebenIn this paper, Tracy M. Gordon and Kim Rueben note that the revenue mix for local government changes frequently in response to economic shocks, policy shifts, and technological advances in tax...
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What the Housing Crisis Means for State and Local Governments
Revista Land LinesOctubre 2010Kim Rueben and Serena LeiWhile the housing market and the economy are closely intertwined, the severe drop in state tax revenues can largely be attributed to the broader economic downturn, not the housing crisis specifically.