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1. 50-State Property Tax Comparison Study

   For Taxes Paid in 2018
   Otro
   Junio 2019
   Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and Minnesota Center for Fiscal Excellence

   View the latest version of the Property Tax Comparison Study. As the largest source of revenue raised by local governments, a well-functioning property tax system is critical for promoting municipal...

2. Taxes and Economic Development

   An Update on the State of the Economics Literature
   Documentos de trabajo
   Agosto 2019
   Andrew Hanson

   There is a large literature examining the effect of taxes and tax concessions on local economic development, but the last comprehensive review of taxes and economic development was Wasylenko (1997),...

3. Economic Development

   Vermont Attempts a Kinder, Gentler TIF—But Will it Work?
   Revista Land Lines
   Agosto 2019
   By Will Jason, August 20, 2019

   Vermont has enacted some of the nation’s tightest restrictions on tax increment financing, a common economic development tool with a less-than-stellar track record. Can these guardrails make TIF work?

4. Property Tax

   Fifty-State Study Details Growing Tax Breaks for Longtime Homeowners
   Revista Land Lines
   Junio 2019
   By Will Jason, June 25, 2019 

   In states with property tax assessment limits, tax breaks for longtime homeowners are growing at the expense of new homeowners, a new study shows.

5. A New Podcast

   Let's Talk TIF
   Revista Land Lines
   Mayo 2019
   By Anthony Flint, May 28, 2019

   Tax increment financing is one of the most widely used—and least understood—public finance mechanisms in the U.S. today. David Merriman, one of the foremost experts on TIF, talks about what communities and states can do to avoid the pitfalls.

6. Public Finance

   As Real Estate Booms, Can Texas Offer Property Tax Relief?
   Revista Land Lines
   Marzo 2019
   By Will Jason, March 19, 2019

   As property tax bills rise, Texas is looking to provide relief without hurting public services.

7. What Assessors Need to Know About Tax Abatements and Incentives (IAAO Conference)

   Conferencias
   Septiembre 11, 2019
   Speakers: Ron Rakow, Greg LeRoy, David Merriman

   The Lincoln Institute seminar at the 2019 annual conference of the International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO) will focus on “What Assessors Need to Know About Tax Abatements and Incentives."

8. Lincoln Yards Opponents Ask Judge to Stop City from Spending Any Money on the Megaproject

   Chicago Tribune
   Junio 20, 2019
   El Instituto Lincoln en las noticias

9. 2019 Economic Perspectives on State and Local Taxes

   Conferencias
   Mayo 6, 2019
   Speakers: William Glasgall, Jeffrey P. Thompson, Peter Nelson, Sally Wallace, Steven Sheffrin, Bo Zhao, Emily Parker, Graham Campbell, Alison Goebel, Matthew Englander, Adam Langley
   Co-Sponsor: New England Public Policy Center, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

   An interactive seminar targeted to legislators in the New England states

10. 2019 C. Lowell Harriss Dissertation Fellowship Program

    Graduate Student Fellowship
    Oportunidades de becas de posgrado
    Enero 2019

    The C. Lowell Harriss Dissertation Fellowship Program assists Ph.D. students, primarily at U.S. universities, whose research complements the Lincoln Institute's interests in land and tax policy.