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The Property Tax-School Funding Dilemma
Enfoques en políticas de sueloDiciembre 2007This report seeks to correct common misconceptions surrounding the practice of relying on the proprety tax to fund public schools. Through a comprehensive review of research and seven case studies,...
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Regulation and Property Values in the United States
The High Cost of MonopolyPonenciasMayo 2007John M. QuigleyIn this paper, John M. Quigley analyzes how land use regulations have affected housing costs in selected U.S. cities, and he looks at the welfare effects of zoning on the economy and nonpropertied...
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The Efficiency and Equity of Tiebout in the United States
Taxes, Services, and Property ValuesPonenciasMayo 2007Thomas J. NechybaLand use control is not the only public action that can affect property values; local service provisions and environmental conservation also play a role. From the Tiebout perspective, Thomas J....
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The Value of Land in the United States
1975-2005PonenciasMayo 2007Karl E. CaseIn this paper, Karl E. Case presents a brief discussion of the conceptual problems of valuing land and alternative approaches to measurement. Then he estimates the value of land in the United States...
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Urban Land Rents in the United States
PonenciasMayo 2007David BarkerIn this paper, David Barker proposes that economic models need to break out the value of land to support detailed economic analysis of over all property values. He points out both the importance and...
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Land Value Taxation as a Method of Financing Municipal Expenditures in U.S. Cities
PonenciasMayo 2007To what extent could local governments employ land and property taxation to recoup a portion of these land values for financing local services and infrastructure? Richard W. England tackles this...
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U.S. Urban Revitalization in the Twenty-First Century
Hopeful SignsPonenciasMayo 2007Eugénie L. BirchEugénie L. Birch discusses past attempts by municipalities to revitalize U.S. inner cities. The U.S. urban renewal strategies described by Birch are similar in many ways to the British urban...
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Land Policies and Their Outcomes
LibrosMayo 2007Edited by Gregory K. Ingram and Yu-Hung HongThis book presents the main contributions to a Lincoln Institute conference, “Land Policies for Urban Development,” held in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in June 2006. The conference was...