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1. An Unfettered Property Tax in Illinois

   Documentos de trabajo
   Diciembre 2007
   Nathan B. Anderson and Therese McGuire

   We evaluate property tax systems using the economic criteria of equity, efficiency and simplicity. We apply these criteria in an evaluation of both a stylized constrained property tax system in which...

2. The History and Purpose of Tax Increment Finance Policy in Wisconsin

   Do Wisconsin Tax Increment Finance Districts Stimulate Growth in Real Estate Values? Do They Contribute to Sprawl?
   Documentos de trabajo
   Mayo 2007
   Russell Kashian, Mark Skidmore, and David Merriman

   Like other U.S. states, tax increment financing (TIF) is an important component of the development policy landscape in Wisconsin. While the guidelines for the use of TIF are similar to those that...

3. Eminent Domain, Inc.

   Documentos de trabajo
   Mayo 2007
   Amnon Lehavi and Amir N. Licht

   This Essay proposes a novel solution for “squaring the eminent domain circle” when large-scale, for-profit development projects require the assembly of land from numerous private property...

4. Municipal Fiscal Structures and Land-Based Growth in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area

   Documentos de trabajo
   Enero 2007
   Carol E. Heim

   This case study examines municipal fiscal structures in the Phoenix metropolitan area, with a focus on Scottsdale, Chandler, and Fountain Hills. It explores implications of the quest for sales tax...

5. Land Lines, October 2007

   Revista Land Lines
   Octubre 2007
   Edited by Ann LeRoyer

   This issue hones in on socioeconomic conditions in post-Apartheid South Africa; strategies to improve U.S. state and local finances amid economic downturns; and the effects of urban land use...

6. Land Lines, July 2007

   Revista Land Lines
   Julio 2007
   Edited by Ann LeRoyer

   This issue explores the lodging of rural migrants in China’s urbanizing villages; the unforeseen consequences of U.S. property assessment caps; international trends in the use of eminent domain...

7. Land Lines, April 2007

   Revista Land Lines
   Abril 2007
   Edited by Ann LeRoyer

   This issue looks at the ubiquity of slums and informal land markets in developing nations across Latin America, Asia, and Africa; the need for a well-functioning property tax system in the Anglophone...

8. Land Lines, January 2007

   Revista Land Lines
   Enero 2007
   Edited by Ann LeRoyer

   This issue explores the diversity of property rights, public-private partnerships, and other land policies across Latin America; the role of U.S. community land trusts in ensuring the preservation of...

9. The Impact of Nonprofit, Large Landowners on Public Finance in a Fiscally Distressed Municipality

   A Case Study of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
   Documentos de trabajo
   Diciembre 2007
   Sabina Deitrick and Christopher Briem

   In 2004, the City of Pittsburgh became an Act 47 distressed community under Pennsylvania’s Municipalities Financial Recovery Act. This law placed the City in quasi-bankruptcy with state...

10. The Effectiveness of Community Land Trusts

    An Affordable Homeownership Comparison
    Documentos de trabajo
    Diciembre 2007
    Mickey Lauria and Erin Comstock

    The Community Land Trust (“CLT”) concept shows promise as an affordable housing strategy that allocates resources wisely and creates sustainable affordability. Existing research has demonstrated that...