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1. An Analysis of Alternative Revenue Sources for Local Governments

   Ponencias
   Mayo 2010
   David L. Sjoquist and Andrew V. Stephenson

   In this paper, David L. Sjoquist and Andrew V. Stephenson evaluate the property tax, local sales tax, and local income tax using a standard set of criteria, including efficiency, equity, tax base...

2. Local Revenues Under Fiscal Decentralization in Developing Countries

   Linking Policy Reform, Governance, and Capacity
   Ponencias
   Mayo 2008
   Paul Smoke

   Paul Smoke examines local revenue generation under fiscal decentralization in developing countries. He finds that local capacity for generating own-source funds is rare due to a lack of attention to...

3. Intergovernmental Transfers to Local Governments

   Ponencias
   Mayo 2010
   David E. Wildasin

   One often-anticipated solution for closing municipal fiscal gaps is to increase federal and state government transfers to cities. In this paper author, David E. Wildasin, examines this possibility....

4. Trends in Local Government Revenues

   The Old, the New, and the Future
   Ponencias
   Mayo 2010
   J. Edwin Benton

   This paper by J. Edwin Benton examines the response of diverse local fiscal structures in the U.S to economic stress with the aim to determine whether small and large municipalities across regions...

5. Local Government Finances

   The Link Between Intergovernmental Transfers and Net Worth
   Ponencias
   Mayo 2008
   Luiz de Mello

   In this paper, Luiz de Mello, using panel-based aggregate local government data from 13 OECD countries, examines the causal relationship between intergovernmental transfers and subnational...

6. The Role of Private-Sector Developers in Challenges to Local Land Use Regulations

   Ponencias
   Mayo 2009
   Keri-Nicole Dillman and Lynn M. Fisher

   Increasingly, states are employing a property rights approach to confront exclusionary zoning at the local level. This approach relies on providing private developers with a density bonus or other...

7. Local Service Provision in Selected OECD Countries

   Do Decentralized Operations Work Better?
   Ponencias
   Mayo 2008
   Ehtisham Ahmad, Giorgio Brosio, and Vito Tanzi

   The authors survey the related literature of decentralization experiences in selected OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation...

8. The Effects of Development Impact Fees on Local Fiscal Conditions

   Ponencias
   Mayo 2010
   Gregory S. Burge

   In this paper, Gregory S. Burge examines user fees and charges and their direct and indirect fiscal impacts. Among such levies, development impact fees have become most popular in U.S. cities. These...

9. Integrating Adaptation and Mitigation in Local Climate Change Planning

   Ponencias
   Mayo 2011
   Elisabeth M. Hamin

   Another land use planning issue related to climate policy is the potential tradeoffs in land use between adaptation and mitigation. Whereas typical mitigation measures, such as compact city structure...

10. Homeowners Associations and Their Impact on the Local Public Budget

    Ponencias
    Mayo 2010
    Ron Cheung

    The primary objective of homeowners associations (HOAs) is to provide their members with services that supplement the municipal provision. Access to HOA services is restricted to members only. In...