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Large Scale Urban Projects
The State and Gentrification in the Belo Horizonte Metropolitan RegionDocumentos de trabajoAbril 2020Roberto Luís de Melo Monte-Mór, Renan Pereira Almeida, and Marcelo de Brito BrandãoThis paper assesses the degree to which a series of large-scale urban projects along the North Axis of the Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte (MRBH), Brazil, may have triggered a process of...
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Recuperación de plusvalías urbanas en Brasil, Colombia y otros países de América Latina
Conceptos, instrumentos e implementaciónDocumentos de trabajoMarzo 2020Este trabajo presenta el panorama general de la discusión sobre el tema de la recuperación de plusvalías en América Latina desde la producción académica. Con...
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Nationwide Mass Appraisal Modeling in China
Feasibility Analysis for Scalability Given Ad Valorem Property Tax ReformDocumentos de trabajoAbril 2019Peadar Davis, Michael McCord, Paul Bidanset, and Margie CusackSince 2003, the Chinese government has considered introducing an annual property tax, and while it selected six pilot cities for experimenting with the viability of a mass appraisal system rollout,...
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The Costs and Benefits of Urban Expansion
Evidence from Mexico, 1990–2010Documentos de trabajoMarzo 2019Jorge Montejano, Paavo Monkkonen, Erick Guerra, and Camilo CaudilloUrbanization is generally linked to economic growth, and agglomeration economies mean that people in larger cities are more productive. However, urban expansion is also associated with congestion,...
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Property Taxes for Local Finance
Research Results and Policy Perspectives (Reconsidering Property Taxes: Perhaps Not So Bad After All)Documentos de trabajoEnero 2009Ronald C. FisherAlthough property taxes continue to be one of the fundamental fiscal foundations for local government in the U.S., they also remain exceptionally controversial (even among taxes). The political or...
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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 trabajoMayo 2007Russell Kashian, Mark Skidmore, and David MerrimanLike 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...
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Municipal Fiscal Structures and Land-Based Growth in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area
Documentos de trabajoEnero 2007Carol E. HeimThis 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...
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Motor Fuel Taxation, Energy Conservation, and Economic Development
A Regional ApproachDocumentos de trabajoAbril 2006Richard W. EnglandCombustion of motor fuels has a variety of environmental impacts on local, regional and global scales. Taxing motor fuels more heavily would mitigate those environmental impacts. However, many...
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Assessing the Distributive Impact of a Revenue-Neutral Shift from a Uniform Property Tax to a Two-Rate Property Tax with a Uniform Credit
Documentos de trabajoDiciembre 2004Richard W. England and Min Qiang ZhaoA number of economists have argued that a property tax with a lower rate applied to improvement values than land values is superior to a property tax with a uniform tax rate that yields the same...
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Lessons from Attempted Utopia
Fairhope, Alabama, and Arden, DelewareDocumentos de trabajoDiciembre 2004Matthew M. HarrisThe towns of Fairhope, Alabama and Arden Delaware were founded in 1894 and 1900 respectively. Both were intentional communities founded to demonstrate the economic principles advocated by Henry...
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