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1. 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),...

2. Residential Property Taxation in New York City

   Documentos de trabajo
   Abril 2019
   Moses Gates

   This working paper sets forth the recent history and current structure of New York City’s residential property tax system, as well as large-scale inequities, possible points of needed reform,...

3. Recessionary Property Taxes

   Evidence from Maryland
   Documentos de trabajo
   Marzo 2019
   Andrew T. Hayashi

   Property taxes are often credited for stabilizing local government revenues during contractions, but this revenue stabilization can have destabilizing effects on households. In this paper I explore...

4. Improving Tax Increment Financing (TIF) for Economic Development

   Resúmenes de políticas públicas
   Febrero 2019
   David Merriman

   Tax increment financing (TIF) is a popular economic development tool across the United States, but it often falls short of its promise to revitalize struggling neighborhoods. In this four-page Policy...

5. The Tax Autonomy of Local Governments in the United States

   Documentos de trabajo
   Enero 2019
   Andrew Reschovsky

   Statistics on the share of total government tax revenue raised by local governments provide an incomplete picture of local government taxing power. If higher level governments define the local tax...

6. The Effects of State Personal Property Taxation on Effective Tax Rates for Commercial Property

   Documentos de trabajo
   Junio 2018
   Aaron Twait

   Commercial properties have considerably different amounts of personal property as part of their total parcel value, depending on the nature of the business situated on the parcel. Given the...

7. Improving the Property Tax by Expanding Options for Monthly Payments

   Documentos de trabajo
   Enero 2018
   Adam H. Langley

   View a recording of a webinar based on this paper held on February 1, 2018. For roughly half of U.S. homeowners, the property tax is unlike practically any other bill or tax because it is paid in...

8. Investing in Collections Software to Allow for Monthly Property Tax Payments

   Documentos de trabajo
   Octubre 2017
   Vincent Reitano

   Local governments across the United States rely on property taxes for a significant share of revenue. Administration of the property tax typically includes annual or semi-annual collection. This...

9. The Future of U.S. Public School Revenue from the Property Tax

   Resúmenes de políticas públicas
   Septiembre 2017
   Andrew Reschovsky, Research Fellow, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and Professor Emeritus, University of Wisconsin-Madison

   This Policy Brief examines the property tax as a critical source of revenue for public schools in the United States. It demonstrates the high proportion of public education funding provided by the...

10. Nonprofit PILOTs (Payments in Lieu of Taxes)

    Resúmenes de políticas públicas
    Noviembre 2016
    Daphne A. Kenyon and Adam H. Langley

    This policy brief covers key issues surrounding the use of nonprofit payments in lieu of taxes (PILOTs): payments made voluntarily by tax-exempt nonprofits as a substitute for property taxes. It...