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Property Tax Reform
The Northern Ireland ExperienceDocumentos de trabajoNoviembre 2010William J. McCluskey and Nigel D. WoodsThis paper reviews the strategic approach, the policy development and the implementation of a major reform to the residential property tax in Northern Ireland. This reform, the first in some 150...
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Volatility of Individual Property Tax Payments
Documentos de trabajoMarzo 2010Nathan B. AndersonThe most important independent source of local government revenue in the United States is the property tax. Yet the widespread unpopularity of the property tax leads voters to support state policies...
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Payments in Lieu of Taxes
Balancing Municipal and Nonprofit InterestsEnfoques en políticas de sueloNoviembre 2010Payments in lieu of taxes (PILOT) programs for nonprofits provide crucial revenue for many municipalities, but they are not perfect. Through case studies and research, this report provides guidelines...
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Assessing the Theory and Practice of Land Value Taxation
Enfoques en políticas de sueloFebrero 2010Through an examination of more than 30 countries and several U.S. municipalities that have implemented a land value tax as an alternative to the traditional property tax, this report helps officials...
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China’s Local Public Finance in Transition
LibrosNoviembre 2010Edited by Joyce Yanyun Man and Yu-Hung HongChina's economy has developed rapidly since the economic reforms in 1978, but public finance reforms have proceeded more slowly. This book looks at three major policy options addressing the...
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Municipal Revenues and Land Policies
LibrosMayo 2010Edited by Gregory K. Ingram and Yu-Hung HongBased on the proceedings of Lincoln Institute of Land Policy’s fourth annual cross-disciplinary land policy conference, this volume collects scholarly work by a wide range of experts in land...
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The Property Tax and Local Autonomy
LibrosMarzo 2010Some of the nation’s leading scholars of government and public finance provide their views on the consequences of a declining property tax base. They show local government officials and others...
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Challenging the Conventional Wisdom on the Property Tax
LibrosEnero 2010Edited by Roy Bahl, Jorge Martinez-Vazquez and Joan YoungmanThis book reviews the role of the property tax, addresses the reasons behind its poor performance in practice, and critiques the conventional wisdom in academic literature on the subject. It also...
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Financing Cities
PonenciasMayo 2010Robert P. InmanCities and their surrounding suburban neighborhoods are economic growth agents. Not only do they provide public goods to satisfy the needs of urban residents, but they also supply local...
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Intergovernmental Transfers to Local Governments
PonenciasMayo 2010David E. WildasinOne 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....
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