Events

2024 Urban Economics and Public Finance Conference

April 19, 2024 - April 20, 2024

Cambridge, MA United States

Offered in English

Speakers: Abby Ostriker, Anna Russo, C. Luke Watson, Nathan Seegert, Mark Skidmore, Camila Alvayay-Torrejónon, Erin Troland, and Brent Ambrose

The economic growth and development of urban areas are closely linked to local fiscal conditions. This research seminar offers a forum for new academic work on the interaction of these two areas. It provides an opportunity for specialists in each area to become better acquainted with recent developments and to explore their potential implications for synergy.

Details

Date
April 19, 2024 - April 20, 2024
Time
8:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. (EDT, UTC-4)
Location
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
Cambridge, MA United States
Language
English
Downloads
Agenda A Test for Pricing Power in Urban Housing Markets - C. Luke Watson and Oren Ziv Presentation: A Test for Pricing Power in Urban Housing Markets - C. Luke Watson and Oren Ziv Implicit Land Taxes and Their Effect on the Real Economy - Daniel Murphy and Nathan Seegert Presentation: Implicit Land Taxes and Their Effect on the Real Economy - Daniel Murphy and Nathan Seegert Valuing Land in Detroit Using the Option Value Approach - Camila Alvayay Torrejón, Mark Skidmore, and John Anderson Presentation: Valuing Land in Detroit Using the Option Value Approach - Camila Alvayay Torrejón, Mark Skidmore, and John Anderson Presentation: The Role of Property Assessment Oversight in School Finance Inequality - Erin Troland Federal Tax Policy and the Capitalization of Local Public Goods - Brent Ambrose and Maxence Valentin Presentation: Federal Tax Policy and the Capitalization of Local Public Goods - Brent Ambrose and Maxence Valentin

Keywords

Economic Development, Economics, Housing, Inequality, Land Use, Land Use Planning, Land Value, Land Value Taxation, Local Government, Property Taxation, Public Finance, Spatial Order, Taxation, Urban, Valuation, Value-Based Taxes