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Property Tax in Africa
Status, Challenges, and ProspectsLivrosJunho 2017Edited by Riël Franzsen and William McCluskey“This one-of-a-kind study is an indispensable source for academics and policy makers who seek to explore the virtues of the property tax. The relevance of this volume clearly transcends the...
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A Good Tax
Legal and Policy Issues for the Property Tax in the United StatesLivrosMarço 2016“This book makes clear, cogent arguments in support of the property tax, emphasizing transparency and the need for autonomous funding for local government, while dispelling myths about...
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Local Government Finances During and After the Great Recession
Artigos de ConferênciasNovembro 2015Using data from the Fiscally Standardized Cities (FiSC) database, Langley documents the impact of the Great Recession on major revenue sources for local governments across the United States.
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Zoning Rules!
The Economics of Land Use RegulationLivrosJulho 2015“Fischel . . . does for the housing debate what zoning once did for cities: brings order and coherence to what’s otherwise a mess.” — Ezra Klein, New York Times This best-...
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Use-Value Assessment of Rural Land in the United States
LivrosJunho 2014This work explains and analyzes critical questions raised by the use-value assessment (UVA) policy for farmland preservation. It covers the origins, key features, impacts, and flaws of UVA programs...
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Not by the Hand of Horace Mann
How the Quest for Land Value Created the American School SystemArtigos de ConferênciasMaio 2014This paper by William A. Fischel is an economic history of K–12 education and the structure of school districts. As the second part of the title suggests, Fischel argues that land or property values...
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The Future Role of the Property Tax in the Funding of K12 Education in the United States
Artigos de ConferênciasMaio 2014This paper reviews the role of the property tax in funding K–12 education. At present, local and state governments each contribute a national average of 44 percent of the funds spent on public...
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The Unit Approach to the Taxation of Railroad and Public Utility Property
Artigos de ConferênciasMaio 2013Gary C. Cornia, David J. Crapo, and Lawrence C. WaltersAdministering a property tax system presents ongoing challenges under the best of circumstances. Whether it involves keeping taxpayer rolls up to date, pursuing tax evaders, or updating taxable...
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The Location Effects of Alternative Road-Pricing Policies
Artigos de ConferênciasMaio 2013Alex AnasJust as physical infrastructure affects urban development patterns, the taxation of motor vehicle use and the pricing of road infrastructure shape land policy by affecting location choices and land...
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The Decentralization of Governance in Metropolitan Areas
Artigos de ConferênciasAbril 2013Roy W. BahlThe theory and practice of providing government services in metropolitan areas are subjects that have attracted a great deal of attention in the industrial countries but have been largely ignored in...
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