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1. The Past and Future of the Urban Property Tax

   Artigos de Conferências
   Novembro 2015
   Grant Driessen and Steven Sheffrin

   For U.S. cities, the property tax is the single largest source of own-source revenue, but the extent to which different cities rely on property tax revenues varies significantly. Grant Driessen and...

2. Assessing the Nonprofit Property Tax Exemption

   Should Nonprofit Entities Be Taxed for Using Local Public Goods?
   Artigos de Conferências
   Maio 2012
   Joseph J. Cordes

   There has been a prolonged debate on whether local governments should grant nonprofit organizations tax exemptions for owning real property. At the core of this debate is an issue related to value...

3. Local Nonproperty Revenues

   Artigos de Conferências
   Abril 2013
   Jorge Martinez-Vazquez

   In this paper, Jorge Martinez-Vazquez focuses on the current theory and practice of non-property tax assignments to local urban governments in developing and developed countries. Although the...

4. Foreclosures and Neighborhoods

   The Shape and Impacts of the U.S. Mortgage Crisis
   Artigos de Conferências
   Novembro 2015
   Dan Immergluck

   This paper explores the root cause of municipal fiscal stress and documents the effects of foreclosures in the United States. The author, Dan Immergluck, examines the household- and neighborhood-...

5. A Cross-Country Comparison of Decentralization and Environmental Protection

   Artigos de Conferências
   Maio 2008
   Hilary Sigman

   Hilary Sigman presents a cross-country analysis of the relationships between decentralization and environmental quality. She employs four measures in her study: (1) access to improved sanitation; (2...

6. Local Service Provision in Selected OECD Countries

   Do Decentralized Operations Work Better?
   Artigos de Conferências
   Maio 2008
   Ehtisham Ahmad, Giorgio Brosio, and Vito Tanzi

   The authors survey the related literature of decentralization experiences in selected OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation...

7. Political Structure and Exclusionary Zoning

   Are Small Suburbs the Big Problem?
   Artigos de Conferências
   Maio 2008
   William A. Fischel

   In this paper, William A. Fischel argues that metropolitan areas with more fragmented and decentralized government structures are more likely to have a lower elasticity of housing supply than those...

8. Nontraditional Public School Funding Sources

   Trends, Issues, and Outlook
   Artigos de Conferências
   Maio 2014
   Henry Coleman

   This paper by Henry A. Coleman examines a wide range of nontraditional revenue sources, including local-option personal income and general sales taxes, user charges and fees, gaming revenues, private...

9. Decentralization and Environmental Decision Making

   Artigos de Conferências
   Maio 2008
   Shelby Gerking

   Shelby Gerking analyzes the effect of state tax rates on the disposal of chlorinated solvent wastes in the United States. He finds that changes in the disposal costs of these chemicals as a result of...

10. An Evaluation of China’s Land Policy and Urban Housing Markets

    Artigos de Conferências
    Novembro 2015
    Joyce Y. Man

    In this paper, Joyce Y. Man examines the evolution of Chinese housing policies and the growth of the Chinese housing market since the reforms of 1998, when the Chinese government ended its...