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1. The Contribution of Local Sales and Income Taxes to Fiscal Autonomy

   Artigos de Conferências
   Maio 2010
   John L. Mikesell

   In this paper, John L. Mikesell analyzes the local sales and income taxes in several U.S. states. As of 2009 the local sales tax is levied in 36 states, constituting over 30 percent of total local...

2. The Effects of Development Impact Fees on Local Fiscal Conditions

   Artigos de Conferências
   Maio 2010
   Gregory S. Burge

   In this paper, Gregory S. Burge examines user fees and charges and their direct and indirect fiscal impacts. Among such levies, development impact fees have become most popular in U.S. cities. These...

3. Causes and Consequences of Fiscal Stress in Michigan Municipal Governments

   Documentos de Trabalho
   Fevereiro 2010
   Mark Skidmore and Eric Scorsone

   Over the last several years Michigan municipalities have experienced significant and ongoing fiscal crises. The purposes of this study are to identify the underlying causes of fiscal hardship, and...

4. Property Tax Limitations and Local Fiscal Conditions

   The Impact of Proposition 2½ in Massachusetts
   Documentos de Trabalho
   Setembro 2010
   Bruce Wallin and Jeffrey Zabel

   In Massachusetts, Proposition 2½ limits local property taxes to 2.5% of assessed value (the “levy ceiling”) and restricts the current limit on property tax revenue (the “levy...

5. Intergovernmental Transfers to Local Governments

   Artigos de Conferências
   Maio 2010
   David E. Wildasin

   One 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....

6. China’s Local Public Finance in Transition

   Livros
   Novembro 2010
   Edited by Joyce Yanyun Man and Yu-Hung Hong

   China'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...

7. Creative Designs of the Patchwork Quilt of Municipal Finance

   Artigos de Conferências
   Maio 2010
   Michael A. Pagano

   This paper by Michael A. Pagano examines different approaches U.S. municipal governments can use to deal with fiscal problems. Based on a historical analysis of general municipal revenue patterns...

8. Municipal Revenues and Land Policies

   Livros
   Maio 2010
   Edited by Gregory K. Ingram and Yu-Hung Hong

   Based 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...

9. How Alternative Revenue Structures Are Changing Local Government

   Artigos de Conferências
   Maio 2010
   Tracy M. Gordon and Kim Rueben

   In this paper, Tracy M. Gordon and Kim Rueben note that the revenue mix for local government changes frequently in response to economic shocks, policy shifts, and technological advances in tax...

10. Financing Cities

    Artigos de Conferências
    Maio 2010
    Robert P. Inman

    Cities 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...