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1. Land Value Taxation

   Theory, Evidence, and Practice
   Books
   May 2009
   Edited by Richard F. Dye and Richard W. England

   This book, intended for the general reader curious about land and its taxation, brings together 12 leading scholars and practitioners to share their views on the theories and practice of land value...

2. Making the Property Tax Work

   Experiences in Developing and Transitional Countries
   Books
   March 2008
   Edited by Roy Bahl, Jorge Martinez-Vazquez and Joan Youngman

   This book analyzes the property tax in developing and transitional countries, addressing why it does not work well there and what can be done to make it a more relevant source of revenue for those...

3. Research, Public Sector Policy Change, Advocacy, Philanthropy and the Private Sector Collide to Create an Affordable Housing and Economic Development Opportunity in Colorado

   The Case of indieDwell
   Working Papers
   June 2021
   Phyllis Resnick and Jennifer Newcomer

   On July 6, 2020, modular builder indieDwell opened a factory in Pueblo, Colorado with a capacity of 160,000 square feet of housing and plans for expansion. indieDwell’s journey to Colorado was...

4. 2021 Lincoln Institute Scholars Program

   Fellowship
   Fellowship Opportunities
   January 2021

   This program provides an opportunity for recent PhDs specializing in public finance or urban economics to work with senior economists.

5. 2021 C. Lowell Harriss Dissertation Fellowship Program

   Graduate Student Fellowship
   Graduate Student Fellowship Opportunities
   January 2021

   The C. Lowell Harriss Dissertation Fellowship Program assists PhD students, primarily at U.S. universities, whose research complements the Lincoln Institute's interests in land and tax policy.

6. How States Provide Cities with General Revenue

   An Analysis of Unrestricted State Aid
   Working Papers
   September 2020
   Amanda Kass, Michael Pagano, and Farhad Kaab Omeyr

   Municipal governments in the United States generate revenues from their own sources (their authority to charge for services and collect taxes); other governments (intergovernmental revenue); and, by...

7. A Deep Dive on South Carolina's Property Tax

   Complex, Inequitable, and Uncompetitive
   Other
   August 2020
   Project Manager: Daphne Kenyon
   Funded by the South Carolina Chamber Foundation and the South Carolina Realtors
    

   South Carolina has a property tax system that is unique among the 50 states. As this report shows, it is complex, nontransparent, inequitable, and noncompetitive.

8. The Property Tax in Latvia

   System Structure and Current Challenges
   Working Papers
   July 2020
   Sarmite Barvika

   The aim of this paper is to analyze the current state and trends of real property taxation policy in Latvia. Particular importance is given to the general statistical and historical overview of real...

9. Uneven Impacts

   The Pandemic, The Property Tax, and Municipal Recovery
   Land Lines Magazine
   June 2020
   By Liz Farmer, June 16, 2020

   Local governments are still learning what the COVID-19 crisis will mean for their revenues over the next year. In large part, the answer will depend on what part of the economy they rely on for their...

10. Missoula Needs to Get TIF Discussion Back on Track

    The Missoulian
    March 9, 2020
    Lincoln Institute in the News