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Property Tax Relief
The Case for Circuit Breakers
Daphne A. Kenyon, Adam H. Langley, and Bethany P. Paquin
April 2010, English
Even as the economy begins to recover from the greatest recession since the 1930s, the worst may be yet to come for state and local governments because their fiscal situations typically lag the general economy by two to three years. State budget deficits for FY2010 totaled more than 25 percent of general fund budgets—the largest […]
Economic Development, Housing, Property Tax, Public Finance
April 2010, English
Even as the economy begins to recover from the greatest recession since the 1930s, the worst may be yet to come for state and local governments because their fiscal situations typically lag the general economy by two to three years. State budget deficits for FY2010 totaled more than 25 percent of general fund budgets—the largest […]
Economic Development, Housing, Property Tax, Public Finance
Report from the President
Supporting Land Policy Research in Latin America
Gregory K. Ingram
April 2010, English
To enhance the Lincoln Institute’s commitment to building research capacity on international land policy issues, the Program on Latin America and the Caribbean initiated an expanded effort in 2006 to support research in that region. Since then the Lincoln Institute has issued annual public requests for research proposals that set out the criteria used to […]
Land Use and Zoning, Public Finance, Urbanization
April 2010, English
To enhance the Lincoln Institute’s commitment to building research capacity on international land policy issues, the Program on Latin America and the Caribbean initiated an expanded effort in 2006 to support research in that region. Since then the Lincoln Institute has issued annual public requests for research proposals that set out the criteria used to […]
Land Use and Zoning, Public Finance, Urbanization
Estimación de los valores de las casas en México
Marco González-Navarro and Climent Quintana-Domeque
April 2010, Spanish
La información sobre los valores de las casas es fundamental para los investigadores y formadores de políticas interesados en el establecimiento de políticas públicas bien informadas en temas tales como tributación e inversiones de infraestructura. Los métodos de ventas repetidas, como el índice de S&P/Case-Shiller, que se usan comúnmente en los Estados Unidos para estudiar […]
Housing, Land Markets, Valuation
April 2010, Spanish
La información sobre los valores de las casas es fundamental para los investigadores y formadores de políticas interesados en el establecimiento de políticas públicas bien informadas en temas tales como tributación e inversiones de infraestructura. Los métodos de ventas repetidas, como el índice de S&P/Case-Shiller, que se usan comúnmente en los Estados Unidos para estudiar […]
Housing, Land Markets, Valuation
Estimating Home Values in Mexico
Marco González-Navarro and Climent Quintana-Domeque
April 2010, English
Information on home values is crucial for researchers and policy makers interested in analyzing and implementing well-informed public policies in the areas of taxation and infrastructure provision. The repeat sales methods, such as the S&P/Case-Shiller index, that are commonly used in the United States to study house price dynamics are not feasible in many developing […]
Housing, Land Markets, Valuation
April 2010, English
Information on home values is crucial for researchers and policy makers interested in analyzing and implementing well-informed public policies in the areas of taxation and infrastructure provision. The repeat sales methods, such as the S&P/Case-Shiller index, that are commonly used in the United States to study house price dynamics are not feasible in many developing […]
Housing, Land Markets, Valuation
After “Kelo”
Political Rhetoric and Policy Responses
Harvey M. Jacobs and Ellen M. Bassett
April 2010, English
In June 2005 the U.S. Supreme Court issued a much anticipated decision in the case of Kelo v. City of New London, Connecticut (545 U.S. 469 [2005]). The close decision (5–4) galvanized the planning, development, redevelopment, and property rights communities, and continues to have national and international repercussions. What was at issue? New London, Connecticut […]
City and Regional Planning, Economic Development, Land and Property Rights
April 2010, English
In June 2005 the U.S. Supreme Court issued a much anticipated decision in the case of Kelo v. City of New London, Connecticut (545 U.S. 469 [2005]). The close decision (5–4) galvanized the planning, development, redevelopment, and property rights communities, and continues to have national and international repercussions. What was at issue? New London, Connecticut […]
City and Regional Planning, Economic Development, Land and Property Rights
Faculty Profile
Canfei He
April 2010, English
Canfei He earned his Ph.D. degree in geography from Arizona State University in 2001, and then moved to the University of Memphis, Tennessee, where he taught as an assistant professor. In August 2003, he returned to China as an associate professor in Peking University’s College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, and was promoted to full […]
City and Regional Planning, Economic Development, Environment, Urbanization
April 2010, English
Canfei He earned his Ph.D. degree in geography from Arizona State University in 2001, and then moved to the University of Memphis, Tennessee, where he taught as an assistant professor. In August 2003, he returned to China as an associate professor in Peking University’s College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, and was promoted to full […]
City and Regional Planning, Economic Development, Environment, Urbanization
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