C. Lowell Harriss Dissertation Fellows

The Lincoln Institute’s C. Lowell Harriss Dissertation Fellowship Program assists Ph.D. students, primarily at U.S. universities, whose research complements the Institute’s interests in land and tax policy. Named in honor Professor Harriss (1912–2009) who taught economics at Columbia University and was a long-time member of the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Board of Directors, this program provides a link between the Institute’s educational mission and its research objectives by supporting scholars early in their careers.

Current Fellows, 2024–2025

Nicholas Allen
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Liens as a Cause of Measured Vertical Inequity in Tax Assessments

Marshall Forrester
Yale University
A Georgist Approach to Distributive Justice

Max Norton
University of British Columbia
Who Benefits from Local Bond Elections? Evidence from California’s School Bond Reform

Alexandru Paladi
Technical University of Moldova
Methodological and Institutional Development of the Mass Appraisal in the Republic Of Moldova

Lanjun Peng
Indiana University
Revenue Motivated Zoning in Local Governments: Evidence from Commercial Zoning Regulation and Sales Tax Authority

Alannah Shute
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Three Essays in State and Local Taxation

Elif Taşar
University of California, Berkeley
Property Taxes, Housing Lock-In, and Access to Opportunity