New England is known for the beauty of its natural landscape and the political independence of its cities and towns. Can we devise policies to preserve both?

This note responds to Deirdre McCloskey's 2002 critique of the Earth Charter by arguing that the concepts of sustainability, intergenerational equity and political democracy are essential to an understanding of that international manifesto.

A number of economists have argued that a property tax with a lower rate applied to improvement values than to land values is superior to a property tax with a uniform tax rate that yields the same total revenue. This paper explores the statutory incidence of shifting to two–rate property...

This paper jointly models a landowner's decision to develop a parcel and the option to enroll that parcel in a current use assessment program. The analytical results highlight different factors that influence the effectiveness of a current use program in delaying development. The results also...