A model is given for the behavior of communities and firms in regards to the granting of local firm property tax abatements in a metropolitan area. The model yields a system of simultaneous equations that are estimated using a 1977-87 panel data set from the Detroit metropolitan area. Results...

In this paper I provide a theoretical analysis of the effects of use-value property assessment on land development decisions and subsequent land use. First, use-valuation assessment is incorporated in an optimal timing model. Then the effects of that assessment method on the timing of...