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Adelaja, Adesoji O.; Gibson, Melissa - 2008

(improvement characteristics), which are affected by zoning. Since lot size restrictions limit the size characteristics of homes …

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Optimal Density for Municipal Revenues

Adelaja, Adesoji O.; Chaudhuri, Malika - 2007

The distribution of lot sizes and associated improvements affect property values. Hence, zoning affects municipal … property tax revenues. If optimal lot size is inconsistent with the targeted zoning density in a community, municipal revenue … can be increased through zoning change. This paper theoretically derives the optimal lot size that maximizes tax revenues …

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Making Markets for Development Rights Work: What Determines Demand?

Kopits, Elizabeth; McConnell, Virginia D.; Walls, Margaret - 2005

, one of the only regions where data on individual sales are available. We find that baseline zoning is a critical …

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The Market for Transportation-Land Use Integration: Do Developers Want Smarter Growth than Regulations Allow?

Levine, Jonathan; Inam, Aseem - 2004

Transportation and land use research of the past decade has focused in large part on the question of whether manipulating land uses in the direction of “smart growth” alternatives can reduce vehicle miles traveled (VMT) or otherwise improve travel behavior. Yet the notion of...

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Essays in empirical industrial organization.

Suzuki, Junichi - 2009

governments regulate private land use mainly through zoning. By creating a barrier to entry and lessening competition in local …

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15.021J / 11.433J Real Estate Economics, Spring 2004

Wheaton, William C. - 2004

This course, offered by the MIT Center for Real Estate, focuses on developing an understanding of the macroeconomic factors that shape and influence markets for real property. We will develop the theory of land markets and locational choice. The material covered includes studies of changing...

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Regulating Stock Externalities Under Uncertainty

Newell, Richard G.; Pizer, William A. - 2000

Using a simple analytical model incorporating benefits of a stock, costs of adjusting the stock, and uncertainty in costs, we uncover several important principles governing the choice of price-based policies (e.g., taxes) relative to quantity-based policies (e.g., tradable permits) for...

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Integrated Environmental Regulation with Multiple Pollutants and Joint Abatement: Theory and an Application to Air-Quality Management

Evans, David Ashley - 2007

Despite calls for more integrated residual management, research on the performance of methods to regulate pollution has paid little attention to cases of multiple pollutant control. This study helps rectify this omission in multiple ways. In Chapter 1 I describe the many issues that arise in the...

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Four Essays on Individual Heterogeneity

Wiermann, Christian - 2006

heterogeneity in theoretical and empirical analyzes can significantly add to our understanding of fundamental economic relations. In … account for individual heterogeneity, is examined. …

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Four Essays on International Trade and Labour Markets

Weigert, Benjamin - 2007

The following dissertation is a collection of four stand-alone research papers. The common theme of all papers is the analysis of the decision of heterogeneous individuals about investing in education. The first paper analyses how these decisions affect the impact of globalisation or...

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