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heterogeneity and real estate market distortions, zoning could be less efficient than, as efficient as, or more efficient than …We examine the working mechanisms and efficiencies of zoning (regulation of floor area ratios and land-use types) and … pricing instruments. However, when the zoning enacted deviates from the optimum, zoning not only becomes inferior to …
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regulatory mechanisms in the housing market (building height restrictions, zoning and property taxation). The Pigouvian toll is … suggested by a model that disregards zoning. In general, this implies that decision making on urban road pricing can ignore …
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New Zealand’s housing supply has not kept pace with rising demand, including from net immigration. Affordability has worsened, particularly for low-income renters. Government action is underway to allow new housing through initiatives such as the Urban Growth Agenda, KiwiBuild and the Housing...
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The paper seeks to analyze the distribution of real estate assets among Brazilian families and IPTU-property tax-their main form of taxation. The text points out that real estate property usufruct is more concentrated than family income itself, despite the fact that IPTU boasts a dubious...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003891182
The paper seeks to analyze the distribution of real estate assets among Brazilian families and IPTU-property tax-their main form of taxation. The text points out that real estate property usufruct is more concentrated than family income itself, despite the fact that IPTU boasts a dubious...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003891183
This article argues that New York municipalities should integrate land banks into the tax enforcement process to break the unhealthy cycle perpetuated by real estate and lien speculators. By transferring all tax liens and foreclosed properties to local land banks, municipalities can generate an...
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This paper explores the effects of fiscal competition on local land use. A theoretical analysis considers the tradeoff faced by a local government deciding about the amount of land made available for commercial or residential uses, when its expansion has adverse effects on the quality of life....
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With tightening public finances, land value capture (LVC) can be an attractive fiscal tool to finance ever-increasing demands for transport infrastructure. This paper begins by discussing the principles of LVC and individual LVC instruments in the context of infrastructure provision, with a...
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The paper seeks to analyze the distribution of real estate assets among Brazilian families and Imposto Predial e Territorial Urbano (IPTU) - property tax - their main form of taxation. The text points out that real estate property usufruct is more concentrated than family income itself, despite...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012053323
We construct Laffer curves to evaluate the efficiency of local property tax collection based on a micro-level panel dataset referring to 2013–2016 and obtained from the Jerusalem municipality. Unlike previous literature, we apply a tractable ad hoc methodology, which, compared with the...
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