In 1994 a limit on the growth of property values for tax purposes was imposed in Michigan. One consequence of the newly imposed assessment growth cap was an emerging differential in tax prices between potential new property owners and long-time property owners. The purpose of this paper is to...

In 1994 a limit on the growth of property values for tax purposes was imposed in Michigan. One consequence of the newly imposed assessment growth cap was an emerging differential in tax prices between potential new property owners and long-time property owners. The purpose of this paper is to...

In 1994 a limit on the growth of property values for tax purposes was imposed in Michigan. One consequence of the newly imposed assessment growth cap was an emerging differential in tax prices between potential new property owners and long-time property owners. The purpose of this paper is to...

We use a New Keynesian DSGE model with search frictions on the housing market to evaluate how financing a labor tax reduction by higher property taxation affects the real economy and welfare. Search on the housing market enables us to explicitly model stocks and flows, which is necessary to...

Die letzte kleine Reform der deutschen Grundsteuer liegt über dreißig Jahre zurück. Spätestens mit der deutschen Einheit sind die systematischen und administrativen Schwächen dieser Gemeindesteuer derart in den Vordergrund getreten, dass ihre grundlegende Reform überfällig geworden ist....

Eine Reform der Grundsteuer beschäftigt Politik und Wissenschaft schon seit langem. Gleichwohl ist erst durch die 2010 geäußerten verfassungsrechtlichen Bedenken des Bundesfinanzhofs wieder Bewegung in den Reformprozess gekommen. Inzwischen sind unterschiedliche Reformmodelle aus den Reihen...