This paper surveys the development and role of the real estate tax in Sweden between 1862 and 2010. The possibility to … tax real estate has been used at both the local and state level throughout history. Its importance is difficult to assess … directly due to limited data availability and the specific construction of the local tax system after 1920. The real estate tax …

During the Greek crisis the wealth tax on real estate (WTRE) was increased four-fold as a percentage of GDP in order to … fiscal revenues has been, at best, slightly positive if not quite negative, as the WTRE induces large tax losses by lowering …

affordability of housing. We study the impact of transaction taxes on the real estate market and the effectiveness of tax subsidies … tax subsidies and the distribution of gains between buyers and sellers. We then use data on all real estate transactions … discontinuities in the transaction tax schedule as well as rules on tax subsidies for new constructions. Our estimates suggest that …