<title>Abstract</title> The authors detail an urban economics experiment that is easily run in the classroom. The experiment has a flexible design that allows the instructor to explore how congestion, zoning, public transportation, and taxation levels determine the bid--rent function. Heterogeneous agents in...

By relaxing the assumption that states respond equally to competition, we demonstrate that significant regional differences exist in both the degree and direction of interstate competition. This suggests empirical models of interstate competition benefit from more complex forms of interaction.

This research investigates the evolution of federal and state income tax preferences for the elderly during the past twenty-five years. Documenting how various types of income tax preferences have changed reveals that state tax policies are not simply mimicking federal tax law. It also shows a...