This paper assesses the static and dynamic neutrality of Land Value Capture (LVC) in the Colombian urban system 2003–2018, using spatially and non-spatially controlled panel models. LVC analyses are usually performed at the city or metropolitan area level, we contribute by performing the...

Since late 1980s China's urban land use began to change from administrative allocation to public land leasing. Compared to existing studies that focus more on the land market, this paper tries to provide another perspective on public land leasing that links urban institutions, land use, rent and...

Since late 1980s China's urban land use began to change from administrative allocation to public land leasing. Compared to existing studies that focus more on the land market, this paper tries to provide another perspective on public land leasing that links urban institutions, land use, rent and...

A significant portion of local transportation funding comes from the property tax. The tax is conventionally assessed on both land and buildings, but transportation increases only the value of the land. A more direct, efficient way to fund transportation projects is to tax land at a higher rate...

As vehicles become more fuel-efficient and overall levels of travel stagnate in response to increases in fuel prices, conventional sources of revenue for transportation finance such as taxes on motor fuels have been put under increasing pressure. One potential replacement as a source of revenue...

Transportation utility fees are a financing mechanism for transportation that treats the network as a utility and bills properties in proportion to their use, rather than their value as with the property tax. This connects the costs of maintaining the infrastructure more directly to the benefits...

This paper studies the urban land market in China in 2003--2007. In China, all urban land is owned by the state. Leasehold use rights for land for (re)development are sold by city governments and are a key source of city revenue. Leasehold sales are viewed as a major venue for corruption,...

Brownfields are old, unused sites and buildings located in urban areas and open countryside. This article deals with problems of brownfields that developed as a result of restructuring national industry, a decreased significance of primary and secondary industry, and the increase of tertiary...

Development impact fees are a controversial and relatively novel method of financing local public infrastructure. While their effects on home values have been examined extensively, very few studies have considered an important potential relationship with the price of undeveloped land. This study...

We test the hypothesis that local government officials in jurisdictions that have higher local sales taxes are more likely to use fiscal zoning to attract retailing. We find that total retail employment is not significantly affected by local sales tax rates, but employment in big box and anchor...