This article reviews the tax study literature to assess the state of knowledge about the
relationship among taxes, related factors, and economic growth as well as the use of tax …

California's recent decision to discontinue tax increment financing (TIF) after six decades of
use has triggered a re-examination of its broader use. TIF typically allows the borrowing of …

Local governments attempt to influence business location decisions and economic
development through use of the property tax. Tax increment financing (TIF) earmarks …

This paper presents an overview of practices and challenges related to financing green
sustainable cities. Cities are essential actors in stimulating green infrastructure; and urban …

Thorough and authoritative, Regional and Urban Economics and Economic Development:
Theory and Methods provides students with a sound approach to analyzing the economic …

Tax increment financing (TIF) has been adopted widely by municipalities in the United
States as an economic development tool. Despite the large number of state initiatives and …

The purpose of this exploratory study is an attempt to identify public policies that have the
potential to increase the economic viability of smaller metropolitan areas and cities. The …

Annotation Anderson and Wassmer (economics, U. of Nebraska-Lincoln and public policy
and administration, California State U.-Sacramento, respectively) examine the use and …

Canada's rapid urbanization makes it necessary to achieve a balance between urban
growth and the protection of farmland, open spaces, and environmentally sensitive areas …

We investigate the timing of local economic development incentive offers by estimating
duration models of the time to adoption of the first manufacturing property tax abatement …