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Behavioural Patterns of Leaders versus Followers in Setting Local Sales Tax Policy

Jongmin Shon, Yilin Hou

Using a 40-year panel dataset from Texas, Yilin Hou and co-author identify leader municipalities in changing sales tax rates and examine how municipalities asymmetrically respond to multi-tiered rate changes. Published in Fiscal Studies: The Journal of Applied Public Economics.

October 16, 2024

Assessment frequency and equity of the property tax: Latest evidence from Philadelphia

Yilin Hou, Lei Ding, David J. Schwegman, Alaina G. Barca

"Assessment frequency and equity of the property tax: Latest evidence from Philadelphia," co-authored by Yilin Hou, professor of public administration and international affairs, was published in the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management.

November 30, 2023

See related: Taxation, United States

Extreme Weather Events and Local Fiscal Responses: Evidence from U.S. Counties

Qing Miao, Michael Abrigo, Yilin Hou, Yanjun (Penny) Liao

"Extreme Weather Events and Local Fiscal Responses: Evidence from U.S. Counties," co-authored by Yilin Hou, professor of public administration and international affairs, was published in Economics of Disasters and Climate Change.

November 20, 2023

Training future professors in public budgeting, finance, and financial management: The Inter-University Consortium for PhD courses

Yilin Hou, Philip Joyce, Kurt Thurmaier, Katherine Willoughby

“Training future professors in public budgeting, finance, and financial management: The Inter-University Consortium for PhD courses,” co-authored by Yilin Hou, professor of public administration and international affairs, was published in the Journal of Public Affairs Education.

November 10, 2023

See related: Education, United States

Returns to Scale in Property Assessment: Evidence from New York State’s Small Localities Coordination Program

Yusun Kim, Yilin Hou, John Yinger

"Returns to Scale in Property Assessment: Evidence from New York State’s Small Localities Coordination Program," co-authored by Maxwell professors Yilin Hou and John Yinger, was published in the National Tax Journal.

April 5, 2023

The Employment Impact of Green Fiscal Push: Evidence from the American Recovery Act

David Popp, Francesco Vona, Giovanni Marin, Ziqiao Chen
June 27, 2022

Is U.S. Corporate Income Double-Taxed?

Leonard E. Burman, Kimberly A. Clausing & Lydia Austin
August 31, 2017

Financing Central Cities: The Economics Underlying Fiscal Strategy Options With Special Reference to Syracuse City and the Consensus Report

Michael Wasylenko
The working paper reviews the urban economics and local public finance literature in the context of fiscal viability of central cities.
June 30, 2017

Economic and Distributional Effects of Tax Expenditure Limits

Leonard E. Burman, Eric Toder, Daniel Berger & Jeffrey Rohaly
February 28, 2017

Financial Transaction Taxes in Theory and Practice

Leonard E. Burman, William G. Gale, Sarah Gault, Bryan Kim, James R. Nunns & Steven M. Rosenthal
February 29, 2016

Outsourcing Mutual Fund Management: Firm Boundaries, Incentives and Performance

Joseph Chen, Harrison G. Hong, Wenxi Jiang & Jeffrey D. Kubik
November 25, 2012

Financial Constraints on Corporate Goodness

Harrison G. Hong, Jeffrey D. Kubik & José Scheinkman
April 25, 2012

Municipal Bond Ratings and Citizens’ Rights

John Yinger
October 19, 2009

See related: Infrastructure

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