Urban Economics

  1. Local Public Finance
    1. Theory of Local Government
      1. Public Goods Theory
        1. Local Public Goods
          1. Spillovers and Externalities
            1. Optimal Jurisdiction Size
            2. Tiebout Model
              1. Voting with Feet
                1. Jurisdictional Competition
                  1. Assumptions and Limitations
                    1. Empirical Tests
                      1. Policy Implications
                      2. Local Government Revenue
                        1. Property Tax
                          1. Tax Base and Assessment
                            1. Tax Rates and Millage
                              1. Assessment Practices
                                1. Tax Incidence
                                  1. Capitalization Effects
                                    1. Property Tax Limitations
                                    2. Sales Tax
                                      1. Local Sales Tax
                                        1. Tax Competition
                                          1. Border Effects
                                          2. Income Tax
                                            1. Local Income Tax
                                              1. Commuter Taxes
                                                1. Tax Exporting
                                                2. User Fees and Charges
                                                  1. Benefit Principle
                                                    1. Fee Structure
                                                      1. Cost Recovery
                                                      2. Special Assessments
                                                        1. Tax Increment Financing
                                                        2. Local Government Expenditure
                                                          1. Education Finance
                                                            1. School District Finance
                                                              1. Property Tax and Education
                                                                1. State Aid Formulas
                                                                  1. Educational Equity
                                                                  2. Public Safety
                                                                    1. Police Services
                                                                      1. Fire Protection
                                                                        1. Emergency Services
                                                                        2. Infrastructure and Utilities
                                                                          1. Water and Sewer
                                                                            1. Transportation Infrastructure
                                                                              1. Solid Waste Management
                                                                              2. Parks and Recreation
                                                                              3. Intergovernmental Relations
                                                                                1. Fiscal Federalism
                                                                                  1. Grants and Aid
                                                                                    1. Categorical Grants
                                                                                      1. Block Grants
                                                                                        1. Revenue Sharing
                                                                                        2. Mandates
                                                                                          1. Funded Mandates
                                                                                            1. Unfunded Mandates
                                                                                            2. Tax Competition
                                                                                              1. Fiscal Disparities

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