Studies in fiscal federalism and state-local finance
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction / Amy Ellen Schwartz -- What should local governments tax : income or property? / Wallace E. Oates and Robert M. Schwab ; Comment / Andrew Reschovsky -- What a tangled web : local property, income and sales taxes / David L. Sjoquist, Sally Wallace and Barbara Edwards ; Comment / Therese J. McGuire -- Land taxation in New York City : a general equilibrium analysis / Andrew F. Haughwout ; Comment / Thomas Nechyba -- The role of cities in providing housing assistance : a New York perspective / Ingrid Gould Ellen, Michael H. Schill, Amy Ellen Schwartz and Ioan Voice ; Comment / John M. Quigley -- Public ownership in the American city / Edward L. Glaeser ; Comment / Robert M. Solow -- The nonprofit sector in K-12 education / Charles T. Clotfelter ; Comment / Katherine O'Regan -- The partially subsidized muse : estimating the value and incidence of public support received by nonprofit arts organization / Joseph J. Cordes ; Comment / Helen F. Ladd.
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In a festschrift to Netzer--a public finance economist well known for his research on state and local taxation, urban public services, and nonprofit organizations--eight chapters apply microeconomics to problems facing urban areas and use statistical analysis to gain insight into practical solutions. The essays look at alternative methods of finance.