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Land Taxation, Neutrality, and Risk Aversion

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  • Richard W. Douglas JR

    (Bowling Green State University)

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Taxation of land value has recently been shown to encourage early land devel-opment. This paper develops a somewhat different model to consider taxation of land's "use" value, incorporating risk aversion into the model. Within this framework a land tax may either encourage or discourage development.

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  • Richard W. Douglas JR, 1979. "Land Taxation, Neutrality, and Risk Aversion," Public Finance Review, , vol. 7(2), pages 231-237, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:pubfin:v:7:y:1979:i:2:p:231-237
    DOI: 10.1177/109114217900700207
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