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The New View of the Property Tax: A Reformulation

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  • Peter M. Mieszkowski
  • George R. Zodrow

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The"new view" of the property tax is reformulated within the context of a model with interjurisdictional competition, endogenous local public services, individuals who are segregated into homogeneous communities according to tastes for local public services, a simple form of land use zoning, and a political or constitutional constraint on the use of head taxes by local governments. Expressions for the "profits tax" and"excise tax" effects of the property tax are derived. The effects of a "consumption distortion" away from government services due to local reluctance to tax mobile capital are also examined.

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  • Peter M. Mieszkowski & George R. Zodrow, 1984. "The New View of the Property Tax: A Reformulation," NBER Working Papers 1481, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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