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Law and Economics

University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law

2013

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How Tax Increment Financing (Tif) Districts Correlate With Taxable Properties, Randall K. Johnson Jan 2013

How Tax Increment Financing (Tif) Districts Correlate With Taxable Properties, Randall K. Johnson

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This article deals with Tax Increment Financing (TIF), which is a popular economic development tool. TIF borrows against future tax revenues to subsidize current development projects. In Illinois, this economic development tool is justified by its promise to expand the local tax base: by increasing tax revenues, increasing the number of tax payers or increasing the number of taxable properties in the area. However, it is not clear that TIF delivers on its promise. A new dataset, which is introduced in this article, helps to clarify the issue. It does so by providing information about the number of TIF Districts …


To Return From Where We Started: Revisioning Of Property, Land Use, Economy, And Regulation In America, John W. Ragsdale Jr Jan 2013

To Return From Where We Started: Revisioning Of Property, Land Use, Economy, And Regulation In America, John W. Ragsdale Jr

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