Peer Reviewed Research

The Tiff Over TIF: A Review of the Literature Examining the Effectiveness of the Tax Increment Financing

National Tax Journal

2014

This article, published in the National Tax Journal, examines California's recent decision to discontinue tax increment financing (TIF) after six decades of use has triggered a re-examination of its broader use.

The Responsiveness of Casino Revenue to the Casino Tax Rate

Public Budgeting & Finance

2016

Associate Professor Jim Landers examines the tax base elasticity of the regulated casino industry in Illinois to help estimate state-level revenue impacts of casino tax rate changes.

The Responsiveness of Casino Revenue to the Casino Tax Rate

Public Budgeting & Finance

2016

Associate Professor Jim Landers examines the tax base elasticity of the regulated casino industry in Illinois to help estimate state-level revenue impacts of casino tax rate changes.

Tax Increment Financing: A Propensity Score Approach

Economic Development Quarterly

2017

This study, published in the Economic Development Quarterly, examines the effect of tax increment financing (TIF) on economic growth in Indiana.

Public Management Review

2023

Hongtao Yi examines the role of change agents, city leaders, and their networks in facilitating interlocal collaboration in environmental governance.

Avid, Averse, Apprehensive, or Apathetic? A Typology of Collaboration Attitudes

Nonprofit Management and Leadership

2023

Long Tran's publication identifies four major types of attitudes toward collaboration opportunities: Avid, Averse, Apprehensive, and Apathetic.

Examining inequality in the time cost of waiting

Nature Human Behavior

2023

Katie Vinopal examines the difference between high- and low-income people in time spent waiting for basic services.

What Is Economic Development? And What Is the Job of an Economic Development Professional?

Economic Development Quarterly

2023

Ned Hill's study defines economic development and the role of an economic development professional.

Economic Development Quarterly

2021

Using newly available annual data on incentives at the metropolitan statistical area (MSA) level, Rob Greenbaum and colleagues explore the relationship between incentives and economic diversity between 2005 and 2015.

Journal of Data and Information Science

2021

Professor Caroline Wagner addresses the question of whether differences are statistically significant in the rankings of Chinese universities.