Establishing an Agenda for Public Budgeting and Finance Research
Public Finance Journal
2024

Ned Hill worked with colleagues to establish an academic research agenda aligned with the needs of practitioners. 

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“And the Survey Says”: Written Surveys and Interviews Can Yield Important Information About Incentive Program Operations and Impacts
Pew Charitable Trusts Incentive Evaluators Network Newsletter—October 2023: Evaluation Perspectives
2023

Jim Landers published commentary about state legislative program evaluation staffs and legislative fiscal and economic analysis staffs using survey and interview methods for evaluating the impact of state and local economic development incentive programs.
 

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Best Practices for States Planning Tax Incentive Evaluations
Pew Charitable Trusts
2022

Jim Landers describes how to develop an evaluation plan. Specifically, he discusses the logistical concerns of the process, including how to maximize staff resources and expertise, time evaluations to leverage complementary work, and gather the information necessary to conduct evaluations.

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Best Practices for Planning Tax Incentive Evaluations: Lessons Learned from Indiana’s Evaluation Process
Pew Charitable Trusts
2022

Jim Landers describes how to develop a tax incentive evaluation plan, the logistical concerns of the process, including how to maximize staff resources and expertise, time evaluations to leverage complementary work, and gather the information necessary to conduct evaluations.

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In the Zone: A Look at Indiana’s Enterprise Zones
Indiana Business Review
2005

Associate Professor Jim Landers provides an overview of Indiana Enterprise Zones and explore their business characteristics and demographics.

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The Effect of Casino Gambling on Sales Tax Revenue in States Legalizing Casinos in the 1990s
State Tax Notes
2005

Associate Professor Jim Landers looks at whether casino gambling competes with other consumer spending and therefore decreases sales tax revenue.

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Why Don’t Enterprise Zones Work? Estimates of the Extent that EZ Benefits are Capitalized into Property Values
Regional Analysis & Policy
2006

Associate Professor Jim Landers examines the impact of local Enterprise Zones (EZs) on commercial and industrial property values. 

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Future Casino Tax Yields: What Recent Trends in Casino Wagering and Attendance Suggest
Indiana Business Review
2009

This article considers and investigates the future growth potential of the state's wagering taxes.

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The Two-Sided Coin: Casino Gaming and Casino Tax Revenue in Indiana
Indiana Business Review
2009

This article focuses on the thirteen years of operation of riverboat casinos in Indiana and the growth in the supply of casino games statewide and explains the state excise taxes imposed on the casino owners.

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