Do Local Property Taxes Affect New Building Development? Results from a Quasi-Natural Experiment in New Zealand

We utilise a quasi-natural experiment in local property tax reform arising from a compulsory amalgamation of several local councils in 2010 in Auckland, New Zealand, to form a unitary local authority. The reform involved changes in property taxes (known as ‘Rates’ in New Zealand) including a shift i...

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Published in:The journal of real estate finance and economics 2019-02, Vol.58 (2), p.310-333
Main Authors: Gemmell, Norman, Grimes, Arthur, Skidmore, Mark
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Councils
Economics
Economics and Finance
Financial Services
Flexibility
Property development
Property taxes
Regional/Spatial Science
Tax reform
Taxation
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