A Markov Chain Monte Carlo Analysis of the Effect of Two-Rate Property Taxes on Construction

Journal of Urban Economics

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 216-247

  Plassmann, Florenz ^a   Tideman, T Nicolaus ^b  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gibbs sampler; land value taxation; count data

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041992554     PISSN: 00941190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/juec.1999.2140     Document Type: Article

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