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Site Value Taxation on Australia

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. Site value taxation is neither a new nor a strictly western concept. Taxing land based on location was proposed in India around 300 B.C. François Quesnay, David Ricardo and John Stuart Mill were among the economists favoring land taxes but Henry George is credited with bringing it about in several areas, notably Australia. That subcontinent has experimented with the land tax on the national as well as the state and local levels but it is presently used only on the latter two. Empirical tests of the tax instrument are few. Pollock and Shoup (1977) forecast that eliminating the tax on improvements would increase investment levels by about 25 per cent in the long run. Hutchinson (1963) found great differences in house values and stocks. This study evaluates the effects of site value taxation on the basis of multivariate regression analysis. It finds strong evidence that, where improvements are relieved of taxation and more revenues are obtained from land values, the average value of housing is significantly higher and the value of the housing stock substantially larger.

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  • Mary E. Edwards, 1984. "Site Value Taxation on Australia," American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 43(4), pages 481-495, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ajecsc:v:43:y:1984:i:4:p:481-495
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1536-7150.1984.tb01876.x
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    1. Grieson, Ronald E., 1974. "The economics of property taxes and land values: The elasticity of supply of structures," Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 1(4), pages 367-381, October.
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    1. Plassmann, Florenz & Tideman, T. Nicolaus, 2000. "A Markov Chain Monte Carlo Analysis of the Effect of Two-Rate Property Taxes on Construction," Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 47(2), pages 216-247, March.

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