Conference Agenda
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Presenters should speak for no more than 20 minutes, and discussants should limit their remarks to no more than 5 minutes. The remaining time should be reserved for audience questions and the presenter’s responses. We suggest following these guidelines also in the (less common) 3-paper sessions in a 2-hour slot, to allow participants to move between sessions. Discussants are encouraged to avoid summarizing the paper. By focusing on a few questions and comments, the discussants can help start a broader discussion with the audience.
Only registered participants can attend this conference. Further information available on the congress website https://www.iseg.ulisboa.pt/en/event/iipf/ .
Venue address: ISEG - Lisbon School of Economics & Management, R. Francesinhas 21, 1200-675 Lisboa, Portugal
Please note that all times are shown in the time zone of the conference. The current conference time is: 17th Sept 2026, 11:37:38am WEST
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C05: Property Taxation: Design, Incentives, and Housing Location: Room 105 (Francesinhas 1) | |
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Effects of Property Tax Changes on Land: Evidence from the 1990s in Japan Chiba University, Japan This paper examines how land taxation affects urban sprawl and suburban development using nationwide data from Japan. We exploit the 1994 property tax reform, which standardized the assessed-to-market value ratio for land across municipalities, generating heterogeneous land tax increases without changes in building taxation or local public expenditures. We find that a 1 percent increase in land tax burden reduced business land development by about 0.4 percent, driven by a reallocation of development from high-tax to low-tax areas rather than an overall decline. Development in low-tax areas occurred through land-use conversion and expansion into low-density areas, contributing to urban sprawl. Land markets adjusted differently by use: residential land responded through prices, while business land adjusted primarily through quantities. These results highlight an avoidance mechanism through which land taxation may unintentionally exacerbate urban sprawl.
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