Jan 13, 2022
Viewpoint | Comparative Study of International Experiences in Real Estate Tax
Real estate tax is a local tax commonly established worldwide, providing local governments with stable, sustainable, predictable, and autonomous tax revenue. It plays a unique role in local finances, distribution of real estate appreciation revenue, and housing market operations. A sound real estate tax system should have five characteristics: local autonomy, broad tax base, targeted reductions and ...
Dec 31, 2021
Lincoln New Book Recommendation | Infrastructure Economics and Policy from an...
"Infrastructure Economics and Policy from an International Perspective"José A. Gómez-Ibáñez, Chief EditorPublished by the Lincoln Land Policy Institute, 2021ContentsFORWORD – George M. McCarthy1. Introduction: What Makes Infrastructure Special? – José A. Gómez-Ibáñez and Zhi LiuPART 1. INFRASTRUCTURE, GROWTH, AND POVERTY2. Infrastructure Stocks and Macroeconomic Performance Across Countries – Gregory ...
Dec 14, 2021
Beijing Forum 2021 | Roundtable Discussion: How Can Urban Planet Achieve Carb...
HostLiu ZhiLiu Zhi, Director of the Center for Urban Development and Land Policy at Peking University-Lincoln Institute.Participating guestsMichael Spence, Stanford Distinguished Professor and former Dean of Stanford Business School, Senior Research Fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution, and 2001 Nobel Prize in Economics laureate.Michael SpenceJean-Pascal van YperseleJean-Pascal van Ypersele,...
Dec 13, 2021
Beijing Forum 2021 | Nobel Laureate Michael Spence: Energy Transition, Carbon...
Speakers:Michael Spence, 2001 Nobel Prize in Economics laureate, Senior Research Fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution, Emeritus Professor and former Dean of Stanford Business School. His main research areas include economic growth and development, dynamic competition, and information economics.In his keynote speech, he discussed the current global economic situation, the contradiction ...
Dec 9, 2021
Beijing Forum 2021 | Qiu Baoxing: The "Dual Carbon Strategy" Centered on Citi...
Speakers:Qiu Baoxing, Academician of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences, former Vice Minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, President of the China Urban Science Research Association, is a scholar-type official mainly focused on China's urbanization and ecological city construction.1. Five characteristics of the ideal carbon neutrality roadmapWhat makes a good carbon neutrality ...