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NEPPC Research Reports

Reading the Fine Print: How Details Matter in Tax and Expenditure Limitations
by Heather Brome and Darcy Rollins Saas
NEPPC Research Report No. 06-3 (October 2006)


NEPPC Policy Briefs

Revenue Forecasting Processes in New England
by Yael Shavit
NEPPC Policy Brief No. 09-4 (April 2009)

GASB 45 and Other Post-Employment Benefit Promises: The Fog Is Clearing
by Steffanie Brady
NEPPC Policy Brief No. 07-7 (September 2007)

Measuring Non-School Fiscal Imbalances of New England Municipalities
by Katharine Bradbury and Bo Zhao
NEPPC Policy Brief No. 07-6 (July 2007)

The Fiscal Capacity of New England
by Matthew Nagowski
NEPPC Policy Brief No. 07-4 (May 2007)

Hollywood East? Film Tax Credits in New England
by Darcy Rollins Saas
NEPPC Policy Brief No. 06-3 (October 2006)

NEPPC Conference Reports

Financing Municipalities in New England: Revisiting the State-Local Relationship
by Robert Clifford
NEPPC Conference Report No. 07-1 (June 2008)


NEPPC Working Papers

Public-Private Partnerships, Cooperative Agreements, and the Production of Public Services in Small and Rural Municipalities
by Robert D. Mohr, University of New Hampshire, Steven Deller, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and John Halstead, University of New Hampshire
NEPPC Working Paper No. 08-4 (June 2008)

Designing State Aid Formulas: The Case of a New Formula for Distributing Municipal Aid in Massachusetts
by Bo Zhao and Katharine Bradbury
NEPPC Working Paper No. 08-2 (April 2008)

The Dynamic between Municipal Revenue Sources and the State-Local Relationship in New England
by Richard F. Dye, Lake Forest College and University of Illinois
NEPPC Working Paper No. 08-1 (February 2008)

The Fiscal Impact of College Attainment
by Philip A. Trostel, University of Maine
NEPPC Working Paper No. 07-2 (November 2007)

Measuring Disparities in Non-School Costs and Revenue Capacity among Massachusetts Cities and Towns
by Katharine Bradbury and Bo Zhao
NEPPC Working Paper No. 06-3 (December 2006)

Measuring Fiscal Disparities Across the U.S. States: A Representative Revenue System/Representative Expenditure System Approach, Fiscal Year 2002
by Yesim Yilmaz, Sonya Hoo, Matthew Nagowski, Kim Rueben, and Robert Tannenwald
NEPPC Working Paper No. 06-2 (November 2006)


NEPPC Discussion Papers

The Struggle for Tax Reform in Maine, 2003-2009
by Richard Woodbury, Visiting Scholar
NEPPC Discussion Paper No. 09-2 (October 2009)

School Finance in Vermont: Balancing Equal Education and Fair Tax Burdens
by Darcy Rollins Saas
NEPPC Discussion Paper No. 07-1 (January 2007)

New Hampshire's Quest for a Constitutionally Adequate Education
by Oyebola Olabisi
NEPPC Discussion Paper No. 06-2 (October 2006)


NEPPC Rapid-Response Memos

Financial Services Industry in New Englandpdf
by Heather Brome (June 2009)

Testimony Before the Rhode Island Senate Finance Committee Regarding the Proposal to Phase Out the State's Corporation Income Taxpdf
by Robert Tannenwald (May 2009)

The Impact of Recent Credit Market Turmoil on New England State Housing Finance Authorities pdf
by Bo Zhao (April 2009)

Ernst & Young Analyses of New Mexico and New York Film Tax Credits pdf
by Jennifer Weiner (April 2009)

New England State Fiscal Review pdf
by Heather Brome, Robert Clifford, and Jennifer Weiner (March 2009)

Appropriate Price Deflators for State-Specific State and Local Spending pdf
by Robert Tannenwald and Michael O'Mara (March 2009)

Cost-Benefit Analysis of Connecticut's Film Tax Credits pdf
by Jennifer Weiner (January 2009)

State-level Economic Stimulus Packages pdf
by Robert Tannenwald and Yael Shavit (November 2008)

Assessing Alternative Measures of State Income pdf
by Jennifer Weiner and Igor Popov (July 2008)

State Fiscal Relief—Protecting Health Coverage in an Economic Downturn pdf
by Robert Tannenwald (July 2008)

The phase-in schedule of GASB 45 pdf
by Bo Zhao (June 2008)

Fuel Cell Production and Development Incentives in New England pdf
by Elena Papoulias and Robert Tannenwald (April 2008)pdf

Federal and New England State Brownfield Tax Incentives
by Elena Papoulias and Robert Tannenwald (April 2008)

Massachusetts' 40T pdf
by Heather Brome (April 2008)

Rainy Day Funds pdf
by Heather Brome (September 2007)

Examples of Inter-Local Revenue Sharing pdf
by Matthew Nagowski (August 2007)

Fiscal Note on LD 569 pdf
by Robert Tannenwald (March 2007)

Measuring Maine's Tax Burden pdf
by Matthew Nagowski and Darcy Rollins Saas (October 2006)

Economic Impact of Casino Development pdf
by Heather Brome (September 2006)

Measures of State and Local Tax Burden pdf
by Matthew Nagowski (July 2006)

Tax and Expenditure Limitations Annotated Bibliography pdf
by Heather Brome (October 2005)

Evidence and Analysis of the Relationship of Rainy Day Funds and Municipal Bond Ratings pdf
by Darcy Rollins (September 2005)

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NEPPC Presentations and Testimonies

Economic and Fiscal Conditions in New England pdf
by Robert Tannenwald
New Hampshire Legislative Forum (November 2, 2009)

The State of the New England States pdf
by Robert Tannenwald
Boston Municipal Analyst Forum (October 6, 2009)

U.S. Economic and Financial Conditions pdf
by Robert Tannenwald
House Ways & Means Committee, Senate Finance Committee, New Hampshire Legislature
(January 20, 2009)

The New England Economy: Where We've Been, Where We're At, and Where We're Going pdf
by Robert Tannenwald
Boston/New England Chapter of Counselors of Real Estates
(January 13, 2009)

Designing State Aid Formulas: The Case of a New Formula Distributing Municipal Aid in Massachusetts pdf
by Bo Zhao and Katharine Bradbury
30th Annual APPAM Conference
(November 8, 2008)

Sources of Creativity in State Taxation in the 21st Century pdf
by Robert Tannenwald
Presented at the “State and Local Tax Policy—Out of the Box” Conference at the Fiscal Research Center, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University
(May 14, 2008)

Business Tax Reform Proposals in Massachusetts: Policy Options for the New England States pdf
by Robert Tannenwald
Presented at Lincoln Institute of Land Policy’s “Economic Perspectives on State and Local Taxes”
(May 9, 2008)

Measuring Disparities in Non-School Costs and Revenue Capacity among Massachusetts Cities and Towns pdf
by Katharine Bradbury and Bo Zhao
Presented at the International Seminar on Measuring Fiscal Health of Cities, World Bank Institute in Partnership with National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, India
(April 25, 2008)

The State of the States pdf
by Robert Tannenwald
Presented to the New England States Government Financial Officers’ Association 16th Annual Spring Training Seminar
(March 27, 2008)

Lights, Cameras, Caution! Some Questions to Ask about Film Tax Credits pdf
by Robert Tannenwald
Presented to the Forum on Film and Audio Tax Credits, Connecticut Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding
(March 26, 2008)

Combined Unitary Reporting: The Basic Concept pdf
by Robert Tannenwald
Presented to the New England Study Group
(February 21, 2008)

Measuring and Comparing Government Spending in Maine pdf
by Darcy Rollins Saas
Presented to the Maine Center for Economic Policy Annual Meeting (January 14, 2008)

Beyond the headlines: A closer look at economic conditions in Massachusetts and the Nation
Facts and myths about business taxation in Massachusetts
pdf
by Robert Tannenwald
Presented to North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce
(December 12, 2007)

State Aid to Municipalities: Measuring Local Non-School Fiscal Distress and Designing an Aid Formula pdf
by Bo Zhao
Presented at “Financing Municipalities in New England: Revisiting the State-Local Relationship,” Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
(December 5, 2007)

Education Finance Reform in Vermont pdf
by Darcy Rollins Saas
Presented to the National Conference of State Legislators Fiscal Analysts Seminar
(September 6, 2007)

Fact and Myth about Property Tax Burden in New England and the Northeast: Who is Getting Hammered and Who is Not? pdf
by Robert Tannenwald
Presented to the New England Consortium of State Labor Relations Staff Training Academy (April 27, 2007)

Measuring Disparities in Non-School Costs and Revenue Capacity among Massachusetts Cities and Towns pdf
by Katharine Bradbury and Bo Zhao
Presented at the Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston
(February 28, 2007)

Is it Possible to Design an Effective Tax and Expenditure Limitation (TEL)? Lessons from New England pdf
by Heather Brome and Darcy Saas
Presented at Lincoln Institute of Land Policy’s “Economic Perspectives on State and Local Taxation”
(January 19, 2007)

A Better Way to Measure Tax Burden? Assessing Maine’s Revenue Capacity and Expenditure Need pdf
by Robert Tannenwald and Matthew Nagowski
Presented to the Maine Public Spending Research Group
(September 25, 2006)

Fiscal Policy: What To Worry About, and What Not To Worry About pdf
by Robert Tannenwald
Presented to the National League of Cities Joint Meeting of the Finance, Administration, and Intergovernmental Relations Policy Committee and CityFuturesPanel on Public Finance
(June 15, 2006)

The Competitiveness Of Rhode Island's Personal Income Tax pdf
by Robert Tannenwald
Presented to the Rhode Island House and Senate Joint Committee on Economic Development
(December 7, 2005)

LD 1: Tax Reform For Maine pdf
by Darcy Rollins
Presented to the Connecticut Legislative Program Review and Investigations Committee
(October 26, 2005)

Heat and Light in the Debate About State and Local Business Tax Climate—A View from the Trenches pdf
by Robert Tannenwald
Presented at the Taubman Center Luncheon Series, Brown University
(September 15, 2005)

 

 
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