Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
The premier research institution for land economics, land value taxation, and property-tax policy — source of much of the rigorous modern empirical work on LVT.
Overview
The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy is a non-profit research and education organisation based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is the leading academic institution studying land policy, land economics, and the taxation of land and property, and it produces or funds a large share of the most rigorous empirical work on land value taxation.
Role in the Field
The Institute traces its mission to the ideas of Henry George via its founder, John C. Lincoln, an industrialist influenced by Progress and Poverty. It runs research programmes, publishes policy-focus reports (including the standard reference Assessing the Theory and Practice of Land Value Taxation by Dye & England), maintains property-tax databases, and hosts the Land Matters podcast. Its working-paper series is a primary venue for split-rate and assessment research, such as Zhou Yang's Pennsylvania studies.
Why It Matters
For a wiki organised around evidence, the Lincoln Institute matters because so much of the Research catalogued here originates with or is funded by it. It occupies an unusual position: academically credible and methodologically cautious, while institutionally rooted in the Georgist tradition.
See Also
Sources
- Lincoln Institute of Land Policy — official site & publications. lincolninst.edu
- Dye & England (2010), Assessing the Theory and Practice of Land Value Taxation, Lincoln Institute. Report