Details about John Yinger

Homepage:	https://www.maxwell.syr.edu/directory/john-m-yinger
Workplace:	Center for Policy Research, Maxwell School, Syracuse University, (more information at EDIRC) Department of Economics, Maxwell School, Syracuse University, (more information at EDIRC) Department of Public Administration and International Affairs, Maxwell School, Syracuse University, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2024

1. Adopting the Standard Medical Deduction Increased State SNAP Enrollment and Benefits
   Center for Policy Research Policy Briefs, Center for Policy Research, Maxwell School, Syracuse University View citations (1)

2020

2. The Shifting of the Property Tax on Urban Renters: Evidence from New York State’s Homestead Tax Option
   Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (2)

2019

3. Does Coordination Among Assessing Units Generate Returns to Scale? Evidence from New York State
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo

2015

4. The Behavioral Impacts of Poverty Tax Relief: Salience or Framing?
   Center for Policy Research Working Papers, Center for Policy Research, Maxwell School, Syracuse University

2009

5. Hedonic Markets and Explicit Demands: Bid-Function Envelopes for Public Services, Neighborhood Amenities, and Commuting Costs
   Center for Policy Research Working Papers, Center for Policy Research, Maxwell School, Syracuse University View citations (1)

2005

6. Do Credit Market Barriers Exist for Minority and Women Entrepreneurs?
   Center for Policy Research Working Papers, Center for Policy Research, Maxwell School, Syracuse University View citations (7)
7. Unintended Consequences Of Property Tax Relief: New York’s Star Program
   Center for Policy Research Working Papers, Center for Policy Research, Maxwell School, Syracuse University View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article The Unintended Consequences of Property Tax Relief: New York’s STAR Program, Education Finance and Policy, MIT Press (2014) View citations (2) (2014)
8. Why Do Real Estate Brokers Continue to Discriminate? Evidence from the 2000 Housing Discrimination Study
   Center for Policy Research Working Papers, Center for Policy Research, Maxwell School, Syracuse University
   See also Journal Article Why do real estate brokers continue to discriminate? Evidence from the 2000 Housing Discrimination Study, Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier (2006) View citations (27) (2006)

2004

9. How Much More Does a Disadvantaged Student Cost?
   Center for Policy Research Working Papers, Center for Policy Research, Maxwell School, Syracuse University View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article How much more does a disadvantaged student cost?, Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (2005) View citations (30) (2005)

2003

10. Does Whole-School Reform Boost Student Performance? The Case of New York City
    Center for Policy Research Working Papers, Center for Policy Research, Maxwell School, Syracuse University View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Does whole-school reform boost student performance? The case of New York City, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2005) View citations (11) (2005)

2002

11. Discrimination in Metropolitan Housing Markets: National Results from Phase 1 of the Housing Discrimination Study (HDS)
    Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics View citations (59)
12. Now You See it, Now You Don't: Why Do Real Estate Agents Withhold Available Houses from Black Customers?
    Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics
    Also in Center for Policy Research Working Papers, Center for Policy Research, Maxwell School, Syracuse University (2000) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Now You See It, Now You Don't: Why Do Real Estate Agents Withhold Available Houses from Black Customers?, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2003) View citations (63) (2003)

2001

13. Does School Consolidation Cut Costs?
    Center for Policy Research Working Papers, Center for Policy Research, Maxwell School, Syracuse University View citations (1)

Journal Articles

2023

1. Envelopes for economists: an intellectual history
   The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 2023, 30, (2), 206-226
2. Returns to Scale in Property Assessment: Evidence from New York State’s Small Localities Coordination Program
   National Tax Journal, 2023, 76, (1), 63 - 94

2021

3. Black Rock City versus Manhattan: An economist’s view
   PLOS ONE, 2021, 16, (1), 1-17 View citations (1)
4. The price of access to jobs: Bid-function envelopes for commuting costs✰
   Journal of Housing Economics, 2021, 51, (C)

2018

5. The Impact of State Aid Reform on Property Values: A Case Study of Maryland's Bridge to Excellence in Public Schools Act
   Education Finance and Policy, 2018, 13, (3), 369-394

2016

6. Hedonic Estimates of Neighborhood Ethnic Preferences
   Public Finance Review, 2016, 44, (1), 22-51 View citations (3)
7. Hedonic Vices: Fixing Inferences about Willingness to Pay in Recent House-Value Studies 1
   Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, 2016, 7, (2), 248-291 View citations (4)
8. How Does School District Consolidation Affect Property Values? A Case Study of New York
   Public Finance Review, 2016, 44, (1), 52-79 View citations (6)

2015

9. Hedonic equilibria in housing markets: The case of one-to-one matching
   Journal of Housing Economics, 2015, 29, (C), 1-11 View citations (1)
10. Hedonic markets and sorting equilibria: Bid-function envelopes for public services and neighborhood amenities
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2015, 86, (C), 9-25 View citations (26)

2014

11. The Unintended Consequences of Property Tax Relief: New York’s STAR Program
    Education Finance and Policy, 2014, 9, (4), 446-480 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Unintended Consequences Of Property Tax Relief: New York’s Star Program, Center for Policy Research Working Papers (2005) View citations (2) (2005)

2011

12. Making do: state constraints and local responses in California’s education finance system
    International Tax and Public Finance, 2011, 18, (3), 337-368 View citations (7)
13. School District Responses to Matching Aid Programs for Capital Facilities: A Case Study of New York’s Building Aid Program
    National Tax Journal, 2011, 64, (3), 759-94 View citations (5)
14. The capitalization of school quality into house values: A review
    Journal of Housing Economics, 2011, 20, (1), 30-48 View citations (113)

2009

15. Municipal Bond Ratings and Citizens' Rights
    American Law and Economics Review, 2009, 12, (1), 1-38

2008

16. Do lenders discriminate against minority and woman entrepreneurs?
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2008, 63, (2), 467-497 View citations (110)
17. Introduction to the Special Issue
    Public Finance Review, 2008, 36, (1), 4-6
18. The Determinants of Teacher Attrition in Upstate New York
    Public Finance Review, 2008, 36, (1), 112-144 View citations (4)
19. The Impact of School District Consolidation on Housing Prices
    National Tax Journal, 2008, 61, (4), 609-33 View citations (7)
20. The No Child Left Behind Act
    Public Finance Review, 2008, 36, (4), 381-407 View citations (5)

2007

21. Does School District Consolidation Cut Costs?
    Education Finance and Policy, 2007, 2, (4), 341-375 View citations (29)

2006

22. Uncovering Discrimination: A Comparison of the Methods Used by Scholars and Civil Rights Enforcement Officials
    American Law and Economics Review, 2006, 8, (3), 562-614 View citations (4)
23. Why do real estate brokers continue to discriminate? Evidence from the 2000 Housing Discrimination Study
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2006, 59, (3), 394-419 View citations (27)
    See also Working Paper Why Do Real Estate Brokers Continue to Discriminate? Evidence from the 2000 Housing Discrimination Study, Center for Policy Research Working Papers (2005) (2005)

2005

24. Do rental agents discriminate against minority customers? Evidence from the 2000 Housing Discrimination Study
    Journal of Housing Economics, 2005, 14, (1), 1-26 View citations (23)
25. Does whole-school reform boost student performance? The case of New York City
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2005, 24, (1), 47-72 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper Does Whole-School Reform Boost Student Performance? The Case of New York City, Center for Policy Research Working Papers (2003) View citations (2) (2003)
26. How much more does a disadvantaged student cost?
    Economics of Education Review, 2005, 24, (5), 513-532 View citations (30)
    See also Working Paper How Much More Does a Disadvantaged Student Cost?, Center for Policy Research Working Papers (2004) View citations (2) (2004)

2003

27. Now You See It, Now You Don't: Why Do Real Estate Agents Withhold Available Houses from Black Customers?
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2003, 85, (4), 854-873 View citations (63)
    See also Working Paper Now You See it, Now You Don't: Why Do Real Estate Agents Withhold Available Houses from Black Customers?, Working papers (2002) (2002)

2002

28. Revisiting economies of size in American education: are we any closer to a consensus?
    Economics of Education Review, 2002, 21, (3), 245-262 View citations (80)

2000

29. Financing higher student performance standards: the case of New York State
    Economics of Education Review, 2000, 19, (4), 363-386 View citations (25)
30. How Common is Housing Discrimination? Improving on Traditional Measures
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2000, 47, (3), 470-500 View citations (28)
31. Timing Equilibria in an Urban Model with Congestion
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2000, 47, (3), 390-413 View citations (19)

1999

32. Do Landlords Discriminate? The Incidence and Causes of Racial Discrimination in Rental Housing Markets
    Journal of Housing Economics, 1999, 8, (3), 185-204 View citations (52)

1998

33. Do Real Estate Brokers Choose to Discriminate? Evidence from the 1989 Housing Discrimination Study
    Southern Economic Journal, 1998, 64, (4), 880-901 View citations (10)
34. Evidence on Discrimination in Consumer Markets
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1998, 12, (2), 23-40 View citations (108)
35. School Finance Reform: Aid Formulas and Equity Objectives
    National Tax Journal, 1998, 51, (2), 239-62 View citations (21)
36. The Incidence of Development Fees and Special Assessments
    National Tax Journal, 1998, 51, (1), 23-41 View citations (17)

1997

37. Cash in Your Face: The Cost of Racial and Ethnic Discrimination in Housing
    Journal of Urban Economics, 1997, 42, (3), 339-365 View citations (17)
38. Why is it so hard to help central city schools?
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 1997, 16, (1), 85-113 View citations (27)

1995

39. Capitalization and Sorting: a Revision
    Public Finance Review, 1995, 23, (2), 217-225 View citations (8)
40. Comparative static analysis of open urban models with a full labor market and suburban employment
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 1995, 25, (5), 575-605 View citations (32)

1994

41. Is the Property Tax a Benefit Tax? The Case of Rental Housing
    National Tax Journal, 1994, 47, (2), 295-316 View citations (34)
42. The Case for Equalizing Aid
    National Tax Journal, 1994, 47, (1), 211-24 View citations (41)

1993

43. An analysis of returns to scale in public production, with an application to fire protection
    Journal of Public Economics, 1993, 52, (1), 49-72 View citations (41)
44. Around the Block: Urban Models with a Street Grid
    Journal of Urban Economics, 1993, 33, (3), 305-330 View citations (9)
45. Bumper to Bumper: A New Approach to Congestion in an Urban Model
    Journal of Urban Economics, 1993, 34, (2), 249-274 View citations (6)

1992

46. An analysis of the efficiency of urban residential structure, with an application to racial integration
    Journal of Urban Economics, 1992, 31, (3), 388-407 View citations (2)
47. City and suburb: Urban models with more than one employment center
    Journal of Urban Economics, 1992, 31, (2), 181-205 View citations (41)

1990

48. The fiscal condition of school districts in Nebraska: Is small beautiful?
    Economics of Education Review, 1990, 9, (1), 81-99 View citations (22)

1989

49. The Determinants of State Assistance to Central Cities
    National Tax Journal, 1989, 42, (4), 413-28 View citations (2)

1986

50. Measuring Racial Discrimination with Fair Housing Audits: Caught in the Act
    American Economic Review, 1986, 76, (5), 881-93 View citations (217)
51. On fiscal disparities across cities
    Journal of Urban Economics, 1986, 19, (3), 316-337 View citations (14)

1982

52. Capitalization and the Theory of Local Public Finance
    Journal of Political Economy, 1982, 90, (5), 917-43 View citations (92)

1981

53. A Search Model of Real Estate Broker Behavior
    American Economic Review, 1981, 71, (4), 591-605 View citations (80)
54. Capitalization and the Median Voter
    American Economic Review, 1981, 71, (2), 99-103 View citations (3)

1978

55. An Equilibrium Model of Urban Population and the Distribution of Income
    Urban Studies, 1978, 15, (2), 201-214 View citations (3)
56. The Black-White Price Differential in Housing: Some Further Evidence
    Land Economics, 1978, 54, (2), 187-206 View citations (28)

1977

57. On models of racial prejudice and urban residential structure
    Journal of Urban Economics, 1977, 4, (3), 272-291 View citations (31)

1976

58. A note on the length of the black-white border
    Journal of Urban Economics, 1976, 3, (4), 370-382 View citations (2)
59. Racial prejudice and racial residential segregation in an urban model
    Journal of Urban Economics, 1976, 3, (4), 383-396 View citations (55)

Books

2020

1. Lecture Notes in State and Local Public Finance:(Parts I and II)
   World Scientific Books, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

2002

2. The Color of Credit: Mortgage Discrimination, Research Methodology, and Fair-Lending Enforcement, vol 1
   MIT Press Books, The MIT Press View citations (148)

Edited books

2004

1. Helping Children Left Behind: State Aid and the Pursuit of Educational Equity, vol 1
   MIT Press Books, The MIT Press View citations (20)

Chapters

2020

1. PUBLIC FINANCE SEMINAR FOR PH.D. STUDENTS
   Chapter 1 in Lecture Notes in State and Local Public Finance (Parts I and II), 2020, pp 1-312
2. STATE AND LOCAL PUBLIC FINANCE FOR MASTER’S DEGREE STUDENTS
   Chapter 2 in Lecture Notes in State and Local Public Finance (Parts I and II), 2020, pp 313-535

1999

3. Sorting and voting: A review of the literature on urban public finance
   Chapter 47 in Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics, 1999, vol. 3, pp 2001-2060 View citations (140)

1998

4. Who pays development fees?
   Chapter 11 in local government tax and land use policies in the united states, 1998, pp 218-233