A Model to Explain Participation in New York's Agricultural Districts and Use-Value Assessment Program

Richard N. Boisvert and Nelson L. Bills

No 186346, Staff Papers from Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management

Abstract: Based on regression models, the New York Agricultural Districts Law seems consistent with preserving the best farmland because farm size and productivity explain participation. Growth on tax rates and differences in property tax administration explain participation in use-value assessment, indicating tax base erosion as local governments become more dependent on property taxes

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Land Economics/Use (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 17
Date: 1986-05
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.186346

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