"Land Value Taxation"

Joshua Vincent, Executive Director of the Center for the Study of Economics, located in Philadelphia and a proponent of Land Value Taxation. Josh is an advocate for an innovative system of land taxation that encourages urban development and discourages urban disinvestment. Although considered too bold and controversial for some, experience in Pennsylvania and Maryland has shown that the land value taxation system typically lowers property taxes on homeowners and vastly increases new construction and infill construction in urban areas. Vincent writes and lectures extensively on this topic. Joshua has worked as a consultant to more than 75 municipalities, countries, NGOs and national governments. In this role, he works with tax departments and elected officials in restructuring their taxation to a land-based system and conducted over 50 land value impact studies for cities across the United States since 2000.