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Title: A Possible Relationship Between Race and Tax Increment Financing District Expenditures in Chicago
Citation Type: Dissertation/Thesis
Publication Year: 2015
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Abstract: Chicago makes extensive use of tax increment-financing (TIF) districts, which harness growth in property tax revenues to promote economic development in the district. The benefits of these districts are not necessarily equally distributed throughout the city, and while previous analysis has focused on where TIF districts are located, there has been less focus on the level of TIF expenditures within TIF districts. Recognizing the presence of widespread racial segregation in the city, this study examines whether there is a correlation between the level of TIF expenditures and the minority composition of an area at the block group level in a single year. Using city information on TIF expenditures and information from the US Census, I find that there may be a negative relationship between TIF expenditures and the share of the residents of a block group who are Black.
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Authors: Hirsch, Michael
Institution: Georgetown University
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Publisher Location: Washington, DC
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Topics: Housing and Segregation, Race and Ethnicity
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