Search Results for: Fiscal Health
IMFG Paper | 2011
Revenue Diversification in Large U.S. Cities
Howard Chernick, Adam Langley, and Andrew Reschovsky
Using a panel of data on the financing of the United States’ largest central cities from 1997 to 2008, the empirical results of this paper provide strong support for the hypothesis that a more diversified revenue structure generates more revenues than one that relies primarily on the property tax.
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Presentation | 2011
Is Toronto Broke? Making Sense of the Numbers: Municipal Finance in Toronto
Enid Slack
Presentation delivered by IMFG Director Enid Slack on October 4, 2011, sponsored by the Cities Centre, University of Toronto.
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Presentation | 2011
The Practice of Municipal Finance in Hungary
Izabella Barati-Stec
Presentation delivered by IMFG Visiting Scholar Izabella Barati-Stec on September 27th, 2012. Barati-Stec is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Economics, at Corvinus University, Budapest.
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Presentation | 2011
Municipal Finance and Governance in Canada
Enid Slack
Presentation delivered by IMFG Director Enid Slack to a Study Tour of Senior Civil Servants from India and Sri Lanka, sponsored by the Institute of Public Administration in Canada in partnership with the School of Public Policy and Governance, University of Toronto.
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Presentation | 2011
What I Have Learned About Cities
Anne Golden
The Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance (IMFG) hosted a presentation on September 8th entitled, What I have learned about cities. Keynote Speaker was Anne Golden, Ph.D., C.M. Anne has been President and Chief Executive Officer of The Conference Board of Canada since October 2001.
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Presentation | 2011
The Next Urban Economy: Can Toronto be a Global Leader?
Greg Clark
Presentation by Greg Clark entitled on December 9, 2011. Greg Clark is an international advisor to cities on economic development and investment strategy.
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Presentation | 2011
Preparing for the Costs of Extreme Weather in Canadian Cities: Issues, Tools, Ideas
Cayley Burgess
Presentation by Cayley Burgess (Master of Public Policy Candidate, Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto). Cayley is the 2011 recipient of the IMFG Graduate Fellowship in Municipal Finance and Governance.
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Presentation | 2011
Funding Municipal Infrastructure: Roles and Responsibilities of Government
Enid Slack
Presentation delivered by IMFG Director Enid Slack in Laguna Beach, California on March 23, 2011.
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