Publications
REPORTS:

 
  • "Impact on Income and Employment Resulting from MARTA Construction," Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, 1975.
  • "Methods for Analyzing the Tax/Cost Profile of Waste Treatment Users." Research Group, performed as part of a HUD 208 Project, 1976.
  • "An Analysis of Circuit-Breaker Programs for the State of Georgia," Georgia State University, (with Larry Schroeder), 1976.
  • "Generation and Comparison Across Cities of Broad-Based Metropolitan Income Distribution," Metropolitan Studies Program, Syracuse University, (with Larry Schroeder, Roy Bahl, and Bill Oakland), 1976.
  • "A Study of the Effect of Encroachment on Park Operations," Bureau of Outdoor Recreation, 1977.
  • "Social Returns to the Quantity and Quality of Education," (with Paula E. Stephan), Manpower/Human Resources Program, Morehouse College, 1979.
  • "Education as a Screening Device," (with Paula E. Stephan), Manpower/Human Resources Program, Morehouse College, 1979.
  • "Fiscal Impact of Alternative Development Strategies of the Currituck Outer Banks," Roberts & Eichler Associates, Inc., 1979.
  • "Development of an Approach for Evaluating Trade Adjustment Assistance Program," U.S. Department of Commerce, 1979.
  • "An Analysis of the Financing of Public Improvements and the Use of Special Service Districts," Roberts & Eichler Associates, Inc., 1982.
  • "A Study of Double Taxation in Jefferson County, Kentucky," Coopers and Lybrand, September, 1983.
  • "An Analysis of Proposed Increase in Bonding Capacity," Fulton County Development Authority, 1987.
  • "The Economic Status of Black Atlantans," Atlanta Urban League, 1988, reprinted as Research Paper No. 3, Policy Research Program, Georgia State University, August, 1989.
  • "Pricing Tax Collection Service," Mercer/Slavin, 1989.
  • "The Black Youth Unemployment Problem," Research Paper No. 1, Policy Research Program, Georgia State University, (with Keith Ihlanfeldt), August, 1989.
  • "Concepts, Measurement, and Analysis of the Underclass: A Review of the Literature," Research Paper No. 7, Policy Research Program, Georgia State University, April, 1990.
  • "An Analysis of Georgia's Sales Ratio Study: A Description and Critique of Procedures," Research Paper No. 9, Policy Research Program, (with Willis Sheftall), September, 1990. Originally prepared as "The Sales Ratio Study," Urban Research Institute, 1990.
  • "Jamaican Tax Review," Report No. 1 of the Jamaican Tax Review Project (with Roy Bahl and Robert Moore), May, 1991.
  • "Analysis of Jamaican Payroll Taxes," Report No. 2 of the Jamaican Tax Review Project (with Roy Bahl, Richard Hawkins, and Robert Moore), October, 1991.
  • "Distribution of Tax Burdens," Report No. 3 of the Jamaican Tax Review Project (with David Green), March, 1992.
  • "The Jamaican Tax Reform: Review, Assessment and Recommendations for Next Steps," Report No. 4 of the Jamaican Tax Review Project (with Roy Bahl, Robert E. Moore and Richard Hawkins), March, 1992.
  • "The Underground Atlanta Project: An Economic Analysis" (with Loren Williams). Policy Research Center Research Report No. 28, July 1992.
  • Fulton County's Mass Reappraisal: Why Was It Necessary, (with Drew Warwick) Research Atlanta Report, 1993.
  • City Government Employment Growth 1983-1993, (with Tom Weyandt), Research Atlanta report, 1993.
  • "Finance," (with Thomas Weyandt) in Election Issues, '93, Research Atlanta report, 1993.
  • Election Issues, '93, (editor, with Thomas Weyandt), Research Atlanta report, 1993.
  • "Allocation of State Funds for Construction and Renovation of Schools," (with Mary Beth Walker), Urban Study Institute, 1994.
  • "Real Property Taxation in Ohio: Analysis and Policy Options," Policy Research Center report prepared for the Commission to Study the Ohio Economy and Tax Structure, 1994.
  • "Property Taxes in Georgia," Policy Research Center report prepared for the Georgia Revenue Structure Study Commission, 1994.
  • Fulton County Government Employment Growth 1983-1993, (with Tom Weyandt), Research Atlanta report, 1994.
  • Atlanta MSA: Digest of Data, (with Tom Weyandt), Research Atlanta report, March 1995.
  • "Telecommunications Regulation and Economic Development Policies: Implications for Georgia," (with Jan Youtie), Policy Research Center Research Paper No. 52, prepared for Georgia Center for Advanced Telecommunications Technology, 1994.
  • Atlanta in Black and White, (with Keith Ihlanfeldt and Chris Geller), Research Atlanta report, May 1995.
  • A State Partnership with the Fernbank Museum of Natural History: Analysis and Proposal, (with Hank Huckaby and Bruce Seaman) Policy Research Center report, November 1995.
  • Local Government Fiscal Viability, Policy Research Center report, prepared for the Georgia Future Communities Commission, March 1996.
  • Local Government Fiscal Effort, Policy Research Center report, prepared for the Georgia Future Communities Commission, December 1996.
  • City of Atlanta Service Contracting, (with Marshall Sanders and Dagney Faulk), Research Atlanta, February 1997.
  • Community Outcome Indicators, (with Thomas Weyandt), Research Atlanta, March 1997.
  • Election Issues '97, (with Thomas Weyandt), editors, Research Atlanta, September 1997.
  • An Analysis of the Barnes and Millner Property Tax Relief Proposals, Fiscal Research Program, Report No 22, October 1998.
  • City of Atlanta Debt, (with Dick Layton), Research Atlanta, January 1999.
  • Manufactured Housing in Georgia: Trends and Fiscal Implications, (with L. Kenneth Hubbell), Fiscal Research Program, Report No 35, September 1999.
  • Limitations on Increases in Property Tax Assessed Value, (with Lakshmi Pandey), Fiscal Research Program, Report No 37, November 1999.
  • A Profile of Georgia's Economic Performance and Competitiveness, (with William Smith and Kathleen Thomas), Fiscal Research Program, Report No 41, January 2000.
  • An Analysis of Georgia's Economic Development Tax Credit, (with Dagney Faulk, Keith Ihlanfeldt, William Smith, Jeanie Thomas, and Kathleen Thomas), Fiscal Research Program, Report No 42, January 2000.
  • Looking South: Differences Across Time and Space, (with John Matthews and Joey Smith), Atlanta Policy Forum, Report No 1, October 2000.
  • An Analysis of Plant Closings in Georgia's Apparel and Textile Industries (Julia Melkers, Francis W. Rushing) July 2001
  • Public Opinion on Issues of Tax Fairness, June 2001.
  • Revenue Implications for Georgia of Tax Changes Since 1987 (Kelly Edmiston, Alan Essig, Catherine Freeman, Richard R. Hawkins, William Smith, Sally Wallace, Laura Wheeler) Fiscal Research Center Report, November 2001.
  • Study of Fiscal Incentives for "Green" Business in Ohio, (Jeanie Thomas and Julia Melkers). Part of a larger study done by the Center for Business and Economic, University of Dayton Research, July 2001.
  • "Teaching in the Context of Labor, Economic, and Fiscal Dimensions" (Catherine Freeman and Ben Scafidi), Prepared for the Georgia Teaching Force Center and included in Status Report 2000: A Report of the Supply, Demand, and Utilization of Pre-Kindergarten - Twelfth Grade Teachers in Georgia Public School, 2001.
  • Racial Segregation in Georgia Public Schools, 1994-2001: Trends, Causes and Impact on Teacher Quality (with Catherine Freeman and Benjamin Scafidi) Fiscal Research Program Report #77, November 2002.
  • Getting Serious About Property Tax Reform in Georgia Fiscal Research Center Report No. 86 (August 2003)
  • Financing Georgia's Schools: A Primer (with Ross Rubenstein) Fiscal Research Center Report No. 87 (October 2003)
  • Alternative Formulas for Allocating LOST Revenue to Counties and Cities (with Laura Wheeler) Fiscal Research Center Report No. 94 (April 2004)
  • The Land Value Tax in Jamaica: An Analysis and Options for Reform Jamaica Tax Reform Working Paper 1, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies (August 2004)
  • An Initial Evaluation of a Proposed Statewide Education Sales Tax (with John Matthews and William J. Smith) Fiscal Research Center Report 98 (December 2004)
  • How Different Are Sales Tax Rates along Georgia's Border? (with Lakshmi Pandey and John Matthews) Fiscal Research Center Policy Brief No. 99 (February 2005)
  • Cooperation on Competition: The Multistate Tax Commission and State Corporate Tax Uniformity (with W. Bartley Hildreth and Matthew N. Murray) Fiscal Research Center Report No. 110 (August 2005)
  • Financing an Increased State Role in Funding K-12 Education: An Analysis of Issues and Options (with Peter Bluestone, John Matthews, William J. Smith, Sally Wallace and Laura Wheeler). Fiscal Research Center Report No.114 (September 2005)
  • Georgia's Aging Population: What to Expect and How to Cope? (with Glenn Landers, Clare S. Richie, Sally Wallace, and Angelino Viceisza). Fiscal Research Center Report/Brief No. 116 (November 2005)
  • A Tax Limitation for Georgia? Fiscal Research Center Report No. 117 (December 2005)
  • Adequate Funding of Education in Georgia: What Does It Mean, What Might It Cost, How Could It be Implemented? (with Abdullah Kahn). Fiscal Research Center Report No. 129 (May 2006)
  • Tax Collectibility and Tax Compliance in Georgia (with James Alm and Sally Wallace). Fiscal Research Center Report No. 133 (September 2006)
  • Georgia's Taxes: A Summary of Major State and Local Government Taxes, Thirteenth Edition (January 2007)
  • Transportation Funding Alternatives: A Preliminary Analysis (with William J. Smith, Laura Wheeler and Justin Purkey). Fiscal Research Center Report No. 138 (January 2007)
  • Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations in Georgia (with John Stavick and Sally Wallace). Fiscal Research Center Report No FRC Report 141 (February 2007)
  • The Price Effect of Georgia's Temporary Suspension of State Fuel Taxes (with James Alm). Fiscal Research Center Report No FRC Report 143 / Brief 143 (February 2007)
  • Financing Georgia's Future II (with Sally Wallace, Laura Wheeler, Peter Bluestone, William J. Smith). Fiscal Research Center Report No. 144 (March 2007)
  • Revenue Structures of States Without An Income Tax. Fiscal Research Center Report No. 150 (April 2007)
  • A Description of the Proposed Comprehensive Revision of Georgia's Tax Structure: HR 900. Fiscal Research Center Brief No. 151 (April 2007)
  • Issues Associated with Replacing the Property Tax with State Grant. Fiscal Research Center Brief No. 157 (July 2007)
  • Four Options For Eliminating Property Taxes and Funding Local Governments. Fiscal Research Center Brief No. 160 (August 2007)
  • Selected Fiscal and Economic Implications of Aging (with Sally Wallace and John Winters). Fiscal Research Center Report No. 167 (October 2007)
  • Revenue Estimates for Eliminating Sales Tax Exemptions and Adding Services to the Sales Tax Base (with John Matthews and John Winters). Fiscal Research Center Report No. 170 (October 2007)
  • Replacing All Property Taxes: An Analysis of Revenue Issues (with John Matthews ). Fiscal Research Center Brief No. 171 (October 2007)