The Assessment Gap: Racial Inequalities in Property Taxation

Using panel data covering 118 million homes in the United States and geolocation detail for 75,000 taxing entities, Assistant Professor Troup Howard of the University of Utah and Carlos Avenancio-León of Indiana University documented a nationwide "assessment gap.” Howard will discuss how this gap leads local governments to place a disproportionate fiscal burden on racial and ethnic minorities. Registration required via link below.