1998 - Publications and Working Papers
at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies

International Studies Program Working Paper # 98-5
Modernization of the Tax Administration of the Russian Federation, Allan Firestone and GSU Tax Administration Team, December 1998

International Studies Program Working Paper # 98-4
Multi-Year Budgeting: A Review of International Practices and Lessons for Developing and Transitional Economies, L.F. Jameson Boex, Jorge Martinez-Vazquez, and Robert McNab, November 1998

Fiscal Research Program Report #26
The Manipulation of State Corporate Income Tax Apportionment Formulas as an Economic Development Tool, Kelly Edmiston, November 1998

Fiscal Research Program Report #25
The Impact of House Bill No. 129 on Funding for Central Administration in the School Districts of Georgia, Dwight R. Doering, November 1998

Fiscal Research Program Report #24
Revenue Losses from Exemptions of Goods from the Georgia Sales Tax, Mary Beth Walker, November 1998

Research Atlanta reports
Benchmarking the City of Atlanta's Performance in Selected Areas of Service Delivery, November 1998

Ozone Reduction Survey Results, Spring and Summer 1998, and Executive Summary, Gary T. Henry, Charlotte Steeh, Mark D. Rivera and Margaret Brackett, November 1998

International Studies Program Working Paper # 98-6
Tax Policy Analysis: The Introduction of a Russian Tax Amnesty, James Alm, October 1998

Fiscal Research Program Report #23
The Equity of Public Education Funding in Georgia, 1988-1996, Ross H. Rubenstein, Dwight R. Doering and Larry R. Gess,. October 1998

Fiscal Research Program Report #22
An Analysis of the Barnes and Millner Property Tax Relief Proposals, David L. Sjoquist.

Environmental Policy Program Working Paper #1998-001
Georgia’s Scrap Tire Management Program: An Assessment of Economic and Environmental Viability, Ronald G. Cummings, Kelly M. Brown, Peter Terrebonne, and Janisz R. Mrozek, October 1998 (47 pp.)

Quality of Georgia's Pre-Kindergarden Program, 1997-98 School Year, Council for School Performance, October 1998

Fiscal Research Program Report #21
A Review Of Georgia's Quality Basic Education Formula Fiscal Year 1987 Through 1998, Dwight R. Doering and Larry R. Gess, September 1998

Fiscal Research Program Report #20
Net Fiscal Incidence at the Regional Level: A Computable General Equilibrium Model With Voting, by Saloua Sehili, September 1998

Fiscal Research Program Report #19
An Analysis of the Economic Consequences of Modifying the Property Tax on Motor Vehicles in Georgia: Alternative Proposals and Revenue Effects, Laura A. Wheeler, September 1998

Ozone Reduction Survey Results, Spring 1998, Gary T. Henry, Charlotte Steeh, and Mark D. Rivera, August 1998

International Studies Program Working Paper # 98-3
Why Levy Discriminatory Excises on Soft Drinks? Roy Bahl, August 1998

Fiscal Research Program Report #18
The Taxation of Personal Property in Georgia, Dagney Faulk, August 1998

Fiscal Research Program Report #17
Insurance Taxation in Georgia: Analysis and Options, Martin F. Grace, August 1998

Fiscal Research Program Report #16
The Structure of School Districts in Georgia: Economies of Scale and Determinants of Consolidation, L. F. Jameson Boex and Jorge Martinez-Vasquez, July 1998.

Fiscal Research Program Report #15
A Comparative Analysis of Southeastern States Income Tax Treatment of Exporters, Ernest R. Larkins, Jorge Martinez-Vasquez and John J. Masselli, June 1998.

Fiscal Research Program Report/Brief #14
Reducing the Property Tax on Motor Vehicles in Georgia, Laura Wheeler, June 1998

Fiscal Research Program Report/Brief #8
Georgia's Job Tax Credit: An Analysis of the Characteristics of Eligible Firms, Dagney Faulk, June 1998

Fiscal Research Program Brief #7
Performance Based Budgeting Requirements in State Governments, Julia Melkers and Katherine G. Willoughby, June 1998

Research Atlanta reports
Breaking the Concentration of Poverty, June 1998

Research Atlanta reports
Vehicle Registrations in the Metropolitan Atlanta Region, May 1998

Fiscal Research Program Report/Brief #6
Interdistrict School Choice in Georgia: Issues of Equity, Dwight Robert Doering, May 1998

Fiscal Research Program Report #13
Georgia's Corporate Taxes: Should the Corporate Income Tax be Repealed?, Martin F. Grace, April 1998

Fiscal Research Program Report #12
The Georgia Individual Tax: Current Structure and impact of Proposed Changes, Barbara M. Edwards, April 1998

Fiscal Research Program Report/Brief #11
A Georgia Sales Tax for the 21st Century, Roy Bahl and Richard Hawkins, April 1998

Fiscal Research Program Report/Brief #10
Results of Georgia Statewide Poll -- Economic Development, Applied Research Center/Fiscal Research Program, April 1998

Ozone Reduction Survey Results, Fall 1997, Gary T. Henry, Charlotte Steeh and Mark D. Rivera, March 1998

Research Atlanta reports
Raising the Roof on Downtown Housing, March 1998

Fiscal Research Program Report/Brief #5
Georgia's Revenue Shortfall Reserve: An Analysis of its Role, Size and Structure, David L. Sjoquist, March 1998

International Studies Program Working Paper # 98-2
Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations in Vietnam, Charles E. McLure, Jr. and Jorge Martinez-Vazquez, February 1998

International Studies Program Working Paper # 98-1
Discriminatory Taxation of Carbonated Beverages: The Case of Ireland, Roy Bahl and Mary Beth Walker, February 1998

Fiscal Research Program Brief #4
Natural Gas Deregulation and State Sales Tax Collections in Georgia, Richard R. Hawkins, February 1998

Fiscal Research Program Report #3
Creating the Workforce of the Future: A Requirements Analysis, Francis W. Rushing and Stanley J. Smits,. Febraury 1998

Research Atlanta reports
The Atlanta Public School System: An Analysis of Financial Issues, February 1998

Fiscal Research Program Report #9
Economic and Community Development Research in Georgia Colleges and Universities, January 1998

Health Policy Center Issue Brief
Choice and Managed Care, January 1998

Health Policy Center Issue Brief
Health Insurance Coverage in Georgia, January 1998

Health Policy Center Issue Brief
Health Insurance Mandates: Costs and Effects, January 1998

Health Policy Center Issue Brief
Health Plan Liability Legislation in Georgia, January 1998

Pre-Kindergarden Longitudinal Study 1996-97 School year: Report 1, 1998