Understanding Racial Inequality in the Property Tax System

One reason that minority homeowners face a higher tax burden than non-minority homeowners is because they are less likely to appeal their assessed values. Economists Andrew Simon and David Novgorodsky and public policy scholar Justin Holz will examine the causes of racial discrepancies in property tax appeals. They will conduct an experiment and analyze data on property taxes and lottery winnings as well as credit score and income data for their study.