Summary of GFRC
The purpose of the Government Finance Research Center (GFRC) in the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs (CUPPA) at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) is to shape and inform public policy and scholarly discourse on government and public finance by (1) identifying, planning, and executing research, therefore providing reports and informed analyses, (2) delivering educational opportunities and technical training, and (3) offering inclusive venues to convene national and local discussions on fiscal and governance issues.
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In 2024, CMAP and the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) Government Finance Research Center, on behalf of the Cook County Property Tax Reform Group and with support from the Cook County Office of the President, analyzed how local communities use incentive classification. The team’s full report highlights the uncertainties developers face navigating the incentive process and the issues of program design and administration that undercut public objectives, including the county’s push to promote equity and reinvestment. It also shows where incentives are used most heavily and how their potential fiscal effects vary depending on local conditions and assumptions about what development would occur but for the incentives.
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The Government Finance Research Blog
The Government Finance Research Center at UIC is a place for sharing. Academics, practitioners and others can rely on its blog for commentary and information about promising and not-so promising practices and much more. The GFRC blog features a succession of posts short enough to be read by busy people and long enough to offer strong content. They are written by well-known experts in the field.
Check out our latest posts below and click here to see all blog posts.
The Government Finance Research Blog
A Conversation With...
The Government Finance Research Center works with researchers from a variety of backgrounds to analyze the role that public finance plays in our lives. In the interviews below, we talk with experts to dig deeper into pertinent topics and get their perspective on the past, present, and future of government finance.
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