| Becker's (1965) household time allocation theory has played a major role in labor economics but has had fewer applications in the area of public finance. This thesis presents theoretical analyses of how fiscal zoning, which compels households to demand a certain minimum level of housing, can increase the utility of the households in a community. The relative prices of commodities are also different under fiscal zoning than without. Thus, households may be willing to sacrifice leisure time for more housing, market goods, and public goods and services in the presence of zoning and taxes than in the presence of taxes alone. |
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