About the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

A leading resource for policy makers and practitioners, the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy addresses issues involving the use, regulation and taxation of land.

The Institute improves the dialogue about urban development, the built environment, and tax policy in the United States and abroad. Through research, training, conferences, demonstration projects, publications, and multi-media, the Lincoln Institute provides the highest quality, non-partisan analysis and evaluation for today's regulatory, planning, and policy decisions.

The Institute was founded in 1974 by John C. Lincoln, whose became interested in land policy through the ideas expressed by Henry George, author of Progress and Poverty (1879). Today, the Institute has become a leading international research organization– facilitating analysis and discussion of land use and taxation issues. The Institute brings together scholars, practitioners, public officials, policy advisers, journalists, and involved citizens to share information and improve the quality of public debate.

Our work is organized into four areas of study: