Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the effects of Swedish rent controls on observed vacancy rates for rental housing. Design/methodology/approach – Housing vacancy rates are unevenly distributed among Swedish municipalities. In large expansive municipalities, such as Malmö,...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show that general‐ and special‐purpose properties have to be dealt with differently by the public sector. Design/methodology/approach – Application of standard economic theory concerning pricing of properties and infrastructure. The issues are...