Empirical evidence suggests that planning policies significantly impact on investment property market performance in the UK. It is less clear, however, how information about the planning policy environment feeds into investment decision-making. This paper seeks to explore this issue. It reports...

In this paper we are concerned with the relationship between the government’s supply-side policies, including development control regimes, and the performance of the retail property market. It is argued that the regulatory environment impacts on the prices paid by both users and owners of...

There is considerable case study based evidence that changes in the public policy environment have profoundly altered the structure and operation of retail property markets in England. Despite this, however, few studies of property market performance consider the influence of retail planning...

This paper specifies and estimates an econometric model of low and very low birthweight rates for counties in the U.S. for the years 1975-1984. We focus on the impact of several specific public policy actions on use of prenatal care and the subsequent effect on birthweight outcomes. Our results...

Jackson C. (2006) Retail planning and institutional property investment, Regional Studies 40, 555-561. Investment in town centre retail property markets is dominated by institutions. Thus, sustaining and enhancing the vitality and viability of town centres, which is a key role of local planning...

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Diversification strategies for the property element of portfolios have traditionally been undertaken on a sectoral/regional basis, primarily due to data restrictions. However, the standard regions in the UK are defined for administrative purposes and are likely, therefore, to be composed of...