Rising rents in German cities have led to an intense debate about the need for tighter rent controls in housing markets … makers, the rental brake has, at best, no impact in the short run. At worst, it even accelerates rent increases both in …

housing. When part of the market faces rent control, theory predicts an increase of free-market rents, a consequence of … introduction of rent control. Further, we document that rent control reduced the propensity to move house within rent controlled …

housing. When part of the market faces rent control, theory predicts an increase of free-market rents, a consequence of … introduction of rent control. Further, we document that rent control reduced the propensity to move house within rent controlled …

This paper empirically analyzes the effects of a second generation rent control. We make use of an uncommon policy … with elements of a discontinuity design, to identify the causal impact of rent controls. We exploit the spatial and … prices. Our results suggest that the regulation benefits low/medium income households. Further, we provide evidence that rent …

ads offering the housing for rent and sale. Given the richness of information contained in the ads, we are able to … construct the quality-adjusted rent and price indices using the hedonic approach. The results can be applied both for …

Rising rents in German cities have led to an intense debate about the need for tighter rent controls in housing markets … makers, the rental brake has, at best, no impact in the short run. At worst, it even accelerates rent increases both in …

I estimate the impact of market-rate new housing supply on the local rent distribution. As an exogenous shifter of new … new housing supply shift the rent distribution as a whole, suggesting that market-rate new housing supply effectively …