As COVID-19 is pervasive in the globe, governments in different countries face a dilemma between restricting the transmission risk of the virus by social distancing and maintaining economic activities. Inadequate social distancing policies lead to more infected cases and deaths, while some...

This study investigated government speculation on spillover effect in the housing market based on a quasi-experiment related to the house purchase restriction (HPR) policy in China. Using a difference-in-differences research method and the HPR policy applying between 2016 and 2017 in China, this...