The purpose of this case is to provide a setting to analyze the impact of major events (e.g., the Olympic Games) on property prices. By focusing on the Wangjing area in Beijing, the impact of the 2008 Olympic Games on Beijing's residential property market can be analyzed using transaction data...

Loss aversion is a core concept in prospect theory that refers to people's asymmetric attitudes with respect to gains and losses. More specifically, losses loom larger than gains. With the capability of loss aversion to explain economic phenomena, some of which are puzzling under expected...

In this research, we extend the work of Stadelmann and Billon (2012) by incorporating Chinese-style decentralization variables. We do this to explore the characteristics of tax capitalization and the capitalization of public services under the city governances in China. As an indicator of...

This study examines the impacts of the Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link on residential property prices in West Kowloon, in which the terminus and only station of the Hong Kong section of the high-speed rail link is located. The express rail is characterised as being a link...

Using models from the happiness and the behavioural economics literature, we develop an analytical framework to investigate the relationship between housing wealth and residential satisfaction. Two hypotheses, i.e., social comparison and adaptation, are tested by using household panel survey...