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Long-term effects of weather-induced migration on urban labor and housing markets

Busso, Matias; Chauvin, Juan Pablo - 2023

This paper explores the effects of weather-induced rural-urban migration on urban labor and housing markets in Brazil. In order to identify causal effects, it uses weather shocks to the rural municipalities of origin of migrants. We show that larger migration shocks led to an increase in...

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Transfer taxes and household mobility : distortion on the housing or labour market?

Hilber, Christian; Lyytikäinen, Teemu - 2015

We estimate the effect of the UK Stamp Duty Land Tax on household mobility using micro data. The UK (until 2014) provided an ideal setting to explore the impact of housing transfer taxes on mobility decisions. This is partly because the stamp duty liability is quite substantial, at least for...

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The economics of internal migration : advances and policy questions

Jia, Ning; Molloy, Raven S.; Smith, Christopher L.; … - 2022

We review developments in research on within-country migration, focusing on internal migration in the U.S. We begin by describing approaches to modelling individuals' migration decisions and equilibrium outcomes across local areas. Next, we summarize evidence regarding the impact of migration on...

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Homeownership : low household mobility, volatile housing prices, high income dispersion

Ortalo-Magné, François; Rady, Sven - 2002

joint location and tenure mode decisions. To investigate the effect of homeownership on equilibrium prices and allocations … three results. First, homeownership enables more households to remain in the more desirable location at the expense of … newcomers. Second, homeownership adds to the volatility of the housing market. Third, homeownership may amplify the dispersion …

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Homeownership : low household mobility, volatile housing prices, high income dispersion

Ortalo-Magné, François; Rady, Sven - 2002

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The clash of rural-urban migrants and real estate investors on Phnom Penh's housing market : prospects for garment workers

Buttmann, Vera - 2017

Housing markets of large cities around the world, particularly in so-called developing and emerging countries, are currently experiencing a clash: On the one hand, large numbers of labour migrants arrive from rural areas and need cheap rental housing. On the other hand, international real estate...

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Urbanization in China and how urban housing demand can be met

Gottschalch, Sören - 2013

As it has rightfully been recognized by China's central government, successful urbanization will be decisive for the nation's future development. Key challenges will be to realize urbanization economies, improve production and innovation capabilities, direct urban and suburban growth and improve...

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Meet the need for inclusive urbanization in China : migrants' urban housing demand along their socio-economic transition

Gottschalch, Sören - 2015

China's central government has rightfully recognized that successful urbanization will be decisive for the nation's future development. However, most city regions in China are not yet enjoying the net benefits that agglomerations in metropolitan regions can initiate. In this regard, following...

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International migration and regional housing markets : evidence from France

Albis, Hippolyte d’; Boubtane, Ekrame; Coulibaly, Dramane - 2017

This article examines the causal relations between non-European immigration and the characteristics of the housing market in host regions. We constructed a unique database from administrative records and used it to assess annual migration flows into France's 22 administrative regions from 1990...

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Losing a job and (dis)incentives to move

Maczulskij, Terhi; Böckerman, Petri - 2020

We examine the economic determinants of interregional mobility. Using plant closures and mass lay-offs for identification, we show that there are obstacles in the labor market that prevent a more efficient reallocation of unemployed individuals and jobs. We find that displacement increases the...

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