Large variation in the estimated income premium of occupational licensing can be found in the existing literature. I revisit the natural experimental design of a change in the German crafts regulation in 2004, which removed the traditional licensing requirement for self-employment in certain...

Many countries experienced a residential credit bubble prior to the global financial crisis; however, by most criteria, the Irish residential and financial sector witnessed one of the most significant imbalances across contemporary western economies. The Irish property market had experienced a...

The weight of the housing tenancy market in Spain is very low. It is frequently argued that an ineffective judicial system, implying a cumbersome procedure to evict a non-paying tenant or simply requiring a long period to execute a decision, may be an important determinant of the tenancy...

We analyse the determinants of prices of flats that are bought on the primary (new construction) and secondary markets (existing stock) in the 17 largest cities in Poland during the 2002-2015 period. We find that prices are driven by economic fundamentals, such as income growth and drop in the...

Die Corona-Pandemie führt auch im Bereich des Wohnens zu gravierenden Effekten. Kurzfristig hat die Bundesregierung mit temporären Ausnahmeregelungen bei den subjektorientierten Instrumenten sowie im Miet- und Darlehensrecht reagiert. Es zeigt sich jedoch, dass weitere temporäre Regelungen...

In this paper we seek to understand the recent dynamics of the Brazilian housing market, which experienced a significant growth in recent years. In particular, we assess the effects of aggregate productivity and monetary policy shocks on housing market variables. Moreover, we also investigate...