The Concept of Urban Amenities -- Germans’ Location Choice Preferences -- The Relationship Between Residential Prices and Migration -- Crime in a Large German City and the Impact on Residential Real Estate.

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This paper shows that rising real estate prices reduce industry productivity, because they lead to a reallocation of capital and labor towards inefficient firms. I establish that the rise in real estate value during the US housing boom relaxes firms' financial constraints. Companies borrow...