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Right to buy... time to move? : investigating the effect of the right to buy on moving behaviour in the UK
Ham, Maarten van; Williamson, Lee; Feijten, Peteke; … - 2010
One of the goals of the Right to Buy (RTB) was to stimulate labour migration by removing the debilitating effect of social housing on geographical mobility. This is the first study to examine rigorously whether the Right to Buy legislation did indeed 'free-up' those in social housing who bought...
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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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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012820758
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"We'll always have Paris" : out-of-country buyers in the housing market
Cvijanovic, Dragana; Spaenjers, Christophe - 2018
Previous research has shown that non-local household investors make sub-optimal asset selection and market timing decisions. However, in real estate markets, heterogeneity in returns can exist even with identical ex ante investment (timing) choices, given that transaction prices are the outcome...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012219354
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Dissimilarity effects on house prices : what is the value of similar neighbours?
Bonakdar, Said Benjamin; Roos, Michael W. M. - 2021
Residential choice does not only depend on properties of the dwelling, neighborhood amenities and affordability, but is also affected by the population composition within a neighbourhood. All these attributes are capitalised in the house price. Empirically, it is not easy to disentangle the...
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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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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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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010190162
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Homeownership and labour market behaviour : interpreting the evidence
Rouwendal, Jan; Nijkamp, Peter - 2008 - This version: November 3, 2008
causal relationship from homeownership to unemployment. The literature confirms a decreasing effect of homeownership on …, there are clear indications that there is also an effect of homeownership on the search for jobs on the local labour market …
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