This paper empirically analyzes the relation between local liquidity in rental housing markets and urban agglomeration effects. Using listed rent offers from online market platforms, I study the cross-sectional variation in local rental market liquidity. Local liquidity is negatively related to...

The last essay analyzes the impact of nearby located urban agglomeration centers on local rental housing market liquidity. The empirical findings suggest a negative liquidity gradient, implying a decrease in local market liquidity with increasing geographic distance from the agglomeration...

This paper examines the short-run immigration effects on prices for owner-occupied housing and rents in Switzerland, exploiting regional variation at the level of 106 local labor markets ("Mobilité Spatiale" regions) and 26 cantons, respectively. We propose two empirical strategies that exploit...

This paper examines the short-run immigration effects on prices for owner-occupied housing and rents in Switzerland, exploiting regional variation at the level of 106 local labour markets ("Mobilité Spatiale" regions) and 26 cantons, respectively. We propose two empirical strategies that...