This paper proposes a methodology for estimation of spatial weights matrices which are consistent with a given or estimated pattern of spatial autocovariance. This approach is potentially useful for applications in urban, environmental, development, growth and other areas of economics where...

This paper analyzes the determinants of housing tenure choice and its re- lationship with the income taxes structure by using 6672 Spanish income tax forms of 1993. We use a model that jointly estimates the agent housing tenure decision, her probability of overcoming the legal tops for...

We examine the role of demographics on the housing market in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area (HMA) using the Mankiw and Weil (1989) approach. First, we estimate housing demand for each age group in HMA using cross section data and find that it increases from childhood to the age 70-74 years. This...

In most applications of complete systems of demand functions to national accounts data it is implicitly assumed that the demand functions are identified. For post-war Sweden this is not an altogether good assumption because due to rent control there was an excess demand for housing. In this...

While estimates of models with spatial interaction are very sensitive to the choice of spatial weights, considerable uncertainty surrounds the definition of spatial weights in most studies with cross-section dependence. We show that, in the spatial error model, the spatial weights matrix is only...

We analyze the determinants and dynamics of a highly protected housing market. Based on Swiss data for the time period 1990 to 2009 we model house prices and construction activity. We find that house prices exhibit a positive association with construction price, working age population as well as...

Alternative hedonic model formulations are used to compare predicted and observed prices of property transactions in alternative locations. The estimation of model parameters is based on data from Western Norway, and alternative model formulations primarily differ with respect to how spatial...

The starting point of this paper is a hedonic regression model where house prices are explained as a result of urban attraction and the accessibility to job opportunities in the region. We introduce the hypothesis that households in addition value accessibility to job opportunities in the...

While estimates of models with spatial interaction are very sensitive to the choice of spatial weights, considerable uncertainty surrounds definition of spatial weights in most studies with cross-section dependence. We show that, in the spatial error model the spatial weights matrix is only...

Increasing supply is frequently proposed as a solution to rising housing costs. However, there is little evidence on how new market-rate construction-which is typically expensive-affects the market for lower quality housing in the short run. I begin by using address history data to identify...