The impact of the announcement of temporary building sites for refugees on house prices in Gothenburg

Josef Kjellander, Viktor Nilsson and Aico van Vuuren
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Josef Kjellander: Department of Economics, School of Business, Economics and Law, Göteborg University, Postal: P.O. Box 640, SE 40530 GÖTEBORG, Sweden
Viktor Nilsson: Department of Economics, School of Business, Economics and Law, Göteborg University, Postal: P.O. Box 640, SE 40530 GÖTEBORG, Sweden

No 720, Working Papers in Economics from University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics

Abstract: We evaluate the price development of apartments in neighborhoods surrounding temporary housing for refugees using the unpredicted announcement of three building sites, targeting refugees, in Gothenburg. More in particular, we look at the price development in the year after the announcement. We use a causal outcome model that takes account of time and postal-code fixed effects and we define an area to be affected by the announcement based on walking distance. We find support for a small price effect.

Keywords: House prices; migration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O15 O18 R31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 31 pages
Date: 2018-02
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