Analyzing building height restrictions - predicted impacts, welfare costs, and a case study of Bangalore, India

Alain Bertaud () and Jan K. Brueckner ()

No 3290, Policy Research Working Paper Series from The World Bank

Abstract: The authors analyze the effects of building height restrictions, providing a concrete welfare cost estimate for the city of Bangalore, India. Relying on several theoretical results, their analysis shows that the welfare cost imposed on its residents by Bangalore's building height restriction ranges between 3 and 6 percent of household consumption. This burden represents a significant share of individual resources, and its presence may push many marginal households into poverty.

Keywords: Public Health Promotion; Environmental Economics&Policies; Public Sector Economics&Finance; Economic Theory&Research; Banks&Banking Reform; Economic Theory&Research; Environmental Economics&Policies; Public Sector Economics&Finance; Urban Housing; Banks&Banking Reform (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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