Trading Frictions and House Price Dynamics

Andrew Caplin and John Leahy

No 14605, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Abstract: We construct a model of trade with matching frictions. The model provides a simple characterization for the joint proces of prices, sales and inventory. We compare the implications of the model to certain properties of housing markets. The model can generate the large price changes and the positive correlation between prices and sales that we see in the data. Unlike the data, prices are negatively autocorrelated and high inventory predicts price appreciation. We investigate several amendments to the model.

JEL-codes: D83 E3 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008-12
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Published as Andrew Caplin & John Leahy, 2011. "Trading Frictions and House Price Dynamics," Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 43, pages 283-303, October.

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