Housing demand and community choice : an empirical analysis /

Housing demand reflects the household's simultaneous choice of the neighborhood, whether to own or rent the dwelling, and the quantity of housing services demanded. Existing literature emphasizes the final two factors, but overlooks the choice of community. This paper develops an econometric mo...

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Main Author: Rapaport, Carol
Format: Book
Published: New York, N.Y. : Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 1996
Series:Staff reports ; no. 16
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Online Access:https://www.newyorkfed.org/medialibrary/media/research/staff_reports/sr16.pdf
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Summary:Housing demand reflects the household's simultaneous choice of the neighborhood, whether to own or rent the dwelling, and the quantity of housing services demanded. Existing literature emphasizes the final two factors, but overlooks the choice of community. This paper develops an econometric model that incorporates all three components, and then estimates this model using a sample of Tampa, Florida, households. Incorporating community choice increases the price elasticity of demand and reduces the differential between white and comparable nonwhite households. The results are robust to the inclusion of permanent income and taxes.
Physical Description:33 p.
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