The virus that devastated tourism: The impact of covid-19 on the housing market

B-Tier
Journal: Regional Science and Urban Economics
Year: 2022
Volume: 95
Issue: C

Authors (4)

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 4 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We study the causal impact of the negative shock on short-term rentals caused by covid-19 in the tourist-intensive city centre of Lisbon. Our difference-in-differences strategy uses a parish-level treatment relying on the pre-pandemic intensity of short-term rentals, using data between Q3 2018 and Q3 2020. The results suggest that landlords relocated properties into the long-term rental market, in which prices de-crease 4.1%, while listed quantities increase 20% in the treated civil parishes vis-`a-vis comparison ones. We also find evidence of an incremental negative impact on sale prices of 4.8% in treated areas. Our results are robust to the inclusion of Porto.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:regeco:v:95:y:2022:i:c:s0166046222000059
Journal Field
Urban
Author Count
4
Added to Database
2026-01-28