Land development, search frictions and city structure

B-Tier
Journal: Regional Science and Urban Economics
Year: 2015
Volume: 50
Issue: C
Pages: 63-76

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

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

Abstract

This paper analyzes the interactions between labor and housing (and land) markets in a city. We develop a monocentric city model involving land development and frictional unemployment and characterize the city's spatial configurations in equilibrium. To better understand the properties of equilibria, we implement a comparative steady state analysis. Further, we explore the effects of policies such as (a) a tax on land development to subsidize residents' consumption, (b) a subsidy to improve the transportation infrastructure financed by a lump-sum tax, and (c) income transfers from employed to unemployed workers. Finally, we provide an extension wherein the job arrival rate is endogenous and depends on distance to jobs.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:regeco:v:50:y:2015:i:c:p:63-76
Journal Field
Urban
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-29