A New Approach to Estimating Equilibrium Models for Metropolitan Housing Markets

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Journal: Journal of Political Economy
Year: 2020
Volume: 128
Issue: 3
Pages: 948 - 983

Score contribution per author:

2.681 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 4.0x S-tier

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

Abstract

We provide a new estimator for a broad class of equilibrium models of metropolitan housing markets with housing differentiated by quality. Quality is a latent variable that captures all features of a dwelling and its environment. We estimate the model for Chicago and New York, obtaining hedonic housing price functions for each quality level for each metropolitan area, stocks of each quality, and compensating variations required for a household of a given income in Chicago to be equally well off in New York.

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RePEc Handle
repec:ucp:jpolec:doi:10.1086/704755
Journal Field
General
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-25