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The Economic Implications of Housing Supply

The Journal of economic perspectives, 2018-01, Vol.32 (1), p.3-30 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Copyright © 2018 by the American Economic Association ;Copyright American Economic Association Winter 2018 ;ISSN: 0895-3309 ;EISSN: 1944-7965 ;DOI: 10.1257/jep.32.1.3

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  • Title:
    The Economic Implications of Housing Supply
  • Author: Glaeser, Edward ; Gyourko, Joseph
  • Subjects: Construction costs ; Cost estimates ; Economic costs ; Economic theory ; Externality ; Housing ; Housing costs ; Housing market ; Housing prices ; Housing supply ; Incentives ; Land use ; Market prices ; Prices ; Production costs ; Productivity ; Regulation ; Relocation ; Residential buildings ; Spatial analysis ; Supply & demand ; Taxation ; Wealth
  • Is Part Of: The Journal of economic perspectives, 2018-01, Vol.32 (1), p.3-30
  • Description: In this essay, we review the basic economics of housing supply and the functioning of US housing markets to better understand the distribution of home prices, household wealth, and the spatial distribution of people across markets. We employ a cost-based approach to gauge whether a housing market is delivering appropriately priced units. Specifically, we investigate whether market prices (roughly) equal the costs of producing the housing unit. If so, the market is well-functioning in the sense that it efficiently delivers housing units at their production cost. The gap between price and production cost can be understood as a regulatory tax. The available evidence suggests, but does not definitively prove, that the implicit tax on development created by housing regulations is higher in many areas than any reasonable negative externalities associated with new construction. We discuss two main effects of developments in housing prices: on patterns of household wealth and on the incentives for relocation to high-wage, high-productivity areas. Finally, we turn to policy implications.
  • Publisher: Nashville: American Economic Association
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 0895-3309
    EISSN: 1944-7965
    DOI: 10.1257/jep.32.1.3
  • Source: ProQuest Central
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