This chapter examines certain of the developments in the application of economic theory
and in empirical and policy analysis with respect to housing markets in general and urban …

There has been little systematic treatment of demographic variables in the housing literature.
This paper reviews methods used to include demographic variables in demand systems. It …

Using a unique panel dataset of health plan choices and personal characteristics of
employees at a single firm, this paper provides estimates of price elasticities for health …

Most bank merger studies do not control for hidden bailouts, which may lead to biased
results. In this study we employ a unique data set of approximately 1000 mergers to analyze …

This study is devoted to studying households' decisions to move and whether to rent or own
after moving. It employs dynamic discrete choice models which condition households' …

This book is a treatise on empirical microeconomics: it describes the econometric theory of
qualitative choice models and the empirical practice of modeling consumer demand for a …

We derive simple, multi-step estimation methods for a linear model with heterogeneous
coefficients when there are both continuous and discrete endogenous explanatory …

The study uses data from the 1958 birth cohort, collected in the British National Child
Development Study, to model the dynamics of people's first entry to either owner-occupation …

The paper models the transition rates between the three main housing tenures in
Britain.“Surprises” like partnership break-up, acquisition of a partner, and spells of …

National housing markets differ in many aspects, making cross-national studies a fascinating
subject. This article sheds light on housing demand in Germany and Japan. The primary …