Many empirical applications aim to isolate the impact of implementing new public transport
on real estate uplift value. While their conclusions generally point to positive impact, due to …

Rent control is a highly debated social policy that has been omnipresent since World War I.
Since the 2010s, it is experiencing a true renaissance, for many cities and countries facing …

We develop a programming algorithm that predicts a balanced-panel mix-adjusted house
price index for arbitrary spatial units from repeated cross-sections of geocoded micro data …

The (re-) introduction of tenancy regulation in the form of rent controls, tenant protection or
supply rationing is back on the agenda of policymakers in light of rent inflation in many …

Catalonia enacted a second-generation rental cap policy that affected only some
municipalities and, within those, only units with prices above their “reference” price. We …

Concerns about housing affordability are widespread in cities worldwide, prompting
discussions about rent control policies. This paper studies the effects of a rent control policy …

Abstract On 23 February 2020, the Berlin Senate introduced the Berlin rent freeze
('Mietendeckel'). The law was repealed on 25 March 2021. The Berlin rent freeze was an …

Abstract We are analysing Stockholm, Sweden's regulated rental housing market, by
analysing the distribution of rental apartments based on a person's position in the housing …

The aim of this work is to assess the rental assistance programme that was implemented by
the Catalan regional government in the 2010s using administrative data provided by the …

Amid a renewed interest in rent control due to the housing affordability crisis, the scope and
distribution of its benefits remain underexplored. Using methodological innovations, this …