Globally, the popularity of homesharing platforms such as Airbnb has grown rapidly in the past decade. These platforms allow households to raise additional income and utilise space in their homes that may otherwise remain unused. However, concerns over the impacts of short-term lets (STL) on...

Enhancing sustainable tourism destinations is a crucial endeavor. Sustainability improvement measures are needed not only in newly built environments but also in physical capacities that are already established and that have been in operation for an extended period. This contribution addresses...

Purpose: Despite second homes having been extensively studied in the tourism area during the last two decades, there is a lack of updated review. This work presents a systematic literature review and a revision of the main issues studied. Methods: The document begins with a discussion about...

This study evaluates the impact of the second home restriction (Lex Weber) on construction investments in Switzerland. Different specifications and variations are defined, and the changes in investment behaviour are analysed. A first basic model considers the variation in investments through a...

We provide an in-depth study of short-term rental (STR) regulation in Chicago. While many municipalities choose between outright bans or laissez-faire strategies concerning STR activities, Chicago pioneered a middle-ground ordinance, enabling the market to exist with limitations and...

Während Revenue Management in der Hotellerie bereits recht verbreitet ist, gibt es bisher nur wenige Übertragungen auf den Markt der Ferienimmobilien. Revenue Management für Ferienimmobilien geht diesen Schritt. Von der privaten Vermietung einzelner Objekte bis zur hunderte Objekte...

We study a home rental market where hosts compete in prices and decide which guests to accept. Such screening results in inefficiently many rejections and can reduce welfare. In a unique symmetric equilibrium, hosts randomize over prices so that it may be unprofitable for them to accept some...

The Tiebout model assumes that individuals 'vote with their feet' and choose to locate in the jurisdiction which best matches their fiscal preferences. In this paper, we test Tiebout's voting mechanism by examining whether housing purchase decisions are sensitive to changes in local property tax...

Consumer reviews, especially those expressing concerns of product quality, are crucial for the credibility of online platforms. However, reviews that criticize a product or service may also dissuade buyers from using the platform, creating an incentive to blur the visibility of critical reviews....

In diesem Beitrag wird die Multilokalität von Personen in Living-Apart-Together-Beziehungen und Personen, die eine nur beruflich genutzte Zweitwohnung unterhalten ("Shuttles") betrachtet. Es werden die sozialräumlichen Konsequenzen multilokaler Lebensformen untersucht und dabei...

Carla is at a crossroads. She's in dire financial straits and seriously considering leaving her husband of 20 years. A group of her friends has invited her to vacation with them at the annual revival of a megachurch south of where she lives, and Carla desperately wants to go with them to have a...

This study uses a quasi-experiment to evaluate the impact of the second home restriction (Lex Weber) on construction investments in Switzerland. It estimates the effect in different strongly affected areas. Four different specifications are defined, and the changes in investment behaviour are...

This thesis is composed of three different chapters focusing on labour market policies, unemployment and the construction industry. The analyses aim to contribute to the microeconomic theory, proving three different concepts of externally caused variations, affecting both, the labour market...

Multilokale Lebensführung - das Wohnen und Leben an mehreren Orten - ist ein aktuelles gesellschaftliches und räumliches Phänomen. Multilokalität ist nicht grundsätzlich neu, wandelt sich aber mit den gesellschaftlichen Lebensbedingungen und -verhältnissen. Dabei geht es um sich...

In diesem Beitrag wird die Multilokalität von Personen in Living-Apart-Together-Beziehungen und Personen, die eine nur beruflich genutzte Zweitwohnung unterhalten ("Shuttles") betrachtet. Es werden die sozialräumlichen Konsequenzen multilokaler Lebensformen untersucht und dabei...

Five Nordic municipal examples -- References -- Methods and validation of results -- Nordic overview -- Preface -- -- Combined analyses of challenges and strategies in use in the Nordics -- Spatial planning for second homes -- Summary.

In den letzten Jahrzehnten hat die Zahl der Berufspendler stetig zugenommen. Während das Pendeln durch die amtliche Statistik ausreichend erfasst ist, existiert nur eine unzureichende Datengrundlage zur Messung der Anzahl von berufsbedingten Zweitwohnungen (residenzielle Multilokalität) in...

Short-term rentals, where tourists stay at private residences, have become ubiquitous over the past decade. Many communities are divided over the tradeoffs between a property owner's rights and nuisance problems created by transient populations in residential neighborhoods. This paper...

In den letzten Jahrzehnten hat die Zahl der Berufspendler stetig zugenommen. Während das Pendeln durch die amtliche Statistik ausreichend erfasst ist, existiert nur eine unzureichende Datengrundlage zur Messung der Anzahl von berufsbedingten Zweitwohnungen (residenzielle Multilokalität) in...