Voting on urban land development

Matthias Wrede

In this paper, we analyze several local referendums on land development and land-use regulation in the City of Erlangen (Germany) in the period between 2011 and 2018. To identify the positive influence of the travel distance on approval for the development of land, we employ a two-way fixed-effects model and use spatial instruments. Also, we analyze the heterogeneity of city dwellers' preferences for the development of residential and commercial areas. In particular, we examine the homeownership and expenditure-crowding-out hypotheses.

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Year of publication:	[2019] ; This version: December 2019
Authors:	Wrede, Matthias
Publisher:	Munich, Germany : CESifo, Center for Economic Studies & Ifo Institute
Subject:	land development \| referendum \| local public goods \| distance decay \| homeownership \| expenditure-crowding out \| Städtische Flächennutzung \| Urban land use \| Lokale öffentliche Güter \| Local public goods \| Städtischer Immobilienmarkt \| Urban real estate market \| Wohneigentum \| Homeownership \| Bauland \| Development land \| Theorie \| Theory \| Stadtentwicklung \| Urban development \| Referendum