This paper estimates the effect of building-height limits on the spatial sizes of Indian cities. Regression results show that height limits, which are imposed in draconian fashion in India, cause spatial expansion of its cities, as predicted by the theoretical model of Bertaud and Brueckner...

Previous research has established that people bid more for houses in high-performing school districts. But what specific factors related to school outcomes influence house prices: the parents, the peers, or the school inputs? We study the extent that house values are affected by each of the...