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Ferreira, Pedro Cavalcanti; Monge-Naranjo, Alexander; … - 2016

) of slums in Brazil. We then conduct policy counterfactuals. For instance, we find that cracking down on slums could slow …The emergence of slums is a common feature in a country's path towards urbanization, structural transformation and … model to examine the conditions for slums to emerge. We then use the model to examine whether slums are barriers or stepping …

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The Effects of Inequality, Density, and Heterogeneous Residential Preferences on Urban Displacement and Metropolitan Structure : An Agent-Based Model

Boeing, Geoff - 2018

Urban displacement - when a household is forced to relocate due to conditions affecting its home or surroundings - often results from rising housing costs, particularly in wealthy, prosperous cities. However, its dynamics are complex and often difficult to understand. This paper presents an...

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Housing inequality and how fiscal policy shapes it : evidence from Belgian real estate

Domènech-Arumì, Gerard; Gobbi, Paula E.; Magerman, Glenn - International Research Conference on Household … - 2022

We use detailed information on all real estate stock and transactions since 2006 to study housing inequality in Belgium and how a recent policy shaped it. We use the transactions to predict the market value of all dwellings in the country, to then estimate inequality in value or space at...

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The Distributional Impact of the Sharing Economy on the Housing Market

Calder-Wang, Sophie - 2021

What is the impact of the sharing economy, pioneered by companies such as Airbnb, on the housing market? In this paper, I estimate the welfare and distributional impact of Airbnb on the residents of New York City. I develop a model of an integrated housing market, in which a landlord can offer a...

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Inequality in nineteenth century Manhattan : evidence from the housing market

Gray, Rowena - 2020

Historical inequality is difficult to measure, especially at the sub-country level and beyond the top income shares. This paper presents new evidence on the level of inequality in Manhattan from 1880 to 1910 using housing rents. Rental prices and characteristics, including geocodable locations,...

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Crowding (at) the margins : investigating the unequal distribution of housing space in Germany

Kohl, Sebastian; Steinhardt, Max Friedrich; Stella, Luca; … - 2024

This study explores the factors influencing household overcrowding using longitudinal survey data from Germany spanning the years 1985 to 2022. As average square meters per capita have declined for urban tenants, we find that overcrowding rates have substantially increased since 2012: By 2022,...

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Commute time in Brazil (1992-2009) : differences between metropolitan areas, by income levels and gender

Pereira, Rafael Henrique Moraes; Schwanen, Tim - 2015

This study analyzes trends in average commute times in Brazil between 1992 and 2009. It distinguishes between the nine … Brazil. PNAD data is not conceived strictly for transport planning but is the only large-scale survey in Brazil with annual …, such as Brazil, need not follow the same trajectories as in the Global North. It also shows the importance of not focusing …

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Regional Income Inequalities by Income Class in Brazil : Is Inequality Higher Among Rich or Poor People?

Azzoni, Carlos Roberto - 2000

The paper deals with regional inequality of per capita income by income class in Brazil. Regional income inequality …

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Regional Income Inequalities by Income Class in Brazil : Is Inequality Higher Among Rich or Poor People?

Azzoni, Carlos Roberto - 2000

The paper deals with regional inequality of per capita income by income class in Brazil. Regional income inequality …

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Déficit habitacional e desigualdade da renda familiar no Brasil

García, Fernando; Rebelo, André Marques - In: Economia aplicada : EA 6 (2002) 2, pp. 239-264

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