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Semiparametric hedonic price models: assessing the effects of agricultural nonpoint source pollution

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  • Christophe Bontemps

    (Toulouse School of Economics, GREMAQ-INRA, Toulouse, France)

  • Michel Simioni

    (Toulouse School of Economics, GREMAQ-INRA, Toulouse, France)

  • Yves Surry

    (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden)

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In the area of environmental analysis using hedonic price models, we investigate the performance of various nonparametric and semiparametric specifications. The proposed model specifications are made up of two parts: a linear component for house characteristics and a non-(semi)parametric component representing the nonlinear influence of environmental indicators on house prices. We adopt a general-to-specific search procedure, based on recent specification tests comparing the proposed specifications with a fully nonparametric benchmark model, to select the best model specification. An application of these semiparametric models to rural districts indicates that pollution resulting from intensive livestock farming has a significant nonlinear impact on house prices. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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  • Christophe Bontemps & Michel Simioni & Yves Surry, 2008. "Semiparametric hedonic price models: assessing the effects of agricultural nonpoint source pollution," Journal of Applied Econometrics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 23(6), pages 825-842.
  • Handle: RePEc:jae:japmet:v:23:y:2008:i:6:p:825-842
    DOI: 10.1002/jae.1022
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    • C14 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Semiparametric and Nonparametric Methods: General
    • R21 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Household Analysis - - - Housing Demand
    • R32 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Real Estate Markets, Spatial Production Analysis, and Firm Location - - - Other Spatial Production and Pricing Analysis
    • Q0 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - General

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