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Equilibrium Effects of Superstition in The Housing Market

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  • Jiawei Chen

    (University of California)

  • Matthew Shum

    (Caltech)

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We investigate the interaction of product quality differentiation and consumer preference heterogeneity in durable goods markets, focusing on the effects of secondary market liquidity and consumer heterogeneity on equilibrium prices. We build an infinite-horizon dynamic model of the apartments housing market that captures the above features. Some apartments are considered lucky, and some consumers are superstitious. Lucky apartments are valued more highly than non-lucky ones only by superstitious consumers. Results show that the difference between the lucky apartment price and the non-lucky apartment price becomes smaller when the secondary market becomes less liquid and when consumers’ preference heterogeneity becomes more persistent as opposed to time-varying.

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  • Jiawei Chen & Matthew Shum, 2019. "Equilibrium Effects of Superstition in The Housing Market," The Japanese Economic Review, Springer, vol. 70(3), pages 341-345, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:jecrev:v:70:y:2019:i:3:d:10.1111_jere.12236
    DOI: 10.1111/jere.12236
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