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Housing prices and urban land use efficiency

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  • Shuangjin Wang
  • Richard J. Cebula
  • Xiaowei Liu
  • Maggie Foley

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This study explores the impact of housing prices on urban land use efficiency based on data collected from 30 municipalities and provincial capitals in China over the 2007–2017 period. The empirical results show that there is a significantly negative association between the average housing price and urban land use efficiency. Furthermore, we find the weakest association when average housing prices lie in the range of 6,100 Yuan/m2 and 14,600 Yuan/m2. When housing prices fall outside this range, the impact of higher housing prices on land efficiency tends to be positive. One potential explanation for this phenomenon is that local governments are shortsighted in their focus on short run revenue generated from land expansion rather than on improving sustainable land management. Moreover, more limited housing price inflation promotes urban land use efficiency.

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  • Shuangjin Wang & Richard J. Cebula & Xiaowei Liu & Maggie Foley, 2021. "Housing prices and urban land use efficiency," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 28(13), pages 1121-1124, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:apeclt:v:28:y:2021:i:13:p:1121-1124
    DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2020.1803476
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    1. Di Zhu & Yinghong Wang & Shangui Peng & Fenglin Zhang, 2022. "Influence Mechanism of Polycentric Spatial Structure on Urban Land Use Efficiency: A Moderated Mediation Model," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(24), pages 1-18, December.
    2. Chaopeng Li & Guoyin Cai & Zhongchang Sun, 2021. "Urban Land-Use Efficiency Analysis by Integrating LCRPGR and Additional Indicators," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(24), pages 1-14, December.

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