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An Analysis of the Income and Price Elasticity of Demand for Housing in View of Price Dynamics on the Residential Property Market

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  • Brzezicka Justyna

    (Department of Spatial Analysis and the Real Estate Market, Faculty of Geoengineering, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn)

  • Kobylińska Katarzyna

    (Department of Spatial Analysis and the Real Estate Market, Faculty of Geoengineering, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn)

Abstract

In both the global and the domestic approach, the real estate market is a multifaceted domain of study, constituting a specific and imperfect system. Researchers have to rely on increasingly advanced analytical tools to capture the structural complexity of real estate markets. Real estate prices are influenced by contradictory behaviors of market participants. This observation prompted the authors to analyze the income and price elasticity of demand for housing by calculating elasticity coefficients in view of changes in housing prices and the Veblen effect. This problem was analyzed based on a review of the literature and the results of an experiment. The results of the current study can be used to confirm the presence of the Veblen effect on the housing market based on the adopted criteria. The coefficients of price and income elasticity of demand for housing were calculated in view of the price dynamics on the real estate market to paint a more complete picture of reality and explain market processes.

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  • Brzezicka Justyna & Kobylińska Katarzyna, 2021. "An Analysis of the Income and Price Elasticity of Demand for Housing in View of Price Dynamics on the Residential Property Market," Real Estate Management and Valuation, Sciendo, vol. 29(4), pages 97-110, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:remava:v:29:y:2021:i:4:p:97-110:n:5
    DOI: 10.2478/remav-2021-0032
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    Keywords

    income elasticity of demand for housing; price elasticity of demand for housing; Veblen effect; luxury goods;
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    JEL classification:

    • D01 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Microeconomic Behavior: Underlying Principles
    • D12 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
    • D19 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Other
    • R00 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General - - - General
    • R21 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Household Analysis - - - Housing Demand

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