The population of Germany will be one of the first in the western hemisphere to undergo considerable permanent shrinkage. In view of the relatively low elasticities of supply and demand significant negative price reactions might be expected. This work supplements existing studies by estimating real estate prices for single-family homes on the disaggregate level of Germany’s metropolitan areas. It highlights asymmetric price reactions: growth in population numbers has no significant price effects, whereas declining population numbers lead to significant negative price effects.
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Paper provided by Chair for Economic Policy, University of Hamburg in its series Working Papers with number
006.
Length: 18 pages Date of creation: 2007 Date of revision: Publication status: Published in Hamburg Contemporary Economic Discussions, Issue 06, 2007 Handle: RePEc:hce:wpaper:006
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