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The effect of urban trees on house prices: evidence from cut-down trees in Amsterdam

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  • Jan Rouwendal

    (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

  • Lynn Bouwknegt

    (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

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This paper studies the effect of urban trees on house prices in Amsterdam by utilizing a detailed data set of trees that were cut-down near the house. By using exogenous reasons the tree was cut-down such as disease or storm, unobserved heterogeneity can be dealt with, and a causal effect established. We use a staggered difference-in-difference approach to hedonic pricing analysis. We find an effect of 1.19 percent decrease in house prices when a tree is cut-down within 75 meters of the house. The effect is largest when trees within that area are scarce. This provides further evidence that urban trees are a valued aesthetic amenity for home owners and should be treated accordingly.

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  • Jan Rouwendal & Lynn Bouwknegt, 2023. "The effect of urban trees on house prices: evidence from cut-down trees in Amsterdam," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 23-059/VIII, Tinbergen Institute.
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    • D62 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Externalities
    • Q51 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Valuation of Environmental Effects
    • R31 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Real Estate Markets, Spatial Production Analysis, and Firm Location - - - Housing Supply and Markets

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