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A Tale of Two Cities: The Announcement Effect of Northern Metropolis Plan

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  • Yi Fan
  • Chongyu Wang
  • Ke Xu

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Using the October 2021 announcement of Hong Kong's Northern Metropolis Plan as a quasi-natural experiment, we examine its impacts on households, firms, and demographics. Leveraging 100,576 housing transactions, 4.7 million consumption records, and district-level demographic data, difference-in-differences estimates show housing prices in the treated region rose by 3.9% within one year, alongside a 4.1% increase in consumption. Firm entry expanded, with inflows of higher-income, higher-educated households. We find a mild, lagged spillover to Shenzhen's housing market but no significant firm response. While the policy narrows cross-region inequality, it increases within-region inequality and raises affordability concerns for lower-SES households.

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  • Yi Fan & Chongyu Wang & Ke Xu, 2026. "A Tale of Two Cities: The Announcement Effect of Northern Metropolis Plan," Papers 2609.19032, arXiv.org.
    • Handle: RePEc:arx:papers:2609.19032
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