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Unexpected Guests: The Impact of Internal Displacement Inflows of Rental Prices in Colombian Host Cities

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  • Emilio Depetris-Chauvin
  • Rafael J. Santos

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We study the causal impact of internally displaced people (IDP) inflows on rental prices in Colombian host cities. Following an instrumental variables approach we find that as IDP inflows increase, low-income rental prices increase and high-income rental prices decrease. We provide empirical evidence on two potential mechanisms for these findings: Excess demand for low-income housing puts upwards pressure on rental prices; increasing supply of high-income housing coupled with rising homicide rates put downwards pressure on rental prices.

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  • Emilio Depetris-Chauvin & Rafael J. Santos, 2017. "Unexpected Guests: The Impact of Internal Displacement Inflows of Rental Prices in Colombian Host Cities," Documentos de Trabajo 493, Instituto de Economia. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile..
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    • J1 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics
    • O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
    • R23 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Household Analysis - - - Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population
    • 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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