A note on globalization and urban residential rents

作者:Bardhan, AD*; Edelstein, RH; Leung, C
来源:Journal of Urban Economics, 2004, 56(3): 505-513.
DOI:10.1016/j.jue.2004.06.003

摘要

We present evidence on the impact of international economic openness upon residential real estate, consistent with the well-known Balassa-Samuelson effect, which suggests that increasing openness raises relative prices of non-tradable goods and services. Using a data set for 46 cities in different countries, we find that urban rents are positively affected by the openness of the economy and by city size.