The Effect of Infrastructure on the Price of Land: Evidence from Greater Buenos Aires

Authors

  • Lucas Ronconi Centro de Investigación y Acción Social (CIAS) y Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (Conicet)
  • Juan Casazza Subsecretaría Social de Tierras, Urbanismo y Vivienda
  • Eduardo Reese Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4067/s0250-71612018000300005

Keywords:

land market, networks, urban economy

Abstract

In this article, the authors estimate the effect of investment on infrastructure
(i.e., sewerage, gas provision, paved streets and electricity) on the price of land, using a sample of almost 600 lots located in Greater Buenos Aires (gba). The estimates suggest that effects are positive and larger than the cost of construction, particularly among the lots with the best locations. We also explore the robustness of the results to omitted variable bias. These results suggest that betterment levies, which are seldom used in gba, could become an effective financial tool in some cases.

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Published

2018-09-02

How to Cite

Ronconi, L., Casazza, J., & Reese, E. (2018). The Effect of Infrastructure on the Price of Land: Evidence from Greater Buenos Aires. Revista EURE - Revista De Estudios Urbano Regionales, 44(133). https://doi.org/10.4067/s0250-71612018000300005

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Section

Dossier: La economía en la configuración urbana