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Semiparametric estimation of land price gradients using large data sets
The exact nature of land price gradients, the surface describing how land prices change with location, can be difficult to uncover. This is particularly true for cities with few vacant lots or in more rural regions where the number of land sales in a given area is limited. This article outlines a semiparametric method to construct the land price surface given a large set of residential property sales, and investigates properties of this surface in Richmond, Virginia, and three surrounding counties. Despite recent concentrations of housing in suburban areas, we find that Richmond remains ...
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On the evolution of income inequality in the United States
This article discusses the evolution of income inequality in the United States. We focus mainly on the evolution of inequality since the 1960s because more data are available for this period than for earlier periods. We document that income inequality rose in the United States during the period under study. Furthermore, our article documents periods characterized by a decline in real income for lower income groups. We show that the increase in inequality is concentrated among individuals with higher income and we explain that welfare inequality may have increased less than income inequality ...
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The evolution of city population density in the United States
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Residential externalities
A Richmond, Va.,-based community development program provides a natural experiment for measuring how the choices of one property owner can increase or decrease the value of neighboring properties.
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