scholarly journals Environmental Health Risks and Housing Values: Evidence from 1,600 Toxic Plant Openings and Closings

2015 ◽  
Vol 105 (2) ◽  
pp. 678-709 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janet Currie ◽  
Lucas Davis ◽  
Michael Greenstone ◽  
Reed Walker
Keyword(s):  
Low Birthweight ◽  
Infant Health ◽  
Housing Markets ◽  
Housing Values ◽  
Regulatory Oversight ◽  
Industrial Plants ◽  
Toxic Emissions ◽  
Environmental Health Risks ◽  
Rich Data ◽  
Toxic Plant

Regulatory oversight of toxic emissions from industrial plants and understanding about these emissions' impacts are in their infancy. Applying a research design based on the openings and closings of 1,600 industrial plants to rich data on housing markets and infant health, we find that: toxic air emissions affect air quality only within 1 mile of the plant; plant openings lead to 11 percent declines in housing values within 0.5 mile or a loss of about $4.25 million for these households; and a plant's operation is associated with a roughly 3 percent increase in the probability of low birthweight within 1 mile. (JEL I12, L60, Q52, Q53, Q58, R23, R31)

International Real Estate Review

2006 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 112-131
Author(s):  
Steven Plaut ◽  
◽  
Egita Uzulena ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Architectural Design ◽  
Explanatory Variable ◽  
Housing Stock ◽  
Housing Markets ◽  
Hedonic Pricing ◽  
Housing Values ◽  
Pricing Models ◽  
Explanatory Variables ◽  
Housing Value ◽  
Physical Features

Architectural design has generally not been included in estimations of hedonic pricing models and the reason is no doubt the difficulty in capturing it in a usable measurement variable. It is usually too idiosyncratic and heterogeneous to “sum up” easily and introduce as an explanatory variable. However, in some housing markets, architectural design consists of a limited number of standardized “prototypes”, which can then be used as explanatory variables in hedonic estimations. Such is the case for Riga, Latvia, where almost the entire housing stock fits into about a score of fairly standardized architectural design types. This paper is an empirical analysis of the Riga housing market, which only became a “market” in a meaningful sense after the collapse of the Soviet regime in Latvia. The paper analyzes a set of about 3500 transactions, all from recent years. We estimate the elasticity of housing value with respect to size of housing units and some other physical features, and the value of the different architectural designs, controlling for location. This is one of the first hedonic or microeconomic analyses of housing values in any post-Soviet transitional economy.

scholarly journals Do segregated housing markets have a spillover effect on housing prices in nearby residential areas?

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Ismail ◽  
Abukar Warsame ◽  
Mats Wilhelmsson
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Housing Prices ◽  
Spillover Effect ◽  
Housing Markets ◽  
Spillover Effects ◽  
High Income ◽  
Housing Values ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Property Assessment

Purpose The purpose of this study is to analyse the trends regarding housing segregation over the past 10–20 years and determine whether housing segregation has a spillover effect on neighbouring housing areas. Namely, the authors set out to determine whether proximity to a specific type of segregated housing market has a negative impact on nearby housing markets while proximity to another type of segregated market has a positive impact. Design/methodology/approach For the purposes of this paper, the authors must combine information on segregation within a city with information on property values in the city. The authors have, therefore, used data on the income of the population and data on housing values taken from housing transactions. The case study used is the city of Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. The empirical analysis will be the estimation of the traditional hedonic pricing model. It will be estimated for the condominium market. Findings The results indicate that segregation, when measured as income sorting, has increased over time in some of the housing markets. Its effects on housing values in neighbouring housing areas are significant and statistically significant. Research limitations/implications A better understanding of the different potential spillover effects on housing prices in relation to the spatial distribution of various income groups would be beneficial in determining appropriate property assessment levels. In other words, awareness of this spillover effect could improve existing property assessment methods and provide local governments with extra information to make an informed decision on policies and services needed in different neighbourhoods. Practical implications On housing prices emanating from proximity to segregated areas with high income differs from segregated areas with low income, policies that address socio-economic costs and benefits, as well as property assessment levels, should reflect this pronounced difference. On the property level, positive spillover on housing prices near high-income segregated areas will cause an increase in the number of higher income groups and exacerbate segregation based on income. Contrarily, negative spillover on housing prices near low-income areas might discourage high-income households from moving to a location near low-income segregated areas. Local government should be aware of these spillover effects on housing prices to ensure that policies intended to reduce socioeconomic segregation, such as residential and income segregation, produce desirable results. Social implications Furthermore, a good estimation of these spillover effects on housing prices would allow local governments to carry out a cost–benefit analysis for policies intended to combat segregation and invest in deprived communities. Originality/value The main contribution of this paper is to go beyond the traditional studies of segregation that mainly emphasise residential segregation based on income levels, i.e. low-income or high-income households. The authors have analysed the spillover effect of proximity to hot spots (high income) and cold spots (low income) on the housing values of nearby condominiums or single-family homes within segregated areas in Stockholm Municipality in 2013.

Does Life in the United States Take a Toll on Health? Duration of Residence and Birthweight among Six Decades of Immigrants

2017 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julien Teitler ◽  
Melissa Martinson ◽  
Nancy E. Reichman
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Low Birthweight ◽  
Infant Health ◽  
Indirect Evidence ◽  
The United States ◽  
Duration Of Residence ◽  
Cohort Differences ◽  
Heterogeneous Effects ◽  
Interview Survey ◽  
Developed Nations

We used data from the 1998–2009 waves of the National Health Interview Survey to investigate cohort differences in low birthweight among US-born children of mothers arriving in the United States between 1955 and 2009, cohort-adjusted patterns in low birthweight by maternal duration of residence in the United States, and cohort-adjusted patterns in low birthweight by maternal duration of US residence stratified by age at arrival and region of origin. We found a consistent deterioration in infant health with successive immigrant cohorts and heterogeneous effects of cohort-adjusted duration in the United States by age at arrival and region. Most notably, we found evidence that maternal health (as proxied by low birthweight) deteriorates with duration in the United States only for immigrant mothers who came to the United States as children. For mothers who arrived as adults, we found no evidence of deterioration. The findings underscore the importance of considering age at arrival and place of origin when studying post-migration health trajectories and provide indirect evidence that early life exposures are a key to understanding why the United States lags other developed nations in health.

scholarly journals Consumer housing values and prejudices against living in wooden homes in the Nordic region

Silva Fennica ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Katja Lähtinen ◽  
Liina Häyrinen ◽  
Anders Roos ◽  
Anne Toppinen ◽  
Francisco Aguilar Cabezas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Housing Markets ◽  
Policy Support ◽  
Housing Values ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Nordic Region ◽  
Material Usage ◽  
Binary Regression Analysis ◽  
Good Reputation ◽  
Market Diffusion ◽  
Supply Side Factors

So far, consumer housing values have not been addressed as factors affecting the market diffusion potential of multi-storey wood building (MSWB). To fill the void, this study addresses different types of consumer housing values in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden (i.e., Nordic region), and whether they affect the likelihood of prejudices against building with wood in the housing markets. The data collected in 2018 from 2191 consumers in the Nordic region were analyzed with exploratory factor analysis and logistic binary regression analysis. According to the results, consumers’ perceptions on ecological sustainability, material usage and urban lifestyle were similar in all countries, while country-specific differences were detected for perceptions on aesthetics and natural milieus. In all countries, appreciating urban lifestyle and living in attractive neighborhoods with good reputation increased the likelihood of prejudices against wood building, while appreciation of aesthetics and natural milieus decreased the likelihood of prejudices. In strengthening the demand for MSWB and sustainable urbanization through actions in businesses (e.g., branding) and via public policy support (e.g., land zoning), few messages derive from the results. In all, abreast with the already existing knowledge on the supply side factors (e.g., wood building innovations), more customized information is needed on the consumer-driven issues affecting the demand potential of MSWB in the housing markets. This would enable, e.g., both enhancing the supply of wooden homes for consumers appreciating urban lifestyle and neighborhoods and fortifying positive image of wood among consumers especially appreciating good architecture and pleasant environmental milieus.

scholarly journals Associations of Maternal Testosterone and Cortisol Levels With Health Outcomes of Mothers and Their Very-Low-Birthweight Infants

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 409-418 ◽  
Author(s):  
June Cho ◽  
Xiaogang Su ◽  
Diane Holditch-Davis
Keyword(s):  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Low Birthweight ◽  
Infant Health ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Very Low Birthweight ◽  
Salivary Testosterone ◽  
Labor Complications ◽  
Cortisol Levels ◽  
Maternal Testosterone

Objective: Although the roles of testosterone and cortisol in various health problems have been extensively investigated, little is known about their associations with health outcomes in mothers and their very-low-birthweight (VLBW) infants when maternal testosterone and cortisol are examined together during the postpartum period. Method: The 101 mother–VLBW infant pairs were recruited from the neonatal intensive care unit of a tertiary medical center in the southeastern United States. Demographic information, pregnancy and labor complications of mothers, and health and growth outcomes of infants were obtained from medical records and interviews with mothers. Maternal salivary testosterone and cortisol levels were determined using enzyme immunoassay. Results: Linear regression showed that mothers who were older and had a larger body mass index experienced more pregnancy complications, whereas mothers who were single and had a cesarean section experienced more labor complications. Generalized linear models showed that mothers with high cortisol levels had more antepartum hemorrhage, whereas infants of mothers with high cortisol levels had fewer neurological insults and shorter hospitalizations than other infants. More mothers experienced premature prolonged rupture of membranes (PPROM) than chorioamnionitis, and maternal medical complications were negatively associated with infant health outcomes except PPROM, which was positively associated with infant outcomes. Conclusions: High maternal cortisol levels were associated with maternal health problems during pregnancy. Beneficial effects of PPROM and high maternal cortisol levels on infant health outcomes were important findings, and understanding the mechanisms of these relationships may be of practical value for clinicians and researchers.

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