Browsing by Author "van Vuuren, Aico"

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    • Is there a diminishing value of urban amenities as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic? 

      van Vuuren, Aico (University of Gothenburg, 2022-01)
      We investigate whether the Covid-19 pandemic decreased the willingness to pay for urban amenities such as restaurants, cinemas and theaters. We do this by using a hedonic pricing model in combination with a time-gradient ...

    • Nonseparable Sample Selection Models with Censored Selection Rules 

      Fernandez-Val, Ivan; van Vuuren, Aico; Vella, Francis (2018-01)
      We consider identification and estimation of nonseparable sample selection models with censored selection rules. We employ a control function approach and discuss different objects of interest based on (1) local effects ...

    • On-the-job search and city structure 

      van Vuuren, Aico (2016-06)
      This paper investigates an equilibrium search model in which search frictions are increasing with the distance to a city’s central business district, allowing for on-the-job search and endogenous wage formation and land ...

    • Real-Estate Agent Commission Structure and Sales Performance 

      Gautier, Pieter; Siegmann, Arjen; van Vuuren, Aico (2017-02)
      Do higher real-estate agent fees imply better performance? This study uses a nation-wide dataset of residential real-estate transactions in the Netherlands from 1985 to 2011 to provide evidence against this. Brokers with ...

    • The effect of land lease on house prices 

      Gautier, Pieter A.; van Vuuren, Aico (2017-01)
      In Amsterdam, houses located on private land and houses with various land-lease contracts coexist. In this paper, we investigate the impact of future land-lease payments on the house price. We look at the impact on house ...

    • The impact of the announcement of temporary building sites for refugees on house prices in Gothenburg 

      Kjellander, Josef; Nilsson, Viktor; van Vuuren, Aico (2018-02)
      We evaluate the price development of apartments in neighborhoods surrounding temporary housing for refugees using the unpredicted announcement of three building sites, targeting refugees, in Gothenburg. More in particular, ...