Arbeitspapier

The effect of urban trees on house prices: evidence from cut-down trees in Amsterdam

This paper studies the effect of urban trees on house prices in Amsterdam by utilizing a detailed data set of trees that were cut-down near the house. By using exogenous reasons the tree was cut-down such as disease or storm, unobserved heterogeneity can be dealt with, and a causal effect established. We use a staggered difference-in-difference approach to hedonic pricing analysis. We find an effect of 1.19 percent decrease in house prices when a tree is cut-down within 75 meters of the house. The effect is largest when trees within that area are scarce. This provides further evidence that urban trees are a valued aesthetic amenity for home owners and should be treated accordingly.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Series: Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper ; No. TI 2023-059/VIII

Classification
Wirtschaft
Externalities
Valuation of Environmental Effects
Housing Supply and Markets
Subject
Immobilienpreis
Baum
Hedonischer Preisindex
Amsterdam
Niederlande

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Bouwknegt, Lynn
Rouwendal, Jan
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
Tinbergen Institute
(where)
Amsterdam and Rotterdam
(when)
2023

Handle
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Object type

  • Arbeitspapier

Associated

  • Bouwknegt, Lynn
  • Rouwendal, Jan
  • Tinbergen Institute

Time of origin

  • 2023

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