Immigration and Swiss House Prices

Artikel

This study examines the behavior of Swiss house prices in relation to immigration flows for 85 regions from 2001 to 2006. The results show that the nexus between immigration and house prices holds even in an environment of low house price inflation and modest immigration flows. An immigration inflow equal to 1 % of an area’s population is coincident with an increase in prices for single-family homes of about 2 .7 %, a result consistent with previous studies. The overall immigration effect for single-family houses captures almost two-thirds of the total price increase.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Journal: Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics ; ISSN: 2235-6282 ; Volume: 153 ; Year: 2017 ; Issue: 1 ; Pages: 15-36 ; Heidelberg: Springer

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; International Migration ; Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers ; Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics: Housing Demand
• Subject: Immigration ; housing prices

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Degen, Kathrin ; Fischer, Andreas M.
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Springer
• (where): Heidelberg
• (when): 2017

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.1007/BF03399433
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/186067
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET