Does government investment in local public goods spur gentrification?

Description

"In Beijing, the metropolitan government has made enormous place based investments to increase green space and to improve public transit. We examine the gentrification consequences of such public investments. Using unique geocoded real estate and restaurant data, we document that the construction of the Olympic Village and two recent major subway systems have led to increased new housing supply in the vicinity of these areas, higher local prices and an increased quantity of nearby private chain restaurants"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site.

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Series Statement

• NBER working paper series -- working paper 17002
• Working paper series (National Bureau of Economic Research : Online) -- working paper no. 17002.

Links

• http://www.nber.org/papers/w17002