This paper empirically investigates the impact of the property tax on housing wealth
inequality using the property tax pilot program in China as a quasi-natural experiment. Our …

Housing transfer taxes are fiscally important in many countries despite evidence of
substantial welfare costs. We argue that the welfare costs are larger than previously thought …

Property transaction taxes—also known as stamp duty—are widely viewed as an inefficient
form of taxation. In this paper, we examine the welfare implications of removing stamp duty …

We study the effect of the housing transfer tax on household mobility using Finnish register
data. In 2013, the transfer tax rate was increased from 1.5% to 2% for apartments in multi …

We analyze the optimal taxation of housing in a Mirrleesian setting with heterogeneous
agents who differ in labor productivity, land ownership, and location (urban or rural). Our …

We approach the literature on housing and inequality from two angles. One is the impact of
inequality in endowments on inequality in housing consumption and wealth. The second is …

The recent financial crisis and subsequent global recession have been followed by a wave
of macroprudential measures in the housing market. At the same time, governments have a …

Housing transaction taxes are a widely used form of taxation in developed countries, even
though, just like other types of transaction taxes, it is typically seen as an inefficient form of …

My thesis combines experimental and quasi-experimental evidence with structural models to
study the causal effects and welfare consequences of institutional changes and public …

Housing prices have seen an unprecedented increase in developed countries, following an
explosion of real-estate investment. This paper studies whether taxing property investors …