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The spatial impact of employment centres on housing markets

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Pages 472-491 | Received 26 Sep 2016, Accepted 17 May 2017, Published online: 07 Jul 2017
 

ABSTRACT

The spatial impact of employment centres on housing markets. Spatial Economic Analysis. Local economic growth tends to affect neighbourhood house prices unevenly. It has been observed that prime locations experience price hikes far in excess of the surrounding local area. Yet, this phenomenon is not well captured by existing economic models. This research provides a model of spatial and temporal interactions between housing and employment markets. The results show that rapid growth of employment centres increases house prices in neighbouring locations even after adjusting for fundamentals. It is concluded that spatial clustering of companies creates an option value for existing and potential employees that goes beyond ease of access for commuting purposes.

摘要

就业中心对住房市场的空间影响。Spatial Economic Analysis. 地方经济成长倾向不均地影响周边邻里的房价。已观察到的是,顶级的区位经历了超越周边在地地区的价格暴涨。但既有的经济模型却尚未充分捕捉此一现象。本研究提供住房与就业市场之间的时空互动模型。本研究显示,即便在调整基本原则之后,就业中心的快速成长,仍导致周边区位的房价上涨。本文于结论中主张,公司的空间集群,为既有以及潜在的受僱者创造了选择价值,并且超越取得便捷通勤管道之目的。

RÉSUMÉ

L’impact spatial des bassins d’emploi sur les marchés du logement. Spatial Economic Analysis. La croissance économique locale a tendance à influer de façon irrégulière sur les prix du logement selon le quartier. Il est à noter que les emplacements de premier ordre accusent des flambées des prix qui dépassent de loin ceux en vigueur dans le milieu environnant. Toujours est-il que ce phénomène n’est pas bien pris en compte dans les modèles économiques actuels. Cette présente étude fournit un modèle des interactions spatiales et temporelles entre le marché du logement et le marché de l’emploi. Les résultats indiquent que la croissance rapide des bassins d’emploi renchérit les prix du logement dans les milieux avoisinants, ajustements faits pour les principes de base. On conclut que le regroupement des sociétés crée une valeur d’option pour les salariés actuels et potentiels qui va au-delà de la facilité d’accès pour se rendre à leur lieu de travail.

RESUMEN

El efecto espacial de los centros de empleo en los mercados de la vivienda. Spatial Economic Analysis. El crecimiento económico de ámbito local suele influir de forma desigual en los precios de las viviendas de los barrios. Se ha observado que en las zonas privilegiadas los precios suben muchísimo más que en las zonas circundantes. Sin embargo, este fenómeno no está bien reflejado en los modelos económicos existentes. En este estudio aportamos un modelo de las interacciones espaciales y temporales entre los mercados de la vivienda y el empleo. Los resultados muestran que el rápido crecimiento de los centros de empleo hace aumentar los precios de la vivienda en los barrios circundantes incluso después de ajustar por aspectos fundamentales. Concluimos que la aglomeración espacial de las empresas crea un valor de opciones para los empleados actuales y futuros que vas más allá de la facilidad de acceso por motivos de desplazamientos al trabajo.

DISCLOSURE STATEMENT

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

Notes

1 The Office for National Statistics (ONS) produces four measures of mean weekly household income: total; net; equalized before house costs; and equalized after housing costs. The method for producing the estimates involves combining data from the Family Resources Survey (FRS) with relevant administrative data sources (including benefit claimant counts, council tax bandings and tax credit claims). The ONS produces a model that describes the relationship between the survey and administrative data. It then applies this relationship to the administrative sources at the small area level to produce estimates of weekly household income. It constrains the regional income estimates to the equivalent FRS regional statistics (UK Statistics Authority, Citation2011).

2 Super output areas are a geography for the collection and publication of small area statistics. They are used on the Neighbourhood Statistics site and across national statistics. Middle layer SOAs are generated automatically by zone-design software using census data from groups of lower layer super output areas. They have a minimum size of 5000 residents and 2000 households with an average population size of 7500. They fit within local authority boundaries.

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Funding

The authors thank the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) for providing funding for a project which inspired this study.

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