Do repeated wildfires change homebuyers' demand for homes in high-risk areas? A hedonic analysis of the short and long-term effects of repeated wildfires on house prices in Southern California

Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 155-172

  Mueller, Julie ^a   Loomis, John ^b   González Cabán, Armando ^c  

^a Galen University   (Belize)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest fires; Hedonic property method; Implicit prices; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

EID: 65249164863     PISSN: 08955638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11146-007-9083-1     Document Type: Article

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