The effects of land transfer taxes on real estate markets: Evidence from a natural experiment in Toronto

Journal of Economic Geography

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 327-354

  Dachis, Ben ^a   Duranton, Gilles ^b,c   Turner, Matthew A ^b  

^a CD Howe Institute   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Land regulation; Land transfer tax; Property tax

Indexed keywords

HOUSING MARKET; HOUSING PROJECT; LANDOWNERSHIP; PROPERTY MARKET; TAX SYSTEM;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; TORONTO;

EID: 84857162092     PISSN: 14682702     EISSN: 14682710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jeg/lbr007     Document Type: Article

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