Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/92962 
Year of Publication: 
2013
Series/Report no.: 
Hamburg Contemporary Economic Discussions No. 48
Publisher: 
University of Hamburg, Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences, Chair for Economic Policy, Hamburg
Abstract: 
Using hedonic pricing models, this paper analyzes the impact of places of worship on the prices of adjacent condominiums in Hamburg, Germany. This is the first study on this subject to have been conducted outside the United States. It is also the first work to examine the externalities of places of worship of all five world religions. Furthermore, it is the first study that analyzes the effect of bell ringing on the adjacent residential property prices. Controlling for spatial dependence and by using potentiality variables positive externalities of places of worship within a radius of 1,000m were identified. Compared to properties beyond this threshold, price premiums of 4.8% were detected for condominiums at distances of 100m to 200m to the next place of worship. The results also show that the positive externalities near mosques do not differ from those of places of worship of other religions and that the positive effect of churches continues to be felt even after they have been deconsecrated. The influence of church bell ringing on the prices of surrounding residential properties, however, could not be substantiated.
Subjects: 
hedonic pricing
places of worship
external effects
residential property prices
Hamburg
JEL: 
R12
R21
R31
R34
Z12
ISBN: 
978-3-942820-11-0
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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