The Effect of Home-Sharing on House Prices and Rents: Evidence from Airbnb

2020/10/02 by Kyle Barron, Edward Kung, Davide Proserpio · 1 citation
Business, Management and Accounting · Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Engineering · #Housing Market and Economics #Sharing Economy and Platforms #Transportation and Mobility Innovations

paper · doi:10.1287/mksc.2020.1227

openalex publication_date 2020/10/02 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/31

Abstract

We assess the impact of Airbnb on residential house prices and rents: using a data set of Airbnb listings from the entire United States and an instrumental variables estimation strategy, we show that Airbnb has a positive impact on house prices and rents.

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