Land Value and Parcel Size: A Semiparametric Analysis

The Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics - Tập 17 - Trang 233-244 - 1998
Paul Thorsnes1, Daniel P. McMillen2
1Department of Economics, Grand Valley State University, Allendale
2Department of Economics, Tulane University, New Orleans

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We use a semiparametric estimator to analyze the relationship between land values and parcel size in a sample of 158 undeveloped parcels in the Portland, Oregon, metropolitan area. The semiparametric estimator combines the benefits of parametric and nonparametric estimation. The value-size relationship is estimated nonparametrically, which permits the function to be linear, convex, and concave in different regions. A simple log-linear parametric relationship is assumed for the rest of the model, which conserves degrees of freedom and simplifies hypothesis testing. Our semiparametric estimates do not reject log-linearity for the value-size relationship.

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The Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics

Tập 17

233-244

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