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Does inheritance taxation reform promote to build inexpensive rental housing?

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  • Mikawa, Naoto
  • Yasuda, Shohei
  • Yukutake, Norifumi

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The inheritance taxation reform of 2015 in Japan substantially increased the amount of tax levied on large inheritances. This potentially served as a good incentive for people to build inexpensive low-rise apartments for tax savings, which increased the number of low-cost apartments. Therefore, this study investigates the effect of inheritance taxation reform on housing rents. Using the difference-in-differences method, we reveal that the inheritance taxation reform decreased the housing rents of wooden or light steel-framed apartments by 1.3%. Moreover, our results indicate that while the rental of slightly older housings belonging to the treatment group decreased, the rental of new housing belonging to the treatment group did not change.

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  • Mikawa, Naoto & Yasuda, Shohei & Yukutake, Norifumi, 2023. "Does inheritance taxation reform promote to build inexpensive rental housing?," Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, Elsevier, vol. 68(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jjieco:v:68:y:2023:i:c:s0889158323000102
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jjie.2023.101255
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    Keywords

    Inheritance tax; Building structure; Rental housing market; Japan;
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    JEL classification:

    • H26 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Tax Evasion and Avoidance
    • R31 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Real Estate Markets, Spatial Production Analysis, and Firm Location - - - Housing Supply and Markets
    • R38 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Real Estate Markets, Spatial Production Analysis, and Firm Location - - - Government Policy

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