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Is There A Stable Relationship Between Real Interest Rates And Housing Prices? Evidence From Several Euro Area Countries

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  • José Manuel SÁNCHEZ SANTOS

    (Department of Applied Economics, University of A Coruña, Spain)

  • José Pablo ABEAL VÁZQUEZ

    (Department of Applied Economics, University of A Coruña, Spain)

Abstract

This paper analyzes the relationship between real interest rates and housing prices in three European Union countries (France, Spain and the Netherlands) between 1999 and 2010. The main objective is to test whether there is a stable long-run relationship between both variables, as well as whether there are differences across countries. In order to do so, I use different real interest rates (short-term and long-term) and different housing price indices (nominal and real), and apply cointegration techniques and propose an error correction model, following the two-stage methodology suggested by Engle and Granger, in order to examine the different dynamics in the short and the long term. The main conclusion is that the relationship between real interest rates and housing prices is weak, although there are differences across countries. This has some implications for the single monetary policy conducted by the European Central Bank.

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  • José Manuel SÁNCHEZ SANTOS & José Pablo ABEAL VÁZQUEZ, 2011. "Is There A Stable Relationship Between Real Interest Rates And Housing Prices? Evidence From Several Euro Area Countries," The Annals of the "Stefan cel Mare" University of Suceava. Fascicle of The Faculty of Economics and Public Administration, "Stefan cel Mare" University of Suceava, Romania, Faculty of Economics and Public Administration, vol. 11(2(14)), pages 46-55, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:scm:ausvfe:v:11:y:2011:i:2(14):p:46-55
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