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Estimating Location Values of Agricultural Land

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  • Ritter, Matthias
  • Helbing, Georg
  • Shen, Zhiwei
  • Odening, Martin

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“Bodenrichtwerte” reflect the average location value of land plots within a specific area. They constitute an important source of information that contributes to price transparency on land markets. In Germany, “Bodenrichtwerte” are provided by publicly appointed expert groups (Gutachterausschüsse). Using empirical data from Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania between 2013 and 2015, this article examines the relation between “Bodenrichtwerten” and statistically determined location values. It turns out that “Bodenrichtwerte” tend to underestimate location values of arable land by 11.5 percent on average. This underestimation can be traced back to the pronounced increase of land prices in the observation period. As an alternative to the expert-based determination of location values, we suggest a nonparametric smoothing procedure that rests on the Propagation-Separation Approach. The application of this data-driven procedure achieves an accuracy comparable to that of official “Bodenrichtwerte” at the one-year ahead prediction of location values without the requirement of expert knowledge.

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  • Ritter, Matthias & Helbing, Georg & Shen, Zhiwei & Odening, Martin, 2017. "Estimating Location Values of Agricultural Land," 57th Annual Conference, Weihenstephan, Germany, September 13-15, 2017 261985, German Association of Agricultural Economists (GEWISOLA).
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    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.261985
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    3. Kolbe, Jens & Schulz, Rainer & Wersing, Martin & Werwatz, Axel, 2019. "Land value appraisal using statistical methods," FORLand Working Papers 07 (2019), Humboldt University Berlin, DFG Research Unit 2569 FORLand "Agricultural Land Markets – Efficiency and Regulation".
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    Keywords

    Land Economics/Use; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods;

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    • C14 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Semiparametric and Nonparametric Methods: General
    • Q15 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Land Ownership and Tenure; Land Reform; Land Use; Irrigation; Agriculture and Environment
    • R39 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Real Estate Markets, Spatial Production Analysis, and Firm Location - - - Other

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