Why Has Construction Productivity Stagnated? The Role of Land-Use Regulation
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- Leonardo D'Amico & Edward L. Glaeser & Joseph Gyourko & William R. Kerr & Giacomo A.M. Ponzetto, 2024. "Why Has Construction Productivity Stagnated? The Role of Land-Use Regulation," NBER Working Papers 33188, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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Keywords
construction industry; firm productivity; land-use regulation; housing;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D24 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Production; Cost; Capital; Capital, Total Factor, and Multifactor Productivity; Capacity
- E23 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Production
- L74 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Primary Products and Construction - - - Construction
- L78 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Primary Products and Construction - - - Government Policy
- 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
- R52 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Regional Government Analysis - - - Land Use and Other Regulations
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