The spatial segregation of ethnic and demographic groups: comparative evidence from Stockholm and San Francisco

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The level of spatial segregation by race or ethnicity is compared to the level of spatial segregation by household type in Stockholm, Sweden, and San Francisco, CA. These two highly different metropolitan regions have comparable incomes and demographic makeups, although they possess different racial ratios. San Francisco has six major ethnic divisions while Stockholm has a less heterogenous racial composition. Results of the study show that spatial segregation by ethnicity is not large but is increasing in Stockholm. It is also found that spatial segregation by household type is larger than both segregation by income class and segregation by ethnicity in the city. For both San Francisco and Stockholm, racial or ethnic segregation is not related to the pattern of segregation by household type. Likewise, segregation by household type is not found to be related to patterns of ethnicity.

Social aspects, Research, San Francisco, California, Households, Ethnicity, Stockholm, Sweden (City), Segregation, Stockholm, Sweden

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Improved price indexes for real estate: measuring the course of Swedish housing prices

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An enhanced methodology for measuring asset prices for such durables as residential housing is presented. This model relies on different recently developed approaches for synthesizing hedonic and repeat-sales techniques for the formulation of housing price indexes. The method is applied to the computation of price indexes for dwellings occupied by owners in Sweden. The data on individual house sales and features of dwellings, structures and parcels included all used owner-occupied homes sold at arms length in that country from Jan 1981 to Aug 1993. Findings demonstrated the significance of the different facets of quality in the housing-price trend. Results also confirmed the role of individual-specific and unique aspects of housing. The results were compared to price patterns found through traditional techniques.

Prices and rates, Sweden, Measurement, Real estate, Real property, Price indexes

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Nonlinear budget constraints and consumer demand: an application to public programs for residential housing

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Econometric nonlinear hedonic model used to calculate public housing prices with various features. Provides Hicksian benefit measures for a subsidy program typical of that used in many developing countries.

Colleges and universities, Models, Developing countries, Housing research, Public housing, El Salvador

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