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Type: Journal Articles Authors: Harry ter Rele and Guido van Steen ISSN: Print: 0143-5671 Online: 1475-5890
Published in: Fiscal Studies, Vol. 24, No. 3, September 2003
Volume, issue, pages: Vol. 24, No. 3, pp. 317-339
JEL classification: D61, D63
This paper measures the distortionary and distributional effects of housing subsidies in the Netherlands. Its broad scope allows us to discuss the results in the light of the main justifications for subsidising housing, i.e. the merit-good argument, external effects and the distribution motive. Our measurements reveal some patterns of subsidisation that seem difficult to justify on these grounds. This applies especially to the differences between subsidisation of rental and owneroccupied housing and between mortgage- and equity-financed ownership. Moreover, the inelastic supply of housing in the Netherlands entails that subsidisation has only a limited effect on promoting housing quality. Search |
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