The market distortion effects of mortgage tightening and transaction taxes: Evidence from Hong Kong residential resale market

By using transaction‐level data, we study if two popular policies intended to cool an overheated housing market would serve their intended purposes. We found both mortgage tightening and Special Stamp Duties (SSD) actually led to higher starter home prices in Hong Kong. Mortgage tightening shifted t...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pacific economic review (Oxford, England) England), 2023-02, Vol.28 (1), p.142-164
Hauptverfasser:	Ho, Lok Sang, Hu, Mengna, Wei, Xiangdong, Wong, Gary Wai Chung
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