TY - BOOK AU - Poghosyan,Tigran ED - International Monetary Fund, ED - International Monetary Fund. TI - Can property taxes reduce house price volatility?: evidence from U.S. regions T2 - IMF working paper SN - 9781475552799 SN - 1018-5941 AV - HG3881.5.I58 W67 No. 16/216eb U1 - 343.7305/4 23 PY - 2016///] CY - [Washington, D.C.] PB - International Monetary Fund KW - Property tax KW - United States KW - Housing KW - Prices KW - fast KW - Electronic books N1 - "November 2016."; At head of title: International Monetary Fund, Fiscal Affairs Department; Includes bibliographical references (pages 12-13); Cover; Contents; Abstract; I. Introduction; II. Theoretical Framework; III. Data and Descriptive Statistics; A. Data; B. Descriptive Statistics; IV. Empirical Analysis; A. Baseline Specification; B. Instrumental Variables; C. Difference-in-Difference Regressions; V. Conclusions; References; Tables; 1. Variables and Data Sources; 2. Descriptive Statistics; 3. Baseline Regressions; 4. Instrumental Variable Regressions; 5. Dynamic Panel GMM Regressions; 6. Difference-in-Difference Regressions: Geographical Supply Restrictions Index; 7. Difference-in-Difference Regressions: Regulatory Restrictions IndexFigures; 1. Graphical Illustration: Demand Shock and House Prices; 2. The Impact of Exogenous Demand Shock on House Prices; 3. House Prices and Property Tax Rates; 4. Volatility of House Prices; 5. House Price Volatility and Property Tax; 6. The Impact of Property Taxes on House Price Volatility N2 - We use a novel dataset on effective property tax rates in U.S. states and metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) over the 2005-2014 period to analyze the relationship between property tax rates and house price volatility. We find that property tax rates have a negative impact on house price volatility. The impact is causal, with increases in property tax rates leading to a reduction in house price volatility. The results are robust to different measures of house price volatility, estimation methodologies, and additional controls for housing demand and supply. The outcomes of the analysis have important policy implications and suggest that property taxation could be used as an important tool to dampen house price volatility UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1529316 ER -