Journal article
Data Practices for Studying the Impacts of Environmental Amenities and Hazards with Nationwide Property Data
Land economics, Vol.100(1), pp.200-221
02/01/2024
DOI: 10.3368/le.100.1.102122-0090R
Abstract
We discuss data quality and modeling issues inherent in the use of nationwide property data to value environmental amenities. By example of Zillow's Transaction and Assessment Database, a real estate database covering the United States, we identify challenges and propose guidance for (1) identifying arm's- length sales; (2) geolocating parcels and buildings; (3) identifying temporal links between transaction, assessor, and parcel data; (4) identifying property types, such as single - family homes and vacant lands; and (5) dealing with missing or mismeasured data for standard housing attributes. We review current practice and show that how researchers address these issues can meaningfully influence research findings. (JEL Q51)
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Data Practices for Studying the Impacts of Environmental Amenities and Hazards with Nationwide Property Data
- Creators
- Christoph Nolte - Boston UniversityKevin J. Boyle - Virginia TechAnita M. Chaudhry - California State University, ChicoChristopher Clapp - University of ChicagoDennis Guignet - Appalachian State UniversityHannah Hennighausen - University of Alaska AnchorageIdo Kushner - Boston UniversityYanjun Liao - Resources For The FutureSaleh Mamun - University of MinnesotaAdam Pollack - Boston UniversityJesse Richardson - West Virginia UniversityShelby Sundquist - Boston UniversityKristen Swedberg - Virginia TechJohannes H. Uhl - Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Land economics, Vol.100(1), pp.200-221
- DOI
- 10.3368/le.100.1.102122-0090R
- ISSN
- 0023-7639
- eISSN
- 1543-8325
- Publisher
- Univ Wisconsin Press
- Number of pages
- 22
- Grant note
- 2149243; 1924670 / NSF Humans, Disasters and the Built Environment program Junior Faculty Fellows program of Boston University's Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science 2149243 / National Science Foundation's Human- Environment and Geo-spatial Sciences program Nature Conservancy Department of Earth and Environment at Boston University
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 02/01/2024
- Academic Unit
- School of Earth, Environment, and Sustainability
- Record Identifier
- 9985112881502771
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