Code for: Reference Dependence in the Housing Market
Description
We quantify reference dependence and loss aversion in the housing market using rich Danish administrative data. Our structural model includes loss aversion, reference dependence, financial constraints, and a sale decision, and matches key nonparametric moments, including a ``hockey stick" in listing prices with nominal gains, and bunching at zero realized nominal gains. Households derive substantial utility from gains over the original house purchase price; losses affect households roughly 2.5 times more than gains. The model helps explain the positive correlation between aggregate house prices and turnover, but cannot explain visible attenuation in reference dependence when households are more financially constrained.
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ICPSR - Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research
Subfield
Economics and Econometrics
Field
Economics, Econometrics and Finance
Domain
Social Sciences
Confidence Score
50%
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Scholar Data Model