Publications
Évolution de la structure de la propriété immobilière en France
in Revue d’Économie Régionale et Urbaine with Laure Casanova-Enault, Antoine Peris and Martin Bocquet
Despite a spatially differentiated increase in property values in France since the beginning of the 21st century, the spatial dimension of the distribution of housing wealth remains understudied. The lack of empirical work is partly due to the absence of individual data, which is also available in a small number of countries -in Scandinavia, for example. To overcome this problem, we correct a structural error in the French property files used to measure housing wealth. We assess the quality of potential ID according to type I and type II errors. Our selected ID slightly introduce type I error, whereas significantly reduce type II error. Using this correction, we document the specialisation of the local ownership structure as a function of the observed price level. The proportion of dwellings owned by single owners (owners of a single dwelling) false significantly in the most expensive markets. In addition, the dynamics of ownership have changed over the last 10 years, with SCIs and legal entities gaining ground in the most expensive markets, to the detriment of single owners and multiple owners in their own right.