Affiliation:
1. New York USA
2. Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis The Hague Netherlands
3. University of Connecticut Storrs Connecticut USA
Abstract
AbstractIn December 2017, the U.S. Congress passed into law the Opportunity Zone (OZ) program. As an OZ, designated low‐income census tracts provide considerable tax breaks to property investors, intending to attract investments and spur economic growth. As the success of the program is dependent on investors' responses, we analyze market reactions in a difference‐in‐differences framework. We identify two potential effects on property markets: tax breaks for investors and expected land value appreciation. Our results show that tax breaks are priced efficiently. Qualified properties increase by 7–20% in price, while vacant land increase up to 37%. In contrast, we find limited signs of expected land value appreciation.
Subject
Economics and Econometrics,Finance,Accounting
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