The consequences of the Swedish rent control system on labor income: Evidence from a randomized apartment lottery

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Ost, Cecilia Enstrom; Johansson, Per
• 署名单位: Uppsala University; Uppsala University; Tsinghua University
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0047-2727
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2023.104864
• 发表日期: 2023
• 关键词: rent control; Apartment lottery; labor income; EMPLOYMENT

摘要

Using a unique randomized rental apartment lottery in Stockholm metropolitan statistical area, this paper analyses behavioral effects on individuals receiving a rent-controlled contract in the Swedish rent control program. The result shows that receiving a rent-controlled contract reduces the annual labor income by 13 to 20 percent and employment by 8 to 13 percent. To some extent, these effects can be explained by an increased propensity to enter higher education.(c) 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).