We test the theoretical prediction that house prices respond more strongly to changes in
local earnings in places with tight supply constraints using a unique panel dataset of 353 …

It is fifty years since the first edition of this book was published. There have been many
changes in the style and content of planning in the UK since then and this is reflected in the …

This paper presents traditional retail markets in the UK caught between a narrative of
decline and revival, on the edge of a gentrification frontier. Traditional indoor and outdoor …

The 1998 reform of the Italian retail trade sector delegated the regulation of entry of large
stores to the regional governments. We use the local variation in regulation to determine the …

Multi‐outlet firms, or chains, account for most US retail spending. This article quantifies the
welfare and profit effects of standardized chains in the restaurant industry: chains face …

This paper uses the 2004 amendment to the German Trade and Crafts Code as a natural
experiment for assessing the causal effects of this reform on the probabilities of being self …

Large infrastructure projects can have important social benefits, but also prompt strong local
opposition. This is often attributed to NIMBY (Not In My Backyard) attitudes. I study the …

In most countries–particularly in supply constrained superstar cities–house prices have risen
much more strongly than rents over the last two decades. We provide an explanation that …

Two key forces are likely to impact on the retail profile of London's high streets. First is the
increasing expansion of London's retail sector across both affiliated and independent …

We use store-specific data for a UK supermarket chain to estimate the impact of planning on
store output. Exploiting the variation in policies between England and other UK countries …