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Anticipatory Effects of Rail Upgrades

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Publication Year: 2010

Abstract

Arthur Grimes and Chris Young examine the effects on local house prices of urban passenger rail upgrades to Auckland’s Western Line that were announced in mid-2005. This paper tests the hypothesis that price appreciation is affected by proximity to Western Line stations.

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Grimes, Arthur, and Chris Young. 2010. "Anticipatory Effects of Rail Upgrades," Motu Research Update 19, p. 8.

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