Examining the Relationship between Land Values and Credit Availability

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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5292-8551

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Article

Publication Date

2021

College/Unit

Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design

Department/Program/Center

Division of Resource Economics & Management

Abstract

Increased credit availability facilitates land acquisition, but higher land values also hinder it. We investigate the impact of credit availability on land values, after regulatory changes in the lending system. We build an index of increased credit availability using Federal Reserve and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation data. County-level panel fixed effects estimations are performed controlling for land value determinants, credit availability, and county-level macroeconomic factors. We find that estimating the effects of credit availability separately masks its total effect. Results show a 0.1 change in the index for increased credit availability is associated with 1.64–1.96% increase in land values.

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Sant’Anna, A., Cowley, C., & Katchova, A. (2021). Examining the Relationship between Land Values and Credit Availability. Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 53(2), 209-228. doi:10.1017/aae.2020.32

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