Journal of Urban Economics
Peer-reviewed academic Journal of Urban Economics.
The journal's preserved publication record extends to 1974. Its research on cities and housing includes the 2020 Barcelona study that distinguished Airbnb's effects on rents from its effects on sale prices.
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Which published study measured Airbnb's effect on Barcelona rents?
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Nomads & Communities: Mentioned in: Spain lets towns tax tourist-flat ownersBackground
The Journal of Urban Economics publishes academic research on the economics of cities, neighbourhoods and housing markets. It appears in print and online, with separate ISSNs for each format. The ISSN International Centre identifies Elsevier in its preservation records and lists archival holdings extending to 1974. These records provide a stable way to identify the publication across its formats and archives. [ISSN record](https://portal.issn.org/resource/ISSN/1095-9068)
One example of its housing research is the 2020 article by Miquel-Àngel Garcia-López and colleagues on Airbnb in Barcelona. Published in volume 119, the study examines how short-term rentals affect rents and property sale prices. It distinguishes neighbourhoods with different levels of Airbnb activity, rather than treating the city's housing market as a single uniform area. [Published Barcelona study](https://ddd.uab.cat/pub/artpub/2020/58bc208b096c/2020_Garcia-L_pez_et_al._JUE.pdf)
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