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Nonparametric Estimation of Dynamic Hedonic Price Models and the Construction of Residential Housing Price Indices
Author(s) -
Meese Richard,
Wallace Nancy
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
real estate economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.064
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1540-6229
pISSN - 1080-8620
DOI - 10.1111/1540-6229.00555
Subject(s) - economics , nonparametric statistics , econometrics , estimation , price index , hedonic index , hedonic pricing , management
Parametric specifications for hedonic price equations are estimated using a data set from Alameda and San Francisco Counties and are compared to estimates using a nonparametric technique called locally weighted regression, LWR. LWR permits flexible estimation of the hedonic's curvature at median attributes and is less sensitive than standard regression techniques to the influence of unusual observations. The technique also avoids imposing a single functional form across time and municipalities. The LWR estimates of municipality‐specific hedonics are then used to obtain implicit prices for housing attributes and to derive municipality‐specific price indices. The results of extensive diagnostic checks of our technique are also reported.