Effects of the Rental Brake
Internally funded project
Start date : 15.01.2016
End date : 14.01.2018
Project details
Short description
The project studies the rent control regime introduced in Germany in 2015 ("Mietpreisbremse") which restricts rents in newly concluded contracts. It considers effects on rents, prices, the supply of housing, and the behavior of landlords. Furthermore, the project characterizes areas where the regulation is binding in order to draw inferences about the distributional consequences of the rent control policy.
Scientific Abstract
The project studies the rent control regime introduced in Germany in 2015 ("Mietpreisbremse") which restricts rents in newly concluded contracts. It considers effects on rents, prices, the supply of housing, and the behavior of landlords. Furthermore, the project characterizes areas where the regulation is binding in order to draw inferences about the distributional consequences of the rent control policy.
