A hedonic approach to burial plot value in French cemeteries

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ID10864509
AuthorsBenoit Faye (0000-0002-0751-1968, INSEEC Business School, France; LAREFI, University of Bordeaux, France, corresponding author), Frédérique Channac (BBA INSEEC, France)
Year2017
Volume54
Issue12
Pages2835-2855
Publication date2017-09-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueUrban Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0042-0980 • E-ISSN: 1360-063X
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0042098016655036
OpenAlexW2467679027
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited12

Cemeteries are typical urban fixtures occupying a vast portion – at least 0.5% – of municipal territories. However, urban economists have generally neglected this topic to date. Our paper establishes the main determinants of pricing for burial plots, excluding columbaria. We analyse the prices proposed by 185 cemeteries from 42 large French cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants. We use a specified Ln-Ln hedonistic model. Our results highlight the complexity of cities’ pricing, as these strategies imply the combination of several determinants, such as the main features of the burial concessions (term, surface area, location within the boundaries of the cemetery, etc.), the environment defined within and outside the cemetery (type of cemetery, cemetery’s surface area, existence of verdant areas, etc.) and various other urban features (population structure, real estate prices, purchasing power)

Archaeology · Econometrics · Economic geography · Economics · Economy · Geography · Hedonic Pricing · Operations management · Plot (graphics · Population · Purchasing · Purchasing power · Real estate · Sociology · Statistics · Value (mathematics · Demography · Economic and Environmental Valuation · Finance · Housing Market and Economics · Mathematics

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