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Capitalisation of onshore wind turbines on property prices in Sweden: The need to compensate for negative externalities
KTH, School of Architecture and the Built Environment (ABE), Urban Planning and Environment, Urban and Regional Studies.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2080-6859
KTH, School of Architecture and the Built Environment (ABE), Real Estate and Construction Management, Real Estate Economics and Finance. Royal Inst Technol KTH, Dept Real Estate & Construct Management, Stockholm, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9944-0510
2025 (English)In: Economic Analysis and Policy, ISSN 0313-5926, Vol. 87, p. 1452-1468Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Due to, for example, disturbing sound and deteriorated scenery, wind turbines might constitute a negative externality. By using a revealed preference method, we examine the impact of onshore wind turbines on property values in Sweden, analysing over 600,000 real estate transactions from 2005 to 2018. We find that wind turbines are built in areas with lower prices in general (as they are built outside population centres), that property values start declining when a building process is started (due to anticipations of negative impacts) and that the price decline continues after the wind turbine has been commissioned (due to the perceived negative effects). Property values within 2 km of wind turbines decrease by approximately 10-15 %, diminishing the effect to zero beyond 6-10 km. There are significant differences in capitalizsation between regions, with higher capitalisation effects in southern Sweden. These findings suggest the need for policies to internalise external costs and compensate affected property owners, contributing to informed planning for sustainable energy development.

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Elsevier BV , 2025. Vol. 87, p. 1452-1468
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Wind turbine, Capitalisation effect, Regional, Staggered dynamic difference-in-difference, Matching, Property values
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-375494DOI: 10.1016/j.eap.2025.07.025ISI: 001608074500001OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-375494DiVA, id: diva2:2032994
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