Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/73928 
Year of Publication: 
2005
Series/Report no.: 
Nota di Lavoro No. 111.2005
Publisher: 
Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM), Milano
Abstract: 
Using the hedonic pricing approach, we investigate how the information released on public registries of contaminated and potentially contaminated sites affects nearby commercial and industrial properties in Baltimore, Maryland. We find that commercial and industrial properties are virtually unaffected by proximity to a site with a history of contamination. Knowing that the site is no longer considered contaminated does not have a rebound effect on property prices either. We also find that urban economic development policies, such as Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Zones, have little effect on property values. In sum, brownfield properties in Baltimore are not particularly attractive investments for developers, and there is little potential for self-sustaining cleanup based on appropriate fiscal incentives, such as Tax Increment Financing. It is doubtful that “one size fits all” measures to encourage the cleanup of contaminated sites can be successful in this context.
Subjects: 
Contaminated sites registries
Distance to contaminated sites
Hedonic pricing model
Brownfields
JEL: 
Q51
Q53
R33
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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