1. Neighbourhoods and housing submarkets in the city of Barcelona Dionysia Lambiri The University of Reading 19 th Advanced Summer School in Regional Science University of Groningen, 4-12 July 2006

2. Motivation and aims of the study Barcelona: a well-documented city Barcelona: a heterogeneous city Aims: Examination of change in the urban neighbourhoods of the municipality of Barcelona Identification of housing submarkets Link the identified submarkets with submarkets in neighbouring municipalities

3. The 10 Districts

4. The 38 ZSA

5. Evolution of household income in the 38 ZSA of Barcelona (Barcelona=100) 1988 1996 more than 150 130-150 110-130 90-110 70-90 less than 70

6. Unemployment change in the 38 ZSA (1988-1996) ZSA with a significant decrease in unemployment ZSA with a significant increase in unemployment

7. % change of house values in the 38 ZSA of Barcelona (1988-1996) no house values available less than 60% 60%-90% 90%-120% 120%-150% more than 150%

8. “Dynamic” Districts: House price increase above the city average CIUTATVELLA, SANTS-MONTJUiC, HORTA-GUINARDO, SANT ANDREU, SANT MARTI “Stable” Districts: House price increase close to the average EIXAMPLE, NOU BARRIS “Slow” Districts: House price increase lower than the average LES CORTS-PEDRALBES, SARRIA- SANT GERVASI, GRACIA

9. Neighbourhood Clusters 19881996

10. House Values (1996) Univariate LISA cluster mapSignificance Map (p=0.01, p=0.05)

11. Questions Spatial weights to use in very small spatial disaggregation levels like ZSA Linking clusters of neighbourhoods with neighbouring municipalities. Problems of scale? Possible extensions to hedonic estimation of house prices including spatial effects