A 'donut effect'? Assessing housing transactions during COVID-19 across the Spanish rural–urban hierarchy. Issue 1 (31st December 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: González-Leonardo, Miguel; Rowe, Francisco; Vegas-Sánchez, Arturo
• Is Part Of: Regional studies, regional science. Volume 10:Issue 1(2023)
• Page Start: 471
• Page End: 473
• Publication Date: 2023-12-31
• Subjects: housing purchases -- 'donut effect' -- COVID-19 pandemic -- rural-urban continuum -- Spain; Regional planning -- Periodicals; Regional economics -- Periodicals; Regional economics; Regional planning; Periodicals; 300
• DOI: 10.1080/21681376.2023.2191684
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2168-1376

Abstract

ABSTRACT: We assess if a 'donut effect' has occurred in Spain during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our results show a synchronized 30% drop in housing purchases during the national lockdown in 2020, followed by a significant increase from 2021 across the rural-urban continuum, including core cities, suburbs, towns and rural areas, exceeding pre-pandemic levels. We thus found no evidence of a 'donut effect' in Spain.