Graduation Year
2018
Date of Submission
4-2018
Document Type
Campus Only Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Economics
Reader 1
Julio Garin
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Abstract
This paper formally analyzes the role of yearly snowfall in explaining the changes in home valuations near ski resorts in the western United States. Using data on housing values for selected U.S. Census tracts, combined with detailed weather data, passenger arrival data from 10% of all commercial air traffic, and characteristics of nearby ski resorts, I find precise and consistent estimates of days of snowfall and number of available destinations by airport on housing values.
Recommended Citation
Kiefer, John, "Climate Change and Winter Tourism Dependent Economies: Hedonic Estimates for Air Travel and Weather for Ski Resorts" (2018). CMC Senior Theses. 1839.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/1839
This thesis is restricted to the Claremont Colleges current faculty, students, and staff.
