Barcelona as a case study for the effectiveness of short-term rental market regulations

IF 6 1区经济学 Q1 URBAN STUDIES

Cities Pub Date : 2025-04-05 DOI:10.1016/j.cities.2025.105915

Kristóf Gyódi , Joanna Mazur , Agustín Cocola-Gant

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Abstract

The objective of this paper is to analyze the effectiveness of regulatory developments in the short-term rental (STR) market, using Barcelona as a case study. We examine the evolution of regulation in Barcelona and assess the impact of major policy changes on STR supply metrics. We follow an interdisciplinary research plan to answer the research questions. First, an overview of the main policy changes and enforcement activities is presented. Second, changes in the main characteristics of the Airbnb supply are examined over the period 2015–2023. A counterfactual analysis is used to assess the overall impact of regulation. Finally, the conclusions are verified through fieldwork with stakeholders in the city of Barcelona. The results suggest that enforcement and permanent control are key to reducing the expansion of the market, as the legal instruments introduced to regulate STRs, particularly licensing, are not sufficient on their own. Additionally, a significant change in STR supply occurred following a data sharing agreement between the municipality and Airbnb. Furthermore, the counterfactual analysis suggests that in a laissez-faire scenario, the total number of STR listings on Airbnb would be almost double: 20,000 instead of the measured 10,700. We conclude by suggesting policy recommendations for other cities.

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巴塞罗那作为短期租赁市场法规有效性的案例研究

本文旨在以巴塞罗那为例，分析短租市场监管发展的有效性。我们研究了巴塞罗那监管的演变，并评估了主要政策变化对 STR 供应指标的影响。我们采用跨学科研究计划来回答研究问题。首先，概述了主要的政策变化和执法活动。其次，研究了 2015-2023 年间 Airbnb 供应主要特征的变化。使用反事实分析评估监管的总体影响。最后，通过与巴塞罗那市的利益相关者进行实地考察，对结论进行了验证。结果表明，执法和永久性控制是减少市场扩张的关键，因为为规范 STR 而引入的法律工具（尤其是许可证）本身并不充分。此外，在市政府与 Airbnb 签订数据共享协议后，STR 供应发生了重大变化。此外，反事实分析表明，在自由放任的情况下，Airbnb 上的 STR 列表总数几乎会翻一番：20,000 个，而不是实测的 10,700 个。最后，我们为其他城市提出了政策建议。

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Cities URBAN STUDIES-

CiteScore

11.20

自引率

9.00%

发文量

517

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