We Love Green

<h3>Abstract</h3> Agricultural landscapes generate a complex bundle of positive and negative local externalities. This paper estimates the impact of the type of farming (organic versus conventional) on residential property prices in France, using an exhaustive database of 2.9 million housing transactions merged with geolocalized land-use data, and a dual identification strategy (buffer and distance-based). Our results establish a clear hierarchy of preferences. At short distances, proximity to conventional agriculture acts as a significant baseline disamenity, and organic farming as a mitigating factor. This premium increases with the extent of the organic landscape and is most pronounced in periurban areas.

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Land Economics
Published
2026-04-13
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https://doi.org/10.3368/le.102.4.040325-0023r1
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Housing Market and Economics
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We Love Green

Sophie Legras, Rachel Guillain, Marine Coinon
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We Love Green

Sophie Legras, Rachel Guillain, Marine Coinon
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<h3>Abstract</h3> Agricultural landscapes generate a complex bundle of positive and negative local externalities. This paper estimates the impact of the type of farming (organic versus conventional) on residential property prices in France, using an exhaustive database of 2.9 million housing transactions merged with geolocalized land-use data, and a dual identification strategy (buffer and distance-based). Our results establish a clear hierarchy of preferences. At short distances, proximity to conventional agriculture acts as a significant baseline disamenity, and organic farming as a mitigating factor. This premium increases with the extent of the organic landscape and is most pronounced in periurban areas.

Land Economics
Université de Bourgogne (FR), Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (FR), Toulouse School of Economics (FR), Institut Sophia Agrobiotech (FR)
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Openalex Percentile: Top 19%
Housing Market and Economics
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