Reducing Transaction Taxes on Housing in Highly Regulated Economies
Christian Bontemps, Frederic Cherbonnier, and Thierry Magnac
This report, by Frederic Cherbonnier, uses the institutional and data setting of France, where transactions taxes are some of the highest in Europe, and evaluate the counterfactual impact of reducing transaction taxes from 14% to 6%, similar to US levels.
April 10, 2026