Countries in developed and developing worlds have faced growing challenges to solve affordable housing shortages for … of affordable housing. Insufficient understanding has been provided regarding the multi-faceted nature of local strategic … strategic behavior in response to the affordable housing mandate that was announced by the central government during the Twelfth …

We investigate the employment effects of living in affordable housing. We develop a unique administrative data set of … labor market biographies linked to affordable housing projects in five German cities. This allows us to follow individuals … in affordable housing over almost 20 years. The funding scheme is similar to the American LIHTC program, so the results …

. We identify the potential for various policy levers to create affordable housing, and address the risks and limitations … affordable housing production policies …