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Housing the Poor
Agarwal, Siddharth - 2017
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012953088
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Housing policies for sustainable and inclusive cities : how national governments can deliver affordable housing and compact urban development
Moreno, Ana Isabel; Gars, Jared; Matsumoto, Tadashi; … - 2020
In a context marked by rapid urbanisation, growing housing demand and the worsening impacts of climate change, national governments play a vital role in delivering environmentally sustainable cities with adequate and affordable housing. This paper reviews national housing policy instruments from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012230632
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Gentrification and affordable housing policies
Borck, Rainald; Gohl, Niklas - 2021
We use a quantitative spatial equilibrium model to evaluate the distributional and welfare impacts of a recent temporary rent control policy in Berlin, Germany. We calibrate the model to key features of Berlin’s housing market, in particular the recent gentrification of inner city locations....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012696919
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Improving well-being through better housing policy in New Zealand
Barker, Andrew - 2019
New Zealand’s housing supply has not kept pace with rising demand, including from net immigration. Affordability has worsened, particularly for low-income renters. Government action is underway to allow new housing through initiatives such as the Urban Growth Agenda, KiwiBuild and the Housing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012111105
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What happened to the East German housing market? : a historical perspective on the role of public funding
Michelsen, Claus; Weiß, Dominik - 2009
Ungleichgewichts auf dem ostdeutschen Wohnungsmarkt durch die umfängliche Förderpolitik in der Nachwendezeit verursacht wurde … Wohnungsmarkt in Gesamtostdeutschland nicht festgestellt werden. Vielmehr ist festzuhalten, dass die Entwicklungen auf der … Angebotsseite zu den beobachtbaren Überhängen auf dem Wohnungsmarkt geführt haben. -- Transformation des Immobilienmarkts …
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Housing policies for Asia : a theoretical analysis by use of a demand and supply model
Yoshino, Naoyuki; Helble, Matthias; Aizawa, Toshiaki - 2015
The main objective of this paper is to give an overview of the most commonly used housing policies and to illustrate their economic impact. To facilitate the analysis, we first introduce a simple two-period housing demand model for owner-occupied houses and rental houses. We then add a standard...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010519204
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Housing policies in Hong Kong, China and the People's Republic of China
Li, Jing - 2016
This paper analyzes the housing markets and housing policies in Hong Kong, China and the People's Republic of China (PRC). Both markets face housing affordability problems due to limited land supply, for which the solutions vary considerably. Hong Kong, China has adopted a railway and property...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011453313
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Housing policies in the United Kingdom, Switzerland, and the United States : lessons learned
Hilber, Christian; Schöni, Olivier - 2016
We provide an analysis of the housing market and current housing policies in three developed countries: the United Kingdom (UK), Switzerland, and the United States (US). We focus on these three countries mainly due to the marked differences in their institutional settings. The UK is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011470938
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Housing policy in the Republic of Korea
Kim, Kyung-hwan; Park, Miseon - 2016
This paper evaluates housing policy in the Republic of Korea over the past several decades, describes new challenges arising from the changing environment, and draws lessons for other countries. The most important goals of the housing policy have been to alleviate housing shortages and to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011470999
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Housing Policies for Asia : A Theoretical Analysis by Use of a Demand and Supply Model
Yoshino, Naoyuki - 2015
The main objective of this paper is to give an overview of the most commonly used housing policies and to illustrate their economic impact. To facilitate the analysis, we first introduce a simple two-period housing demand model for owner-occupied houses and rental houses. We then add a standard...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013020915