Zoning and housing supply: empirics in search of a theory
Date
From: Thursday November 28, 2024, 5:30 pm
To: Thursday November 28, 2024, 6:30 pm
Many empirical studies show that zoning policies can change urban outcomes such as the location and density of new housing. Some also suggest a link between zoning and the rate of housing construction. Empirical analysis must rest on a theoretical foundation, so what can explain this outcome? What theory of when, why and how land is developed can tell us why upzoning will accelerate the production of new housing? This seminar surveys and appraises theories of new housing supply in order to help interpret the empirical record in relation to zoning, outlining open questions in the search for a coherent theory of supply.
About the Authors
Speaker: Dr Tim Helm is a freelance economic consultant and the Director of Research and Policy at think tank Prosper Australia. He has a PhD from the University of Melbourne focusing on the economics of land tax.
Co-author: Dr Cameron Murray is Australia's leading expert commentator on housing. He is an economist and co-author of Rigged, and runs his own think-tank, Fresh Economic Thinking.
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Venue
The University of Western Australia, Business School, in the Sir Rod Eddington Case Study Room [BUSN142]
8716 Hackett Dr., Crawley WA 6009