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Inquiry into pathways to housing tax reform Alan Duncan, Gavin Wood This evidence-based policy inquiry (EPI), funded by the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI), will establish a viable, evidence-based strategy for breaking the political deadlock afflicting Australian housing tax policy. It will identify a pathway to reform that balances... Read article ProjectJune 2016 - December 2017Tax and Welfare  |  Housing Pathways and Affordability  |  Policy Evaluation Read More
A new look at the channels from housing to employment growth Gavin Wood This project broadens the research around housing and labour supply by addressing the work incentive implications of rising real house values and the fungibility of assets following mortgage innovation and deregulation. These changes may impact on the parameters governing labour... Read article ProjectMay 2015 - September 2016Participation and Employment  |  Housing Pathways and Affordability Read More
An Investigation into the Drivers of Housing Supply Responsiveness in Australia Gavin Wood This project will estimate and map the price elasticity of housing supply at a local government area level. It will offer insights into the key drivers of housing supply responsiveness, and draw out the implications of the identified effects for... Read article ProjectMay 2015 - September 2016Income and Wealth  |  Housing Pathways and Affordability  |  Policy Evaluation Read More
Inquiry into Housing Policies, Labour Force Participation and Economic Growth Michael Dockery, Gavin Wood This inquiry will develop coherent conceptual frameworks and empirical evidence to guide housing policy reforms that promote Australia’s economic development. It will shed light on whether some of the causal mechanisms linking housing and economic growth are significant in Australia,... Read article ProjectApril 2015 - September 2016Housing Pathways and Affordability  |  Population, Ageing and Retirement Read More
Australian Demographic Trends and their Implications for Housing Subsidies Gavin Wood Policymakers are concerned that demographic changes will threaten the viability of Australian housing subsidy arrangements. This project will address these concerns by forecasting future housing assistance needs that will accompany projected demographic changes and the challenges these trends may pose... Read article ProjectMay 2014 - December 2016Housing Pathways and Affordability  |  Population, Ageing and Retirement Read More
Making Connections: Housing, Productivity and Economic Development Gavin Wood Policy debate asserts that housing impacts productivity but with no integrated framework of ideas and evidence. This study considers the national scale but then focuses on local approaches, reviewing plans and interviewing officials in 13 agencies, to assess how housing... Read article ProjectMarch 2014 - January 2015Housing Pathways and Affordability  |  Productivity and Innovation  |  Policy Evaluation Read More

Publications

Housing equity withdrawal: Uses,risks and barriers to alternative mechanisms in later life Rachel Ong ViforJ, Therese Jefferson, Gavin Wood, Marietta Haffner This project, funded by the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI), uncovers the uses, risks of and barriers to housing equity withdrawal (HEW) by older home owners aged 45 years and over via three alternative mechanisms: in situ mortgage... Read article Publication31 October 2013Research Reports Read More
The spatial and distributional impacts of the Henry Review recommendations on stamp duty and land tax Gavin Wood, Rachel Ong ViforJ, Melek Cigdem, Elizabeth Taylor This report is the second Final Report of a project that examines the impact on supply and affordability from implementation of the Henry Review recommendations in relation to negative gearing, land tax and stamp duty. There are two main recommendations... Read article Publication1 February 2012Research Reports Read More