Inquiry into Housing Policies, Labour Force Participation and Economic Growth
External PersonnelRachel Ong ViforJ, Melek Cigdem, Jago Dodson, Stephen Whelan, Kadir Atalay, Geoff Meen
Research PartnersRMIT University, University of Sydney, University of Reading
Project FundingAustralian Housing and Urban Research Institute
Project StatusComplete (April 2015 to September 2016)
Project Summary
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, including employment participation, mobility, housing supply and wealth effects.
Project Outputs
Housing supply responsiveness in Australia: distribution, drivers and institutional settings
Key findings from this report, funded by the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI), include the following: A 1 per cent increase in the level of real housing prices is estimated to produce a 4.7 per cent (3.9%) increase... Read article
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