How are housing markets affected by the accumulation of recent crises shaking economies?

From a macro perspective, one may ask whether and why certain housing policy regimes meant more resilient markets than others, and which lessons could be learned to be better prepared for future times of crises. From a micro perspective, it is crucial to understand whether the divides in societies are still along traditional lines like tenure status, social and economic background, and accessibility to urban agglomerations or if other aspects have gained in importance; are amenities still valued in the same way as before; and how do new market practices affect our understanding of the functioning of today’s housing markets?

This workshop thus aims to bring together researchers working on a broad range of aspects of residential housing markets. While we are interested in general submissions related to residential housing, this time we particularly encourage the submission of proposals related to the analysis of present or past crises as well as policy assessment and recommendations.

Keynote Lecture

"Using Behavioural Interventions to Mitigate Discrimination in the Rental Housing Market"

Prof. Helen Bao
Department for Land Economy
University of Cambridge