Housing economics for non-economists lecture series, Sydney, March 2010
Lecture 1: Professor Frank Stilwell on the political economy of housing – 8 March
Recommended readings
Ben Spies-Butcher, 'Restocking the economic toolkit: changes to social policy and the ability of the state to manage the economy', Journal of Australian Political Economy, no. 61, June 2008: more…
Ian Manning, 'Urban land, household debt and overseas borrowing', Journal of Australian Political Economy, no. 64, December 2009: more…
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Lecture 2: Honorary Associate Professor Judy Yates on housing affordability and supply – 15 March
Recommended readings
J. Yates, 'Australia's housing affordability crisis', Australian Economics Review, vol. 41 (2), 2008, pp. 200-214: more…
A. Richards, 'Housing market developments', 2009, address to Committee for Economic Development of Australia Housing Forum: A National Round-up, Sydney, 29 September 2009, published in Reserve Bank Bulletin, October 2009, pp. 20-26: more…
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Lecture 3: Professor Peter Phibbs on property economics and planning – 22 March
Recommended readings
Hal Bissett and Vivienne Milligan, Risk management in community housing: managing the challenges posed by growth in the provision of affordable housing, National Community Housing Forum, October 2004, chapter 6, pp. 54–68: more…
Nicole Gurran, Kristian Ruming and Bill Randolph, Counting the costs: planning requirements, infrastructure contributions and residential development in Australia, AHURI Final Report no. 140, Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute, Melbourne, 2009, executive summary, pp. 9–15: more…
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Lecture 4: Professor Richard Krever on housing and the taxation system – 29 March
Recommended reading
Richard Krever, 'Housing affordability and tax', Around the house, Shelter NSW, March 2009, pp. 1, 11–13: more…
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Updated 19-Apr-2010