The Maze of Urban Housing Markets: Theory, Evidence, and Policy - Hardcover

Rothenberg, Jerome; Galster, George C.; Butler, Richard V.; Pitkin, John R.

9780226729510: The Maze of Urban Housing Markets: Theory, Evidence, and Policy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0226729516 ISBN 13: 9780226729510

Publisher: University of Chicago Press, 1991

This powerful new theoretical approach to analyzing urban housing problems and the policies designed to rectify them will be a vital resource for urban planners, developers, policymakers, and economists. The search for the roots of serious urban housing problems such as homelessness, abandonment, rent burdens, slums, and gentrification has traditionally focused on the poorest sector of the housing market. The findings set forth in this volume show that the roots of such problems lie in the relationships among different parts of the market—not solely within the lower-quality portion—though that is where problems are most dramatically manifested and housing reforms are myopically focused.

The authors propose a new understanding of the market structure characterized by a closely interrelated array of quality submarkets. Their comprehensive models ground a unified theory that accounts for demand by both renters and owner occupants, supply by owners of existing dwellings, changes in the stock of housing due to conversions and new construction, and interactions across submarkets.

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About the Author:

Jerome Rothenberg is professor of economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. George C. Galster is professor of economics and chair of the Urban Studies Program at the College of Wooster. Richard V. Butler is professor and chair of economics at Trinity University. John R. Pitkin is president of Analysis and Forecasting, Inc.

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