The World War I played a key role in shaping modern housing policy. While in the pre-War time virtually no housing policy existed, the beginning of hostilities led to an almost immediate and comprehensive state intervention in the housing market, particularly among those engaged in the war....

World War I played a key role in shaping modern housing policy. While in the pre-War era, there was virtually no housing policy, hostilities led to an almost immediate and comprehensive state intervention in the housing market, particularly among those engaged in the war. Originally, Russia went...

The slowdown in the global economy and the uncertainties caused by Brexit have affected the export-oriented German economy, which is expected to grow by only 0.5 percent this year. However, the German economy has not slid into a crisis due to marked fiscal policy stimuli and favorable...

The present report presents new historical data based on country comparisons and research results regarding rent control and its long-term effect on the home ownership rate in 27 countries. Policy measures of rent control, protection against eviction, and housing space management have been...

Die Abkühlung der Weltkonjunktur und die Unsicherheiten durch den Brexit haben der exportorientierten deutschen Wirtschaft zugesetzt. Sie dürfte in diesem Jahr nur um 0,5 Prozent wachsen. Dass die deutsche Wirtschaft aber nicht in eine ernsthafte Krise rutschen dürfte, ist den kräftigen...

Der Beitrag stellt neue historische ländervergleichende Daten und Forschungsergebnisse zur Mietregulierung und ihren langfristigen Auswirkungen auf die Wohneigentumsquote in 27 Ländern vor. Die Regulierung von Mieten, der Kündigungsschutz und die Wohnraumlenkung wurden als Maßnahmen der...

This paper studies market segmentation that arises from the introduction of a price ceiling in the market for rental housing. When part of the market faces rent control, theory predicts an increase of free-market rents, a consequence of misallocation of households to housing units. We study a...

The conflict between Russia and Ukraine that started in March 2014 resulted in bilateral economic sanctions imposed by Russia and Western countries, including the members of the euro area (EA). The paper investigates the impact of sanctions on the real side of the economy of Russia and the EA....