This study investigated government speculation on spillover effect in the housing market based on a quasi-experiment related to the house purchase restriction (HPR) policy in China. Using a difference-in-differences research method and the HPR policy applying between 2016 and 2017 in China, this...

The continuous growth of urbanization across the world complicates the achievement of sustainable development goals for housing. Governments across countries have been mostly unsuccessful in providing sustainable affordable housing for the urban poor; suggesting an urgent need for other means of...