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Living and Leaving: Housing, Mobility and Welfare in the European Union

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dc.contributor.authorKarver, Jonathan
dc.contributor.authorInchauste, Gabriela
dc.contributor.authorKim, Yeon Soo
dc.contributor.authorAbdel Jelil, Mohamed
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-27T22:31:17Z
dc.date.available2018-11-27T22:31:17Z
dc.date.issued2018-11-01
dc.description.abstractThe availability and affordability of decent housing has become an important economic and social concern in the European Union (EU), as housing price increases in metropolitan regions have often outpaced wage increases. Housing is at the heart of growing economic divides in Europe. This is because productivity growth, which comes with higher wages and better jobs, is concentrated in cities and industrial clusters. Housing is unaffordable in metropolitan centers because the construction of new homes has not kept up with demand, reducing the standard of living of low-income households, and dissuading workers from moving to the most productive regions. While policy incentives have favored homeowners since the 1970s, less attention and resources have been devoted to easing the potential barriers and market restrictions that would allow housing supply to respond to increases in demand. Across EU member states, policymakers should focus on ensuring that land use, rental and other regulations are consistent with incentives to spur residential construction. The report highlights three key recommendations for EU policymakers: earmark unused public land for housing development and speed up approval processes; invest in greenfield projects with improved transportation links from suburban areas, to ensure cities cast a wider economic net; and create public registries to improve transparency of house sale prices to help greater competition between areas.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/947981541623732950/Living-and-Leaving-Housing-Mobility-and-Welfare-in-the-European-Union
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/30898
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/30898
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectAFFORDABILITY
dc.subjectTAX POLICY
dc.subjectWELFARE IMPACT
dc.subjectMOBILITY
dc.subjectLABOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectREGULATION
dc.titleLiving and Leavingen
dc.title.subtitleHousing, Mobility and Welfare in the European Unionen
dc.typeReporten
dc.typeRapportfr
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okr.crossref.titleLiving and Leaving
okr.date.disclosure2018-11-07
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Other Urban Study
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/947981541623732950/Living-and-Leaving-Housing-Mobility-and-Welfare-in-the-European-Union
okr.guid947981541623732950
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/30898
okr.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1596/30898
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum090224b086588637_1_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum30596079
okr.identifier.report131876
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okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/947981541623732950/pdf/131876-WP-P168272-PUBLIC-LL-Final-online.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeEurope and Central Asia
okr.region.countryCroatia
okr.region.countryPoland
okr.region.countryRomania
okr.region.geographicalEastern Europe
okr.region.geographicalEuropean Union
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Living Standards
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.topicUrban Development::Municipal Housing and Land
okr.topicUrban Development::Urban Governance and Management
okr.topicUrban Development::Urban Housing
okr.unitPoverty GP ECA (GPV03)
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