Housing Policy Debate Research Articles

Where Has Housing Policy Debate Been?

Consider not only the volume of articles onhousing in these journals but also the range of topics in and the resulting scholarlyfootprint of these journals individually and collectively. The five housing journalspublished by Routledge (the publisher of Housing Policy Debate [HPD]) have acombined total of about 100 years of publication and, as of the beginning of 2015, havepublished a total of about 5,500 articles, or 25,000,000 words.

Housing Policy Debate's 25th Anniversary

We are happy to announce that Housing Policy Debate (HPD) celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. The journal has been an important source of scholarship for housing and community development th...

“The Big Mo”: The Early Days of Housing Policy Debate

On the occasion of the 25th anniversary year of Housing Policy Debate, this article details the circumstances and the political climate of the late 1980s that led to the origin of this journal. I review the influence and the confluence of the National Housing Task Force of 1987, Jim Rouse (CEO of the Rouse Corporation), the Senate Subcommittee on Housing and Urban Affairs, and David O. Maxwell, then the chairman of Fannie Mae, to create the Office of Housing Research (OHR) within Fannie Mae. The article also highlights the role of the National Housing Task Force and the first Fannie Mae Housing Conference in expanding high-quality housing research in the 1990s through the MIT Housing Policy Project and the research and convening efforts of the OHR in Fannie Mae, which included this journal and a continuance of the Annual Housing Conference thereafter.

Acknowledgment of Housing Policy Debate Reviewers

Acknowledgment of Housing Policy Debate Reviewers

Housing Policy Debate Associate Editors and Editorial Advisory Board

Housing Policy Debate Associate Editors and Editorial Advisory Board

Acknowledgment of Housing Policy Debate Reviewers

Acknowledgment of Housing Policy Debate Reviewers

Increasing the Value of MTO Research for Housing Policy Development

The Moving to Opportunity for Fair Housing Demonstration Program (MTO) has estimated the effects of two concrete reforms of low-income housing policy on one important group affected by them. Reforms of this type have received, and will continue to receive, serious consideration in housing policy debates. At this stage, it is not feasible to estimate the effects of the MTO reforms on all of the people significantly affected by them. However, it is feasible and desirable to estimate the effects of two similar reforms that would have almost the same effect on the families studied in MTO. These reforms would have no effect on the number of families that receive housing assistance. Instead, they would affect the nature of the housing assistance offered and the taxpayer cost of providing it. One alternative would almost surely have generated cost savings and additional revenue exceeding the cost of the vouchers, thereby providing greater benefits than the current system at a lower taxpayer cost. The MTO results supplemented with estimates of their taxpayer cost would provide a reasonably comprehensive analysis of their effects. This commentary suggests how the taxpayer costs of the alternative reforms might be estimated. Doing it would significantly increase the value of MTO research for housing policy development.

Using Big Ideas: The Application of Political Philosophy in Housing Research

The aim of this paper is to consider the possibilities and limits of using political philosophy to inform housing policy debates. The paper begins by exploring the paucity of philosophical discourse on housing and argues that this is because of the inherent practicality and ubiquity of housing compared to other welfare goods. The paper then considers the work of Robert Nozick, as an example of the possibilities for applying abstract political philosophy to housing issues. The problems of using abstract theory are then discussed, particularly the need to compromise in policy implementation. The attempt to implement “pure” abstract ideas might be difficult. However, the application of abstract principles can also be important in adjudicating between rival policy alternatives and in assessing the effects of policies. The paper concludes that a toolkit approach is the best means to tackle abstract thinkers such as Nozick and that their constructions should be seen as ideal types rather than as blueprints for action.

HETEROGENEITY AND CLUSTERING OF HOUSING DEMAND: CASE STUDY

The paper discusses major approaches to housing demand segmentation. The aim of the article is to evaluate the relations between (i) sociodemographic and (ii) preference-based segmentation. Second part of the article discusses the results of two studies of housing demand conducted in Poland in recent years. We compare usefulness of two approaches in terms of residential investments analysis, and housing policy debate. Additionally, in the article author studies correspondence between preferences of potential house buyers and their socio-economical status. Submitted: August, 2011 1st revision: September, 2011 Accepted: October, 2011

A College as a Lever for Graduates Settling in the Region: A Case Study of the College of Judea and SamariaNitza Davidovitch is the Director of Academic Development and Assessment at Ari'el University Centre, Israel. Dan Soen is a Professor of Sociology & Anthropology at Ari'el University Centre, Israel and an Emeritus Professor at The Kibbutzim School of Education, Tel

A College as a Lever for Graduates Settling in the Region: A Case Study of the College of Judea and SamariaNitza Davidovitch is the Director of Academic Development and Assessment at Ari'el University Centre, Israel. Dan Soen is a Professor of Sociology & Anthropology at Ari'el University Centre, Israel and an Emeritus Professor at The Kibbutzim School of Education, Tel

What foresight! Understanding Australia's housing future

Futures analysis has been little used to inform housing policy debate, despite the fact that historical precedent is becoming increasingly limited as a guide for policy direction. This paper examines the potential utility of ‘strategic foresight’ in considering possible housing futures for Australia. It examines the particular foresight methods employed, and processes used, to develop possible housing futures in the year 2025 and their policy implications. The paper concludes that foresight analysis, although not without its problems, creates the opportunity to move beyond current thinking and ‘path dependent’ policy parameters, enabling discussion of housing futures in a way that prompts critical discussion of the institutional arrangements and policies that shape housing policy in the present.

Teaching and Learning Guide for: Assessing Welfare Reform, Over a Decade Later

Teaching and Learning Guide for: Assessing Welfare Reform, Over a Decade Later

Teaching and Learning Guide for: Racial Residential Segregation in Urban America

Teaching and Learning Guide for: Racial Residential Segregation in Urban America

On half‐blind men and elephants: Understanding greater ethnic diversity and responding to “good‐enough” evidence

(2008). On half‐blind men and elephants: Understanding greater ethnic diversity and responding to “good‐enough” evidence. Housing Policy Debate: Vol. 19, No. 1, pp. 218-229.

Outlook: Two views on Robert D. Putnam's “E Pluribus Unum: Diversity and community in the twenty‐first century the 2006 Johan Skytte prize lecture”: Reflections on diversity and social capital: A critique of Robert D. Putnam's “E Pluribus Unum: Diversity and community in the twenty‐first century the 2006 Johan Skytte prize lecture”

(2008). Outlook: Two views on Robert D. Putnam's “E Pluribus Unum: Diversity and community in the twenty‐first century the 2006 Johan Skytte prize lecture”: Reflections on diversity and social capital: A critique of Robert D. Putnam's “E Pluribus Unum: Diversity and community in the twenty‐first century the 2006 Johan Skytte prize lecture”. Housing Policy Debate: Vol. 19, No. 1, pp. 207-217.

Housing Policy in England since 1975: An Introduction to the Special Issue

Over the past 30 years the housing system in England (and the rest of the UK) has undergone fundamental changes. This Special Issue of Housing Studies is based upon a major recent evaluation of English housing policy 1975–2000. This introductory paper outlines the aims and objectives of the evaluation, and its principal conclusions. It also sketches out the broader social and economic context for the evaluation, and provides a brief introduction to the substantive papers included in the Special Issue. These papers were selected to reflect the breadth of topics considered in the evaluation, and to represent the key housing policy debates and dilemmas that have contemporary resonance as well as historical significance.

Equality, Priority, and Positional Goods

The question of whether those who think of themselves as egalitarians really do, or should, value equality has received considerable attention in recent years. Alternative principles have been offered as better capturing those distributive intuitions formerly known as ‘egalitarian’. Some endorse sufficiency—comparisons do not matter; what is important is that all have enough. Others favor giving priority to the worse off. The

Eviction as a Risk Factor for Suicide

Back to table of contents Previous article Next article LettersFull AccessEviction as a Risk Factor for SuicideMichael J. Serby, M.D., David Brody, M.D., Shetal Amin, B.A., and Philip Yanowitch, M.D.Michael J. SerbySearch for more papers by this author, M.D., David BrodySearch for more papers by this author, M.D., Shetal AminSearch for more papers by this author, B.A., and Philip YanowitchSearch for more papers by this author, M.D.Published Online:1 Feb 2006https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.57.2.273-bAboutSectionsView EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail To the Editor: Various risk factors have been identified in an effort to reduce suicide rates. Such factors generally define chronic risk and are not imminent predictors of suicide. One such precipitant occurred within a two-month span in 2005 for three patients with serious and persistent mental illness who lived in the New York City area. The patients all killed themselves in the context of imminent eviction from their apartments.The first patient was a dysphoric and anxious 55-year-old woman with recurrent major depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, and borderline personality disorder. After months of nonpayment of rent, she was served with eviction papers. No municipal agency was able to avert the action. She expressed shame, and she refused assignment to the shelter system or to housing for persons with mental illness. Five days before her scheduled eviction she committed suicide.The second patient was a 58-year-old white woman with bipolar disorder. Although she had attempted suicide several times in recent years, her level of functioning and treatment adherence had improved considerably in the months before her death. When it was apparent that she would be evicted, plans were made for her to move into the home of friends in upstate New York. Her case manager met with her the day before she was to relocate. Her sister spoke with her that evening and did not notice anything amiss. The next morning she was found dead of a self-inflicted stab wound.The third patient was a 48-year-old married white man. Six weeks before his suicide, he was hospitalized with mixed mania with suicidal ideation and compulsive gambling. He was nearly $250,000 in debt and facing eviction. He had petitioned to block the eviction and was optimistic that the judge would rule in his favor. On the day before his death, the court ruled that the landlord was entitled to evict him. He went missing and was found the next day in a secluded part of the apartment building, having killed himself by drug overdose.These patients all killed themselves within five days of eviction. Eviction must be considered a traumatic rejection, a denial of one's most basic human needs, and an exquisitely shameful experience. These patients were all of middle-class background, making them unusual in the economically disadvantaged population generally served by the clinics they attended. Could the socioeconomic status of these three patients have contributed to their psychological vulnerability?Why has eviction not been previously noted as a significant precursor of suicide? What explains this cluster of cases within a matter of weeks? Real estate values in New York City have attained record levels quite rapidly, and the real estate market has been frenetic. It is conceivable that landlords are more aggressive in pursuing eviction at this particular time. None of our three patients was facing homelessness, which highlights the possibility that eviction—distinct from homelessness—is a specific and proximal risk factor for suicide, particularly for vulnerable patients. These cases suggest that policy should not only focus on providing alternative housing for people with mental illness who have been evicted but also aim at preventing eviction itself.Dr. Serby, Dr. Brody, and Dr. Yanowitch are affiliated with the department of psychiatry at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City and with the department of psychiatry at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, New York. Mr. Amin is with St. George's University School of Medicine in Grenada. 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Pushing the boundaries in Northern Ireland: young people, violence and sectarianism

Pushing the boundaries in Northern Ireland: young people, violence and sectarianism

Migrants and Housing Investments: Theory and Evidence from Nigeria

The dominance of housing may reflect limitations in the menu of investment choices available to migrants in the country of origin. In many developing countries individuals face relatively few savings opportunities where productive assets (such as land farm assets) are associated with high risks and/or low rates of return. Housing investments offer unique advantages in that they are durable highly visible and associated with low risk and monitoring requirements. However there are some important drawbacks associated with housing investments. In particular where resale and rental markets for housing are not well developed migrants housing assets may be relatively illiquid and irreversible. In the next section I provide some background on general patterns of investment behavior among migrants. Here the evidence on housing investments is discussed for a rich set of migrant sending and receiving countries. In Section III I develop the conceptual framework for understanding migrants housing investment decisions. Section IV provides a description of the data sources. Section V outlines the empirical strategy. In Section VI I discuss the empirical findings. Section VII presents conclusions. (excerpt)