JEL classification

Journal of Economic Literature Classification (10696)

R - Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics (955)

R3 - Production Analysis and Firm Location (199)

R38 - Government Policies; Regulatory Policies (37)

Number of items at this level: 37.

Centre for Economic Performance

Ahlfeldt, Gabriel M., Pietrostefani, Elisabetta (2019). The economic effects of density: a synthesis. (International Trade and Regional Economics DP13440). Centre for Economic Policy Research, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Ahlfeldt, Gabriel Peter Gabriel Martins, Albers, Thilo Nils Hendrix, Behrens, Kristian (2020). Prime locations. (CEP Discussion Papers CEPDP1725). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.

Ahlfeldt, Gabriel M., Pietrostefani, Elisabetta (2019). The economic effects of density: a synthesis. Journal of Urban Economics, 111, 93-107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jue.2019.04.006

Bakker, Jan David, Datta, Nikhil (2024). Avenging the tenants: regulating the middle man's rents. (CEP Discussion Papers CEPDP2019). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.

Carozzi, Felipe, Hilber, Christian A. L., Yu, Xiaolun (2020). On the economic impacts of mortgage credit expansion policies: evidence from Help to Buy. (CEP Discussion Papers 1681). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.

Cheshire, Paul, Hilber, Christian A. L., Montebruno Bondi, Piero, Sanchis-Guarner, Rosa (2022). (In)convenient stores? What do policies pushing stores to town centres actually do? (CEP Discussion Papers 1894). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.

Cheshire, Paul, Kaimakamis, Katerina (2020). Offices scarce but housing scarcer: estimating the premium for London office conversions. (CEP Discussion Papers 1701). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.

Cheshire, Paul (2018). Broken market or broken policy? The unintended consequences of restrictive planning. National Institute Economic Review, 245(1), R9-R19. https://doi.org/10.1177/002795011824500111

Cheshire, Paul, Hilber, Christian A. L., Koster, Hans R.A. (2018). Empty homes, longer commutes: the unintended consequences of more restrictive local planning. Journal of Public Economics, 158, 126-151. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2017.12.006

Dericks, Gerard, Koster, Hans R. A. (2018). The billion pound drop: the blitz and agglomeration economics in London. (CEP Discussion Papers CEPDP1542). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.

Duranton, Gilles, Gobillon, Laurent, Overman, Henry G. (2006). Assessing the effects of local taxation using microgeographic data. (CEP Discussion Paper 748). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.

Hilber, Christian A. L., Palmer, Charles, Pinchbeck, Edward W. (2017). The energy costs of historic preservation. (SERC Discussion Papers SERCDP217). Spatial Economics Research Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Ribeiro, Diogo, de Almeida Vilares, Hugo, Carvalho, Luís (2025). Can more housing supply improve affordability? A subnational perspective from Portugal. Regional Studies, 59(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2025.2582638

Waights, Sevrin (2019). The preservation of historic districts—is it worth it? Journal of Economic Geography, 19(2), 433–464. https://doi.org/10.1093/jeg/lby002

Centre for Macroeconomics

Fieldhouse, Andrew, Mertens, Karel, Ravn, Morten O. (2017). The macroeconomic effects of Government asset purchases: evidence from postwar US housing credit policy. (CFM discussion paper series CFM-DP2017-07). Centre For Macroeconomics.

Economic History

Ahlfeldt, Gabriel Peter Gabriel Martins, Albers, Thilo Nils Hendrix, Behrens, Kristian (2020). Prime locations. (CEP Discussion Papers CEPDP1725). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.

Economics

Ortalo-Magné, François, Prat, Andrea (2007). The political economy of housing supply: homeowners, workers, and voters. Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines.

European Institute

Cheshire, Paul (2008). Reflections on the nature and policy implications of planning restrictions on housing supply. Discussion of 'Planning policy, planning practice, and housing supply' by Kate Barker. Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 24(1), 50-58. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxrep/grn002

Monastiriotis, Vassilis (2011). Making geographical sense of the Greek austerity measures: compositional effects and long-run implications. Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, 4(3), 323-337. https://doi.org/10.1093/cjres/rsr026

Geography and Environment

Ahlfeldt, Gabriel M., Feddersen, Arne (2010). From periphery to core: economic adjustments to high speed rail. London School of Economics & University of Hamburg.

Ahlfeldt, Gabriel M., Pietrostefani, Elisabetta (2019). The economic effects of density: a synthesis. (International Trade and Regional Economics DP13440). Centre for Economic Policy Research, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Ahlfeldt, Gabriel Peter Gabriel Martins, Albers, Thilo Nils Hendrix, Behrens, Kristian (2020). Prime locations. (CEP Discussion Papers CEPDP1725). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.

Ahlfeldt, Gabriel M., Feddersen, Arne (2018). From periphery to core: measuring agglomeration effects using high-speed rail. Journal of Economic Geography, 18(2), 355-390. https://doi.org/10.1093/jeg/lbx005

Ahlfeldt, Gabriel M., Pietrostefani, Elisabetta (2019). The economic effects of density: a synthesis. Journal of Urban Economics, 111, 93-107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jue.2019.04.006

Ahlfeldt, Gabriel M., Wendland, Nicolai (2016). The spatial decay in commuting probabilities: employment potential vs. community gravity. Economics Letters, 143, 125-129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2016.04.004

Ball, Michael, Cheshire, Paul, Hilber, Christian A. L., Yu, Xiaolun (2024). Why delay? Understanding the construction lag, aka the build out rate. (CEP Discussion Papers CEPDP1990). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.

Borraz, Fernando, Carozzi, Felipe, Gonzalez Pampillon, Nicolas, Zipitría, Leandro (2024). Local retail prices, product variety and neighborhood change. American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 16(1), 1 - 33. https://doi.org/10.1257/pol.20210817

Carozzi, Felipe, Hilber, Christian A. L., Yu, Xiaolun (2020). On the economic impacts of mortgage credit expansion policies: evidence from Help to Buy. (CEP Discussion Papers 1681). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.

Carozzi, Felipe, Hilber, Christian A. L., Yu, Xiaolun (2024). On the economic impacts of mortgage credit expansion policies: evidence from help to buy. Journal of Urban Economics, 139, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jue.2023.103611

Cheshire, Paul, Hilber, Christian A. L., Montebruno Bondi, Piero, Sanchis-Guarner, Rosa (2022). (In)convenient stores? What do policies pushing stores to town centres actually do? (CEP Discussion Papers 1894). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.

Cheshire, Paul, Kaimakamis, Katerina (2020). Offices scarce but housing scarcer: estimating the premium for London office conversions. (CEP Discussion Papers 1701). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.

Cheshire, Paul (2018). Broken market or broken policy? The unintended consequences of restrictive planning. National Institute Economic Review, 245(1), R9-R19. https://doi.org/10.1177/002795011824500111

Cheshire, Paul (2008). Reflections on the nature and policy implications of planning restrictions on housing supply. Discussion of 'Planning policy, planning practice, and housing supply' by Kate Barker. Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 24(1), 50-58. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxrep/grn002

Cheshire, Paul, Hilber, Christian A. L., Koster, Hans R.A. (2018). Empty homes, longer commutes: the unintended consequences of more restrictive local planning. Journal of Public Economics, 158, 126-151. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2017.12.006

Duranton, Gilles, Gobillon, Laurent, Overman, Henry G. (2006). Assessing the effects of local taxation using microgeographic data. (CEP Discussion Paper 748). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.

Gandhi, Sahil, Green, Richard K., Patranabis, Shaonlee (2022). Insecure property rights and the housing market: explaining India's housing vacancy paradox. Journal of Urban Economics, 131, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jue.2022.103490

Hilber, Christian A. L., Lyytikainen, Teemu (2012). Stamp duty and household mobility: regression discontinuity evidence from the UK. London School of Economics and Political Science.

Hilber, Christian A. L., Lyytikainen, Teemu (2012). The effect of the UK stamp duty land tax on household mobility. (SERC Discussion Papers SERCDP0115). Spatial Economics Research Centre (SERC), London School of Economics and Political Science.

Hilber, Christian A. L., Palmer, Charles, Pinchbeck, Ted (2019). The energy costs of historic preservation. Journal of Urban Economics, 114, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jue.2019.103197

Rodríguez-Pose, Andrés, Gerritse, Michiel (2018). Does federal contracting spur development? Federal contracts, income, output, and jobs in US cities. Journal of Urban Economics, 107, 121-135. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jue.2018.07.002

Government

Travers, Tony (2025). Housing since 1945: the impact of policy change and ideology. Political Quarterly, https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-923x.70028

Hellenic Observatory

Monastiriotis, Vassilis (2011). Making geographical sense of the Greek austerity measures: compositional effects and long-run implications. Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, 4(3), 323-337. https://doi.org/10.1093/cjres/rsr026

LSE

Belotti, Emanuele, Bortolotti, Alberto, Coppola, Alessandro, Corcillo, Piero, Cordini, Marta, Hodkinson, Stuart, Watt, Paul (2026). Re-tracing the rise of institutional investor landlords in London and Milan through the lens of state de-risking. European Urban and Regional Studies, 33(1), 48 - 65. https://doi.org/10.1177/09697764251384115

Cheshire, Paul, Hilber, Christian A. L., Montebruno Bondi, Piero, Sanchis-Guarner, Rosa (2022). (In)convenient stores? What do policies pushing stores to town centres actually do? (CEP Discussion Papers 1894). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.

LSE London

Whitehead, Christine M E, Williams, Peter (2017). Changes in the regulation and control of mortgage markets and access to owner-occupation among younger households. (OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers 196). OECD. https://doi.org/10.1787/e16ab00e-en

Management

Ribeiro, Diogo, de Almeida Vilares, Hugo, Carvalho, Luís (2025). Can more housing supply improve affordability? A subnational perspective from Portugal. Regional Studies, 59(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2025.2582638

STICERD

Ortalo-Magné, François, Prat, Andrea (2007). The political economy of housing supply: homeowners, workers, and voters. Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines.

School of Public Policy

Travers, Tony (2025). Housing since 1945: the impact of policy change and ideology. Political Quarterly, https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-923x.70028

Urban and Spatial Programme

Ahlfeldt, Gabriel M., Feddersen, Arne (2015). From periphery to core: measuring agglomeration effects using high-speed rail. (SERC discussion papers SERCDP0172). Spatial Economics Research Centre.

Ahlfeldt, Gabriel M., Wendland, Nicolai (2015). The spatial decay in commuting probabilities: employment potential vs. commuting gravity. (SERC discussion papers SERCDP0188). Spatial Economics Research Centre.

Cheshire, Paul, Hilber, Christian A. L., Koster, Hans R. A. (2015). Regulating housing vacancies away? The paradoxical effects of mismatch. (SERC discussion papers SERCDP0181). Spatial Economics Research Centre.

Cheshire, Paul (2008). Reflections on the nature and policy implications of planning restrictions on housing supply. Discussion of 'Planning policy, planning practice, and housing supply' by Kate Barker. Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 24(1), 50-58. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxrep/grn002

Cheshire, Paul, Hilber, Christian A. L., Koster, Hans R.A. (2018). Empty homes, longer commutes: the unintended consequences of more restrictive local planning. Journal of Public Economics, 158, 126-151. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2017.12.006

Hilber, Christian A. L., Lyytikainen, Teemu (2012). Stamp duty and household mobility: regression discontinuity evidence from the UK. London School of Economics and Political Science.

Hilber, Christian A. L., Lyytikainen, Teemu (2015). Transfer taxes and household mobility: distortion on the housing or labour market. (SERC discussion papers SERCDP0187). Spatial Economics Research Centre.

Hilber, Christian A. L., Lyytikainen, Teemu (2012). The effect of the UK stamp duty land tax on household mobility. (SERC Discussion Papers SERCDP0115). Spatial Economics Research Centre (SERC), London School of Economics and Political Science.

Hilber, Christian A. L., Palmer, Charles, Pinchbeck, Edward W. (2017). The energy costs of historic preservation. (SERC Discussion Papers SERCDP217). Spatial Economics Research Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Koster, Hans R. A., Rietveld, Piet, Van Ommeren, Jos (2013). Historic amenities, income and sorting of households. (SERC Discussion Papers SERCDP0124). Spatial Economics Research Centre (SERC), London School of Economics and Political Science.

Monastiriotis, Vassilis (2011). Making geographical sense of the Greek austerity measures: compositional effects and long-run implications. Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, 4(3), 323-337. https://doi.org/10.1093/cjres/rsr026

What Works Centre

Borraz, Fernando, Carozzi, Felipe, Gonzalez Pampillon, Nicolas, Zipitría, Leandro (2024). Local retail prices, product variety and neighborhood change. American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 16(1), 1 - 33. https://doi.org/10.1257/pol.20210817