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The political consequences of housing (un)affordability

Abstract:

The enormous growth in house prices in Europe since the 1990s has led to increasing concerns about the affordability of housing for ordinary citizens. This paper explores the relationship between housing affordability - house prices relative to incomes - and the demand for redistributive and housing policy, using data drawn from European and British social surveys and an analysis of British elections. It shows that, as unaffordability rises, citizens appear in aggregate to become less support...

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1177/09589287211056171

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
SSD
Department:
Politics & Int Relations
Role:
Author
ORCID:
0000-0002-4925-4023
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
SSD
Sub department:
Politics & Int Relations
Role:
Author
ORCID:
0000-0001-8371-0507
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Journal:
Journal of European Social Policy More from this journal
Volume:
31
Issue:
5
Pages:
597-613
Publication date:
2021-12-09
Acceptance date:
2021-06-08
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EISSN:
1461-7269
ISSN:
0958-9287
Language:
English
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Pubs id:
1182656
Local pid:
pubs:1182656
Deposit date:
2021-06-18

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