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Locked Out: How Victoria's land supply laws are keeping young people out of the housing market
In reviewing the costs of new housing in Melbourne the conclusion is that housing is unaffordable for ordinary families who are not already home owners. The cause of this is state government policies, especially restrictions on land release. In...
Regulation of infrastructure: its development and effects
This volume has sprung from concerns about the Access Provisions of the Trade Practices Act. Part IIIA of the Trade Practices Act resulted from a perception in the 1990’s that the act was not...
The Regulatory State's democracy problem
Economic Regulation of Transport Facilities
Land Regulations, Housing Prices and Productivity
Land costs are incorporated in most commercial activities. Hence, beyond the direct effects on housing and commercial property, measures that raise the price of land have a pervasive effect in raising costs throughout the economy. An important...
The Values Deficit
Address to the Australian Financial Review Housing Conference