Housing Policy, Housing Assistance and the Wellbeing Dividend: Developing an Evidence Base for Post-GFC Economies

Housing Studies

Volumn 26, Issue 7-8, 2011, Pages 1171-1192

  Beer, Andrew ^a   Baker, Emma ^a   Wood, Gavin ^b   Raftery, Peta ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

homeownership; housing affordability; Housing assistance; housing policy; non shelter benefits; wellbeing

Indexed keywords

AFFORDABLE HOUSING; FINANCIAL CRISIS; FINANCIAL MARKET; HOMEOWNERSHIP; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; HOUSING FINANCE; HOUSING POLICY; LOW INCOME HOUSING;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84858303041     PISSN: 02673037     EISSN: 14661810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02673037.2011.616993     Document Type: Article

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