Housing affordability and the limits of growth models: A critical review of Reisenbichler (2025) through the roof

Abstract

This is a review of Alexander Reisenbichler’s book, published in 2025 by Cambridge University Press. It first summarizes the book’s argument and main findings, and then offers a critical appraisal of its contribution and overall argument. The review points out the limits of growth models when understood as mere institutional arrangements to understand the housing affordability crisis.

Keywords

Housing Affordability Comparative Political Economy Growth Models Policy Feedback Inflation

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