4th Workshop on Residential Housing: Balancing Sustainability and Affordability in the Building Sector
Location: University of Zurich
Date: 8.-10. September 2025
Are sustainable buildings and affordable housing two competing goals? How are they affected by the energy transition and climate change? What policies do we need for the future?
This workshop aims to bring together researchers working on a broad range of aspects of residential housing markets in the context of energy and environmental economics, and beyond. While we are interested in general submissions related to residential housing, this time we particularly encourage the submission of proposals related to sustainability and affordability.
Keynote Lectures
 | Stanimira Milcheva (University College London) |
 | Peter Christensen (UC Santa Cruz) |
Further Details
Organising Committee
Harald Mayr (U Zurich)
Sofie R. Waltl (U Cambridge)
Funding
The workshop is funded by the Swiss National Science Fund (Project 201958) and supported by the University of Zurich.
1st Housing Policy Symposium
Vienna University of Economics and Business
Welthandelsplatz 1
1020 Vienna
Austria
Location: D4.2.008
Date: 2. June 2025
3rd Workshop on Residential Housing: A Market in Distress and Potential Solutions
Venue
Vienna University of Economics and Business
Welthandelsplatz 1
1020 Vienna
Austria
Location: Library & Learning Center, Clubraum
Date: 26.-27. June 2024
How are housing markets affected by the accumulation of recent crises shaking economies?
From a macro perspective, one may ask whether and why certain housing policy regimes meant more resilient markets than others, and which lessons could be learned to be better prepared for future times of crises. From a micro perspective, it is crucial to understand whether the divides in societies are still along traditional lines like tenure status, social and economic background, and accessibility to urban agglomerations or if other aspects have gained in importance; are amenities still valued in the same way as before; and how do new market practices affect our understanding of the functioning of today’s housing markets?
This workshop thus aims to bring together researchers working on a broad range of aspects of residential housing markets. While we are interested in general submissions related to residential housing, this time we particularly encourage the submission of proposals related to the analysis of present or past crises as well as policy assessment and recommendations.
Keynote Lecture
 | Prof. Helen Bao (University of Cambridge) Department for Land Economy University of Cambridge |
Fishbowl Discussion
Housing Markets in Distress – Challenges and Potential Solutions? (with a special focus on Vacancy Taxes as a policy tool)
Initial inputs are given by Georg Harer (Attorney at Law, Austria) and Mariona Segú (CY Cergy Paris Université). Moderated by Sofie Waltl.
Further Details
Organizing Committee
Anja M. Hahn (WU & DSS)
Sanela Omerovic (WU & DSS)
Sofie R. Waltl (U Cambridge & WU)
Funding
The workshop benefits from funding by the OeNB Anniversary Fund, Grant No. 18767 (LocHouse), AK Vienna and WU.
2nd Workshop on Residential Housing: Connecting Housing Researchers in Austria
Venue
Vienna University of Economics and Business
Welthandelsplatz 1
1020 Vienna
Austria
Location: AD, room AD.0.114
Date: 30 January 2023
This workshop aims to connect economists (and social scientists in general) based in Austria and working on residential housing markets. Participants are encourages to present an advanced or recently published study best reflecting their current interests. A special focus will be put on general measurement issues as well as current pressing issues, including i.a. (house price) inflation, population movements, tightening rental markets, and policy analyses.
Further Details
Organizing Committee
Anja M. Hahn (WU & DSS)
Sofie R. Waltl (WU)
Funding
The workshop benefits from funding by the OeNB Anniversary Fund, Grant No. 18767 (LocHouse).
1st Workshop on Residential Housing: Perceptions and Measurement
When? 14-16 September 2022
Where? LISER, Maison de Sciences Humaines (Esch-sur-Alzette/Campus Belval), Luxembourg
What do we actually measure when assessing housing sales and rent prices? The outcome of a market matching processes truly driven by supply and demand? Observed prices are also affected by policies in place, e.g., rent control or policies supporting home-ownership, hampering international comparisons, as well as measurement issues whenever relying on “close-to-market-prices” originating from appraisals, advertisements or surveys. Better understanding the type and source of bias potentially inherent in such data may, however, also provide additional opportunities for researchers to measure beliefs and attitudes affecting the person providing the data.
This workshop thus aims to bring together researches working on topical issues related to residential housing markets making use of diverse data sources.
Keynote lecture
 | Sumit Agarwal (National University of Singapore) Professor of Finance, Economics and Real Estate Low Tuck Kwong Distinguished Professor Managing Director, Sustainable and Green Finance Institute (SGFIN) |
Key dates
- Abstracts can be submitted until 31. May 2022
- Date sending out acceptance letters: 15. June 2022
- Registration deadline: 15. July 2022
- Workshop: 14.-16. September 2022
The workshop benefits from funding by the FNR Luxembourg National Research Fund, CORE Grant No. 3886 (ASSESS).
Workshop on Distributional National Accounts
When? Friday, June 7, 2019 | 11:30-19:00
Where? Vienna University of Economics and Business, AD.0.122
Distributional National Accounts (DINA) link distributional information on income, consumption and wealth to the macroeconomic System of National Accounts (SNA). DINA provide harmonized information on the distribution of key macro-economic aggregates within the household sector. This improves macro-economic monitoring and provides the data basis to bring more heterogeneity into macro-economic models. Already in 1955, one of the SNA’s founding fathers, Simon Kuznets, called for such distributional information. In 2019, there are still no routinely compiled DINA in most countries – but there is progress. This workshop thus brings together macro- and micro-specialists in Austria working on conceptual and empirical topics related to DINA, and aims to stimulate an exchange of ideas.Topics covered are
- Measurement issues on the micro- and macro side and data quality
- Specific challenges for income, consumption and wealth
- Micro-matching of survey data
- Conceptual issues in the macro-micro linking process
Sofie R Waltl 