Housing Markets and the Economy

"I found the book valuable even on topics I do not often think about, and I recommend it to urban and housing economists. Geographers and planning academics would profit from some essays. The topics vary greatly, and most are fairly specialized, but many different readers will find something of value. Teachers of graduate students and advanced undergraduates will find pieces to challenge students and stimulate discussion. The authors are to be commended for situating their research in context and for discussing prior research." * Journal of Regional Science *
"These ten excellent essays are a fitting tribute to the productive research career of Chip Case-wide ranging in coverage, careful in execution, and clearly relevant to today's pressing issues in national housing policy. Together they define the new frontier in housing policy research."
-- Robert P. Inman, Richard K. Mellon Professor, Finance and Economics, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
"Ed Glaeser and John Quigley, two of the preeminent scholars of American housing markets have assembled a who's who of experts in this important book. The current financial crisis facing the United States finds its ground zero in housing. At no time in our history since the Great Depression has an understanding of the housing market been so critical. This book provides authoritative analyses of subjects ranging from the risk of housing price fluctuations to the crisis of subprime loans. These contributions will have a lasting impact on public policy and on housing scholarship for years to come. Housing Markets and the Economy will be must reading for academics and policy makers as we restructure our nation's system of housing finance." -- Michael H. Schill, Dean and Professor of Law, University of California, Los Angeles