The Macroeconomic and Sectoral Performance of Housing Supply Policies in Selected MENA Countries : A Comparative Analysis

This paper analyzes housing sector policies and their effects on macroeconomic and sectoral performance in a number of Middle East and North African (MNA) countries. Some of these countries confront very rapid growth in their labor forces, others are now experiencing the world’s highest rates of urb...

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Main Authors:	Baharoglu, Deniz, Peltier, Nicolas, Buckley, Robert
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Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:	URBAN HOUSING AND LAND HOUSING SECTOR DEMOGRAPHY AND URBANIZATION UNEMPLOYMENT AND CAPITAL USE INEFFICIENCY POVERTY REDUCTION AFFORDABILITY PROBLEM LOW-INCOME HOUSING HOUSING MARKET SUPPLY FACTORS LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS LAND OWNERSHIP PROPERTY RIGHTS PROPERTY TITLING HOUSING FINANCE HOUSING SUBSIDIES KEY RECOMMENDATIONS POPULATION INCREASE QUALITY OF GROWTH
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spelling	okr-10986-366832021-12-09T05:10:43Z The Macroeconomic and Sectoral Performance of Housing Supply Policies in Selected MENA Countries : A Comparative Analysis Baharoglu, Deniz Peltier, Nicolas Buckley, Robert URBAN HOUSING AND LAND HOUSING SECTOR DEMOGRAPHY AND URBANIZATION UNEMPLOYMENT AND CAPITAL USE INEFFICIENCY POVERTY REDUCTION AFFORDABILITY PROBLEM LOW-INCOME HOUSING HOUSING MARKET SUPPLY FACTORS LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS LAND OWNERSHIP PROPERTY RIGHTS PROPERTY TITLING HOUSING FINANCE HOUSING SUBSIDIES KEY RECOMMENDATIONS POPULATION INCREASE QUALITY OF GROWTH This paper analyzes housing sector policies and their effects on macroeconomic and sectoral performance in a number of Middle East and North African (MNA) countries. Some of these countries confront very rapid growth in their labor forces, others are now experiencing the world’s highest rates of urbanization. In such countries, the spill-over effects of housing policy on labor markets, savings behavior, factor productivity, and ultimately the quality of economic growth are important. Similarly, policies that cause housing costs to rise for the entire population can have a greater effect on the poor than do direct housing subsidy programs. In short, untangling the effects of housing policy requires a broad sectoral perspective. Accordingly, the analysis examines these broader issues, even though the focus remained on how policies could improve the situation of the poor. 2021-12-08T14:48:07Z 2021-12-08T14:48:07Z 2005-04 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/724091468248086869/The-Macroeconomic-and-sectoral-performance-of-housing-supply-policies-in-selected-MENA-countries-a-comparative-analysis http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36683 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Other Urban Study Middle East and North Africa Middle East North Africa Algeria Egypt, Arab Republic of Iran, Islamic Republic of Jordan Lebanon Morocco Tunisia Yemen, Republic of
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topic	URBAN HOUSING AND LAND HOUSING SECTOR DEMOGRAPHY AND URBANIZATION UNEMPLOYMENT AND CAPITAL USE INEFFICIENCY POVERTY REDUCTION AFFORDABILITY PROBLEM LOW-INCOME HOUSING HOUSING MARKET SUPPLY FACTORS LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS LAND OWNERSHIP PROPERTY RIGHTS PROPERTY TITLING HOUSING FINANCE HOUSING SUBSIDIES KEY RECOMMENDATIONS POPULATION INCREASE QUALITY OF GROWTH
spellingShingle	URBAN HOUSING AND LAND HOUSING SECTOR DEMOGRAPHY AND URBANIZATION UNEMPLOYMENT AND CAPITAL USE INEFFICIENCY POVERTY REDUCTION AFFORDABILITY PROBLEM LOW-INCOME HOUSING HOUSING MARKET SUPPLY FACTORS LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS LAND OWNERSHIP PROPERTY RIGHTS PROPERTY TITLING HOUSING FINANCE HOUSING SUBSIDIES KEY RECOMMENDATIONS POPULATION INCREASE QUALITY OF GROWTH Baharoglu, Deniz Peltier, Nicolas Buckley, Robert The Macroeconomic and Sectoral Performance of Housing Supply Policies in Selected MENA Countries : A Comparative Analysis
geographic_facet	Middle East and North Africa Middle East North Africa Algeria Egypt, Arab Republic of Iran, Islamic Republic of Jordan Lebanon Morocco Tunisia Yemen, Republic of
description	This paper analyzes housing sector policies and their effects on macroeconomic and sectoral performance in a number of Middle East and North African (MNA) countries. Some of these countries confront very rapid growth in their labor forces, others are now experiencing the world’s highest rates of urbanization. In such countries, the spill-over effects of housing policy on labor markets, savings behavior, factor productivity, and ultimately the quality of economic growth are important. Similarly, policies that cause housing costs to rise for the entire population can have a greater effect on the poor than do direct housing subsidy programs. In short, untangling the effects of housing policy requires a broad sectoral perspective. Accordingly, the analysis examines these broader issues, even though the focus remained on how policies could improve the situation of the poor.
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author	Baharoglu, Deniz Peltier, Nicolas Buckley, Robert
author_facet	Baharoglu, Deniz Peltier, Nicolas Buckley, Robert
author_sort	Baharoglu, Deniz
title	The Macroeconomic and Sectoral Performance of Housing Supply Policies in Selected MENA Countries : A Comparative Analysis
title_short	The Macroeconomic and Sectoral Performance of Housing Supply Policies in Selected MENA Countries : A Comparative Analysis
title_full	The Macroeconomic and Sectoral Performance of Housing Supply Policies in Selected MENA Countries : A Comparative Analysis
title_fullStr	The Macroeconomic and Sectoral Performance of Housing Supply Policies in Selected MENA Countries : A Comparative Analysis
title_full_unstemmed	The Macroeconomic and Sectoral Performance of Housing Supply Policies in Selected MENA Countries : A Comparative Analysis
title_sort	macroeconomic and sectoral performance of housing supply policies in selected mena countries : a comparative analysis
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2021
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/724091468248086869/The-Macroeconomic-and-sectoral-performance-of-housing-supply-policies-in-selected-MENA-countries-a-comparative-analysis http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36683
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The Macroeconomic and Sectoral Performance of Housing Supply Policies in Selected MENA Countries : A Comparative Analysis

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