Economic Policy Review 2003, Volume 9, Number 2 - Federal Reserve Bank of New York

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Volume 9, Number 2 June 2003

Policies to Promote Affordable Housing
Proceedings of a Conference Cosponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and New York University's Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy, February 7, 2002

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Opening Remarks

2 pages / 33 kb
William J. McDonough

Session 1: State of New York City's Housing and Neighborhoods

State of New York City's Housing and Neighborhoods:
An Overview of Recent Trends

13 pages / 573 kb
Michael H. Schill and Glynis Daniels

Session 2: Affordable Housing and the Housing Market

The Impact of Building Restrictions on Housing Affordability

19 pages / 182 kb
Edward L. Glaeser and Joseph Gyourko

Commentary

3 pages / 49 kb
Brendan O’Flaherty

Government Regulation and Changes in the Affordable Housing Stock

18 pages / 163 kb
C. Tsuriel Somerville and Christopher J. Mayer

Commentary

5 pages / 60 kb
Jack Goodman

Session 3: The Impact of Housing on People and Places

Housing Production Subsidies and Neighborhood Revitalization: New York City's Ten-Year Capital Plan for Housing

15 pages / 156 kb
Ingrid Gould Ellen, Michael H. Schill, Amy Ellen Schwartz,
and Ioan Voicu

Effects of Homeownership on Children: The Role of Neighborhood Characteristics and Family Income

21 pages / 183 kb
Joseph M. Harkness and Sandra J. Newman

Commentary

4 pages / 52 kb
Frank Braconi

The Impacts of New Neighborhoods on Poor Families: Evaluating the Policy Implications of the Moving to Opportunity Demonstration

28 pages / 250 kb
John Goering

Commentary

3 pages / 40 kb
Lance Freeman

Session 4: Housing Subsidies and Finance

Comparing the Costs of Federal Housing Assistance Programs

20 pages / 178 kb
Denise DiPasquale, Dennis Fricke, and Daniel Garcia-Diaz

Commentary

2 pages / 36 kb
Susan M. Wachter

The Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of the Community Reinvestment Act: Past Accomplishments and Future Regulatory Challenges

23 pages / 209 kb
William C. Apgar and Mark Duda

Session 5: Remarks on the Future of Housing Policy

Preservation First

3 pages / 42 kb
Ronay Menschel

The Building Blocks for Private Investment in New York
City's Underserved Communities

3 pages / 44 kb
Richard Roberts