‘Doing nothing is not an option’ – top economists back planning reform and public housing as fixes for Australia’s housing crisis
- Written by Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
OlgaKashubin/ShutterstockTop economists are unanimous in believing Australia’s housing market is in crisis.
Offered a choice of 14 measures identified by the Economic Society of Australia as likely to restrain prices for buyers and renters, none of the 49 leading economists polled picked: “do nothing, the market will determine...
