Print Email Facebook Twitter The effectiveness of selected housing subsidies in the Czech Republic Title The effectiveness of selected housing subsidies in the Czech Republic Author Lux, M. Sunega, P. Boelhouwer, P.J. Faculty OTB Research Institute Department Support Services Date 2009-06-12 Abstract The goal of this article is to evaluate the effectiveness of the new housing policy in the Czech Republic as an example of a transitional society after the collapse of communism. The first part provides a brief history of the housing policy dating back to 1918. The second part presents the results of empirical tests of effectiveness (or equity) of selected housing subsidies applied during the transition. As in other transitional countries, the considerable decrease in the financial affordability of housing after 1989 demanded an active housing policy. Housing subsidies, whether direct or implicit, were, however, often not well targeted. The economic subsidy from rent regulation, tax relief and housing allowances are especially assessed here. Subject housing policywelfare economicssubsidy effectivenesstransition economies To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:5ea94b3c-870a-492b-af28-5f9687c453e3 Publisher Springer ISSN 1566-4910 Source Journal of Housing and the Built Environment, 24 (3), 2009 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights (c) 2009 Lux, M. ; Sunega, P. ; Boelhouwer, P. ; Springer Files PDF 234683.pdf 419.98 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:5ea94b3c-870a-492b-af28-5f9687c453e3/datastream/OBJ/view