Publications
The briefs and reports below provide a sample of recent research by Lewis Center faculty, affiliated scholars, staff, and students, produced internally or by our partner centers and other universities. Learn more about support for students and the Graduate Student Fellows program to fund students conducting capstone research.
Note: Briefs and reports are often adapted from or into published books and articles in academic journals, which are not listed here.
Title | Author(s) | Year |
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ReportReducing Development Costs with Impact Fee DeferralA fee deferral program would preserve the quantity — and depending on policy design, also the timing — of public fee revenues, while reducing private carrying costs. |
Shane Phillips | 2021 |
Report“I Would, If Only I Could” How Cities Can Use California’s Housing Element to Overcome Neighborhood Resistance to New HousingAn explanation of how city councils and planning departments can use the housing element law to increase housing supply, but find themselves constrained by neighborhood-level opposition to change. |
Paavo Monkkonen, Moira O'Neill, Christopher S. Elmendorf | 2020 |
ReportA Call For Real Estate Transfer Tax ReformReforms to the real estate transfer tax, which is assessed when properties are sold or otherwise change ownership, are an effective and equitable solution to immediate budget needs, while also supporting important long-term priorities including affordable housing and tenant assistance. |
Shane Phillips | 2020 |
ReportOne to Four: The Market Potential of Fourplexes in California’s Single-Family NeighborhoodsAn estimate of the market-feasible production if the state were to allow fourplexes on single-family parcels and analysis of how these impacts vary across regions and cities. |
Paavo Monkkonen | 2020 |
ReportRegional Housing Need in California: The San Francisco Bay AreaThe San Francisco Bay Area's housing target fails to account for the fact that the region leads the nation in super-commuters, many of whom work in the Bay Area but have been driven to live outside of it. |
Christopher S. Elmendorf, Michael Manville, Michael Lens, Paavo Monkkonen, Moira O'Neill | 2020 |
ReportAffordable Housing PrimerThis primer will help policymakers, public officials, advocates, and other stakeholders better understand the many different types of affordable housing, what they accomplish, how they’re regulated, and who they serve. |
Shane Phillips | 2020 |
BriefAffordable Housing Primer SummaryThis summary brief is a preview of a full-length version that includes details about who builds each affordable housing category, who pays, how rents are set and can change over time, and many other policy considerations. |
Shane Phillips | 2020 |
Journal ArticleLast Thoughts From Manville, Monkkonen, and LensThis article responds to other commentaries and responses to It’s "Time to End Single-Family Zoning." |
Michael Manville, Paavo Monkkonen, Michael Lens | 2020 |
BriefA New Approach to the Housing Element UpdateLocal governments face new rules as they begin updating their local Housing Elements for the 2021-29/2022-30 planning period. This brief proposes a new way for cities to approach the sites inventory to meet their housing targets, moving beyond simply identifying vacant and underutilized parcels. |
Paavo Monkkonen, Christopher S. Elmendorf, Moira O'Neill | 2020 |
BriefOpposition to development or opposition to developers? Experimental evidence on attitudes toward new housingBuilding new housing appears to be part of the housing crisis solution. However, this brief finds that opposition to development is high due to fear of personal losses and resentment of developer gains. |
Paavo Monkkonen, Michael Manville | 2020 |