5th International workshop on rent control – Tarragona (Spain), June 19–20, 2025
5th International Workshop on Rent Control
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The aim of the workshop is to bring together experts from different countries and different disciplines (economics, history, law, sociology, urbanism, etc.) who are interested in rent control and other housing policies.
The annual workshop, taking place for the fifth time, aims to be a forum for discussing housing policies around the world and exchange ideas. Furthermore, it also aims to encourage joint research cooperation in the field.
June 19, 2025
| 9:00 | Arrival and registration |
| 9:30 | Welcome to participants |
| 9:50 | Sergio Nasarre−Aznar, Héctor Simón−Moreno, Santiago Ariste CastañoThe calculation of rent control of the Spanish Act 12/2023 breaches theconstitutional rights to private property and equality |
| 10:15 | Luisa CarrerThe perverse effects of rent control: evidence from a large−scale stringent regulation in Catalonia |
| 10:40 | María GoñiPrice control measures under scrutiny: their ineffectiveness and interference with property rights |
| 11:05 | Cristina Argelich−ComellesRent control in Spain. Constitutional and useless return to the past |
| 11:30 | Tea/coffee break |
| 11:50 | Sue−Mari ViljoenRegulation and incentivization in transformative housing frameworks |
| 12:15 | Marife BallesterosDemographic trends and housing patterns in the Philippines |
| 12:40 | Macarena Díaz de Valdés HaaseLegal regulations applicable to multifamily buildings in Chile |
| 13:05 | Mª Zulema Calderón CorredorTax−incentivized affordable housing: successful experiences in comparativelaw |
| 13:30 | Lunch break |
| 14:30 | Rachel SlaymakerThe impact of landlord size on rent pricing behaviour in the presence of rent controls: Evidence from Ireland |
| 14:55 | Felicitas SommerSurvey on the (in)effectiveness of the rent brake in Munich |
| 15:20 | Herman DonnerThe impact of rent controls on housing consumption |
| 15:45 | Tea/coffee break |
| 16:05 | Fredrik KopschRent regulation and re−distribution of value Evidence from Sweden’s first rent regulation, 1917 to 1923 |
| 16:30 | Francesco OlivaThe housing policies of the Portuguese Estado Novo (1933−1945) |
| 16:55 | Break |
| 17:20 | Guided tour of the historic center of Tarragona |
| 20:00 | Dinner |
| 22:00 | End of the first day |
June 20, 2025
| 9:30 | Sofie WaltlHow do monetary policy decisions relate to price changes in housing markets? An assessment of public perceptions across 5 European countries |
| 9:55 | Matthijs KorevaarAn alpha in affordable housing? |
| 10:20 | Guillaume ToussaintDoes rent control increase rental returns? The case of the metropolitan housing market of Lille, France |
| Tea/coffee break | |
| 11:05 | Júlia Furtado de BarrosYoung renters under pressure: The unequal economics of wellbeing in Europe |
| 11:30 | Katherine HostalPoverty as public nuisance |
| 11:55 | Catalina Llaneza HesseUnveiling the rental puzzle: analyzing the rise of medium−term rentals across short− and long−term platforms |
| 12:20 | Bence Kováts‘Each child is a new outpost’: the long−term development of Europeanhousing policies targeting families with children |
| 12:45 | Konstantin KholodilinNarrowing the housing affordability gap through public policy |
| 13:00 | End of workshop |
All times are expressed in theCentral European Summer Time.
You can also download the full program from here.
Call for papers is now closed.
If you still want to attend the workshop, please send an e-mail to kkholodilin@diw.de
Please, note that the capacity of the room is limited. Seats will be allocated on first requested first served based.
Centre Tarraconense El Seminari, Carrer Sant Pau 4, 43003 Tarragona, Spain.
Some hotels at walking distance of the Conference venue are the following:
Hotel H10 Imperial Tarraco – https://www.h10hotels.com/es/hoteles-tarragona/h10-imperial-tarraco
Hotel SB Ciutat de Tarragona – https://www.hotelciutatdetarragona.com/es/
Hotel AC Tarragona – https://www.marriott.com/es/hotels/reuta-ac-hotel-tarragona/overview/
Hotel Astari – https://www.hotelastari.com/es/
Hotel Lauria – https://www.hotel-lauria.com/
Hotel Plaça de la Font – http://hotelpdelafont.com/
Konstantin A. Kholodilin (DIW Berlin)
Sergio Nasarre Aznar (UNESCO Housing Chair, Universitat Rovira i Virgili)
Aurora Iannello (Associazione culturale Vera Nocentini, Turin)
Welcome to Tarragona!
Tarragona
Seminar Room
St. Paul’s Chapel
Casa Canals
Mas Roselló
Modernist Reus
With the support of
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