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Homeowners and people nearby benefit, though the implications for society are less clear, writes Gabriel Ahlfeldt. Opinions on conservation areas are split. Proponents would argue that conservation areas... Read more...
20 March 2018
DOI: 10.1111/ecoj.12429 Related publications Distinctively Different: A New Approach to Valuing Architectural Amenities Gabriel M. Ahlfeldt and Nancy Holman, SERC Discussion Paper No.171, Febru... Read more...
05 February 2018
Article by Henry Overman: With Brexit looming, we’ve been running a series of workshops with local areas to think about different policy responses and consider what the evidence says on effectiveness. On... Read more...
13 November 2017
Researchers at the London School of Economics found that house prices in England’s 8,000 conservation zones, which vary from the seaside town of Morecambe, Lancashire, to the industrial canals of Castlef... Read more...
25 October 2017
Gabriel M. Ahlfeldt, Kristoffer Moeller, Sevrin Waights and Nicolai Wendland DOI: 10.1111/ecoj.12454 Related publications Game of Zones: The Economics of Conservation Areas Gabriel M. Ahlfeldt, Kristo... Read more...
24 October 2017
Article by Gabriel Ahlfeldt and Nancy Holman Good architectural design is a public good, but economists and policymakers lack robust evidence on the impact of well designed architecture on location value when planning s... Read more...
24 September 2016
It's a well-known fact that Essex is blessed with an excellent choice of schools, in both the public and private sectors. And thanks to some research published a couple of years ago by the Centre for Economic Performance... Read more...
12 August 2015