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Hilber, Christian

Dr Christian Hilber  

Department

Position held

Centre for Economic Performance (CEP)

Affiliate

 

Department of Geography and Environment

Associate Professor (Reader) in Economic Geography, director of MSc in Real Estate Economics and Finance

 

Spatial Economics Research Centre (SERC)

 

Experience keywords:

Land use planning; central government grants; fiscal decentralization; help to buy; homeownership subsidies; homeownership; house price capitalization; house prices; housing cycles; housing policies; housing supply; housing transfer taxes (stamp duty); land supply; local public finance; mortgage interest deduction; property taxes; real estate cycles; regulatory constraints; supply constraints; town centre first

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Dr. Hilber's research focuses on urban and real estate economics (with a particular focus on housing, commercial real estate, and land markets), local public finance, and political economy. He is an expert on the economic impact of land use planning policies as well as various housing policies (such as homeownership subsidies), the supply side of housing markets, housing market dynamics, and the determinants and implications of homeownership. His work is mainly empirical and concentrates on the UK, the U.S. and Switzerland.

Dr. Hilber is the Director of the MSc Real Estate Economics and Finance at the LSE, an Associate of the Spatial Economics Research Centre and of the What Works Centre, a member of the Editorial Board of Regional Science and Urban Economics, and a member of the Advisory Board of the Center for Urban and Real Estate Management in Zurich.

Dr. Hilber advised the HM Treasury on questions related to the economic impact of land use regulation and the National Housing and Planning Advice Unit on questions relating to housing affordability and sub-regional geography modelling feasibility. He also recently gave evidence on the British ‘Help to Buy’ scheme to the National Audit Office.

Dr. Hilber’s work is published (or forthcoming) in journals such as the Review of Economics and Statistics, Economic Journal, Journal of Urban Economics, Regional Science and Urban Economics, Regional Studies, Journal of Housing Economics, Brookings-Wharton Papers on Urban Affairs or Quantitative Marketing and Economics.

His forthcoming publication on the impact of the U.S. mortgage interest deduction on homeownership decisions (joint with Tracy Turner) has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, the Washington Post, among other outlets, and was used as evidence in Hearings before the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance and the U.S. Senate Budget Committee.

Countries and regions to which research relates:

Switzerland; UK; USA

Languages:

French [Spoken: Basic, Written: Basic]; German [Spoken: Fluent, Written: Fluent]

Contact Points

LSE phone number:

+44 (0)20 7107 5016

LSE email:

c.hilber@lse.ac.uk

Publications

2016

Hilber, Christian A. L. (2016) The UK planning system: proposals for reform Planning and Building Control Today, Oct.. 8-10.

Hilber, Christian A. L. (2016) The UK planning system: fit for purpose? Planning and Building Control Today, July. 8-11.

Hilber, Christian A. L. (2016) Housing & economy: property price dynamics. In: MacroHist Summer School Workshop, 15 September 2016, Humboldt University, Berlin

Hilber, Christian A. L. (2016) The economic impact of the British planning and fiscal system: business rates devolution and other policy options. In: Department for Communities and Local Government Research Seminar , 19 September 2016, London, UK

Hilber, Christian A. L. and Schöni, Olivier (2016) Housing policies in Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States In: Yoshino, Naoyuki and Helble, Matthias, (eds.) The Housing Challenge in Emerging Asia : Options and Solutions. Asian Development Bank Institute, Tokyo, Japan, 210-259. ISBN 9784899740650

Hilber, Christian A. L. and Vermeulen, Wouter (2016) The impact of supply constraints on house prices in England Economic Journal, 126 (591). 358-405. ISSN 0013-0133

2015

Hilber, Christian A. L. (2015) Help-to-Buy ISAs will end up feathering nests of the wealthy – here’s how The Conversation (1 Mar 2015) Blog entry

Hilber, Christian A. L. (2015) UK housing and planning policies: the evidence from economic research Election Analysis, 33. Centre for Economic Performance, The London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

Cheshire, Paul and Hilber, Christian A. L. and Kaplanis, Ioannis (2015) Land use regulation and productivity - land matters: evidence from a UK supermarket chain Journal of Economic Geography, 15 (1). 43-73. ISSN 1468-2702

Hilber, Christian A. L. and Lyytikainen, Teemu (2015) Transfer taxes and household mobility: distortion on the housing or labour market SERC discussion papers, SERCDP0187. Spatial Economics Research Centre, London, UK.

Hilber, Christian A. L. (2015) The economic implications of house price capitalization: a synthesis SERC Discussion Paper, 91. Spatial Economics Research Centre, London.

Hilber, Christian A. L. (2015) The economic implications of house price capitalization: a synthesis Real Estate Economics. ISSN 1080-8620

Cheshire, Paul and Hilber, Christian A. L. and Koster, Hans R. A. (2015) Regulating housing vacancies away? The paradoxical effects of mismatch SERC discussion papers, SERCDP0181. Spatial Economics Research Centre, London, UK.

2014

Hilber, Christian (2014) Housing markets and policies in the UK, Switzerland and the US – lessons to be learnt?. In: ADB-ADBI Brainstorming Workshop: Housing Policies for Emerging Asia, 17 Sep 2014, Tokyo, Japan

Hilber, Christian A. L. and Turner, Tracy M. (2014) The mortgage interest deduction and its impact on homeownership decisions The Review of Economics and Statistics, 96 (4). 618-637. ISSN 0034-6535

Bracke, Philippe and Hilber, Christian A. L. and Silva, Olmo (2014) Homeownership and entrepreneurship: the role of mortgage debt and commitment CESifo Working Paper, 5048. CESifo, Munich, Germany.

Hilber, Christian A. L. and Rouwendal, Jan and Vermeulen, Wouter (2014) Local economic conditions and the nature of new housing supply Discussion Paper, TI 2014-118/VIII . Tinbergen Institute, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Hilber, Christian A. L. and Palmer, Charles (2014) Urban development and air pollution: evidence from a global panel of cities SERC Discussion Paper, 169. Spatial Economics Research Centre, London.

Hilber, Christian A. L. and Rouwendal, Jan and Vermeulen, Wouter (2014) Local economic conditions and the nature of new housing supply Discussion Paper, 164. London School of Economics and Political Science, Spatial Economics Research Centre, London, UK.

Hilber, Christian A. L. and Palmer, Charles (2014) Urban development and air pollution: evidence from a global panel of cities Working Paper, No. 175. Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, London.

2013

Hilber, Christian (2013) The British system of land use regulation: key features and (unintended) economic consequences. In: Dublin economics workshops, 28 Jun 2013, Dublin, Ireland

Hilber, Christian (2013) The British system of land use regulation: key features and (unintended) economic consequences. In: Centre for Cities research seminar, 04 Dec 2013, London, UK

Hilber, Christian (2013) Help to buy: an academic’s view based on economic theory and empirical evidence. In: Help to who? Using the state to help to buy , 05-06 Jun 2013, London, UK

Hilber, Christian A.L. and Robert-Nicoud, Frédéric (2013) On the origins of land use regulations: theory and evidence from US metro areas Journal of Urban Economics, 75. 29-43. ISSN 0094-1190

Hilber, Christian A. L. and Robert-Nicoud, Frédéric (2013) In desirable cities, property owners and developers influence tighter land use regulations, which can lead to substantially higher urban and housing costs LSE American Politics and Policy (USAPP) Blog (14 Sep 2013) Blog entry

Ha, Sejeong and Hilber, Christian A. L. (2013) Do long distance moves discourage homeownership? evidence from England SERC Discussion Papers, SERCDP0141. Spatial Economics Research Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

2012

Bracke, Philippe and Hilber, Christian A. L. (2012) Homeownership and entrepreneurship SERC discussion paper, SERCDP0103. Spacial Economics Research Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

Bracke, Philippe and Hilber, Christian and Silva, Olmo (2012) Homeownerhip and entrepreneurship SERC Discussion Papers, SERCDP0103. Spatial Economics Research Centre (SERC), London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

Hilber, Christian and Lyytikainen, Teemu (2012) Stamp duty and household mobility: regression discontinuity evidence from the UK London School of Economics and Political Science.

Hilber, Christian A. L. and Lyytikainen, Teemu (2012) The effect of the UK stamp duty land tax on household mobility SERC Discussion Papers, SERCDP0115. Spatial Economics Research Centre (SERC), London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

Hilber, Christian A. L. and Vermeulen, Wouter (2012) The impact of supply constraints on house prices in England SERC Discussion Papers, SERCDP0119. The London School of Economics and Political Science ,SERC Discussion Paper, London, UK.

2011

Cheshire, Paul and Hilber, Christian A. L. and Kaplanis, Ioannis (2011) Land use planning: the impact on retail productivity Centrepiece, 16 (1). 25-28. ISSN 1362-3761

Hilber, Christian A. L. and Lyytikainen, Teemu and Vermeulen, Wouter (2011) Rijksuitkering aan lokale overheid slaat neer in woningprijs Economisch-Statistische Berichten, 96 (4609). 282-284. ISSN 0013-0583

Cheshire, Paul and Hilber, Christian A. L. and Kaplanis, Ioannis (2011) Our system of land use planning can often have damaging impacts on retail productivity British Politics and Policy at LSE (11 Jul 2011) Blog entry

Hilber, Christian A. L. and Lyytikainen, Teemu and Vermeulen, Wouter (2011) Capitalization of central government grants into local house prices: panel data evidence from England Regional Science and Urban Economics, 41 (4). 394-406. ISSN 0166-0462

Hilber, Christian A. L. (2011) The economic implications of house price capitalization: a survey of an emerging literature WP11CH1. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, Cambridge, MA, USA.

Hilber, Christian A. L. (2011) The economics implications of house price capitalization a survey of an emerging literature SERC Discussion Papers, SERCDP0091. Spatial Economics Research Centre (SERC), London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

Cheshire, Paul and Hilber, Christian A. L. and Kaplanis, Ioannis (2011) Evaluating the effects of planning policies on the retail sector: or do town centre first policies deliver the goods? SERC Discussion Papers, SERCDP0066. Spatial Economics Research Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

2010

Hilber, Christian and Vermeulen, Wouter (2010) The long-term impact of supply constraints on house prices in England London School of Economics and Political Science.

Hilber, Christian and Cheshire, Paul and Kaplanis, Ioannis (2010) Land use regulation and retail: space constraints and total factor productivity London School of Economics and Political Science.

Hilber, Christian A. L. and Vermeulen, Wouter (2010) The effects of supply constraints on housing costs: empirical evidence for England and assessment of policy implications: final report National Housing and Planning Advice Unit (NHPAU), London, UK.

Hilber, Christian A. L. and Vermeulen, Wouter (2010) The impacts of restricting housing supply on house prices and affordability: final report Department for Communities and Local Government, London, UK. ISBN 9781409826248

Hilber, Christian A. L. and Turner, Tracy M. (2010) The mortgage interest deduction and its impact on homeownership decisions SERC Discussion Papers, SERCDP0055. Spatial Economics Research Centre (SERC), London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

Hilber, Christian A. L. (2010) New housing supply and the dilution of social capital Journal of Urban Economics, 67 (3). 419-437. ISSN 1095-9068

Hilber, Christian A. L. (2010) New housing supply and the dilution of social capital SERC Discussion Papers, SERCDP0042. Spatial Economics Research Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

Hilber, Christian A. L. and Lyytikainen, Teemu and Vermeulen, Wouter (2010) Capitalization of central government grants into local house prices: panel data evidence from England SERC Discussion Papers, SERCDP0057. Spatial Economics Research Centre (SERC), London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

Hilber, Christian A. L. and Voicu, Ioan (2010) Agglomeration economies and the location of foreign direct investment: Empirical evidence from Romania Regional Studies, 44 (3). 355-371. ISSN 0034-3404

2009

Hilber, Christian and Vermeulen, Wouter (2009) Supply constraints and house price dynamics: panel data evidence from England London School of Economics and Political Science.

Hilber, Christian and Turner, Tracy M. (2009) How sensitive are homeownership decisions to tax subsidies?: the role of housing supply conditions and lending standards London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

Hilber, Christian A. L. and Robert-Nicoud, Frédéric (2009) On the origins of land use regulations: theory and evidence from US metro areas CEP Discussion Paper, No. 964. Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

Hilber, Christian A. L. and Mayer, Christopher (2009) Why do households without children support local public schools?: linking house price capitalization to school spending Journal of Urban Economics, 65 (1). 74-90. ISSN 0094-1190

2008

Hilber, Christian and Rouwendal, Jan and Vermeulen, Wouter (2008) Local economic conditions and the nature of new housing supply London School of Economics and Political Science.

Hilber, Christian A. L. and Mayer, Christopher J. (2008) Education reforms and household mobility Columbia-LSE Alliance Collaborative Research Fund Seed Grant, London, UK.

Hilber, Christian A. L. (2008) Preistheorie: Einfluss von Preisänderungen auf Angebot und Nachfrage von Immobilien In: Schulte, Karl-Werner, (ed.) ImmobilienöKonomie: Band I: Betriebswirtschaftliche Grundlagen. Oldenbourg, Munich, Germany, 335-353. ISBN 9783486583977

Hilber, Christian A. L. and Vermeulen, Wouter (2008) The effects of supply constraints on housing costs: empirical evidence for England and assessment of policy implications: interim report National Housing and Planning Advice Unit (NHPAU), London, UK.

Cheshire, Paul and Hilber, Christian A.L. (2008) Office space supply restrictions in Britain: the political economy of market revenge Economic Journal, 118 (529). F185-F221. ISSN 0013-0133

Hilber, Christian A. L. and Liu, Yingchun (2008) Explaining the black–white homeownership gap: the role of own wealth, parental externalities and locational preferences Journal of Housing Economics, 17 (2). 152-174. ISSN 1051-1377

2007

Hilber, Christian A. L. (2007) Why are homeownership rates so different across Europe?. In: 14th Annual European Real Estate Society Conference, 27-30 June 2007, London, UK

Hilber, Christian (2007) Why do households without children support local public schools?: linking house price capitalization to school spending London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

Hilber, Christian A.L. and Voicu, Ioan (2007) Agglomeration economies and the location of foreign direct investment: empirical evidence from Romania London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

Cheshire, Paul and Hilber, Christian A.L. (2007) Office space supply restrictions in Britain: the political economy of market revenge London School of Economics, London, UK.

Cheshire, Paul and Hilber, Christian A.L. (2007) Office space supply restrictions in Britain: the political economy of market revenge MPRA Paper, 5435. Munich University, Munich, Germany.

Hilber, Christian A. L. (2007) New housing supply and the dilution of social capital 123. Geography and Environment, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

Hilber, Christian (2007) The determinants of homeownership across Europe: panel data evidence Christian Hilber, London, UK.

Hilber, Christian A. L. and Liu, Yingchun (2007) Explaining the black-white homeownership gap: the role of own wealth, parental externalities and locational preferences 124. Geography and Environment Department, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

Hilber, Christian A. L. and Robert-Nicoud, Frédéric (2007) Homeownership and land use controls: a dynamic model with voting and lobbying Research papers in environmental and spatial analysis, 119. Geography and Environment Department, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK. ISBN 0753019809

Hilber, Christian A. L. (2007) Der Einfluss von Preisänderungen auf Angebot und Nachfrage von Immobilien: Theorie, empirische Evidenz und Implikationen Zeitschrift Für ImmobilienöKonomie, 07 (1). 5-20. ISSN 1611-4051

2006

Hilber, Christian (2006) Der Einfluss von Preisänderungen auf Angebot und Nachfrage von Immobilien: Theorie, empirische Evidenz und Implikationen London School of Economics and Political Science.

Hilber, Christian A. L. and Cheshire, Paul (2006) The cost of regulatory constraints on the British office market. Report for the H.M. Treasury in preparation of ‘Barker Review 2’ H.M. Treasury, London, UK.

Bell, David R. and Hilber, Christian A. L. (2006) An empirical test of the theory of sales: do household storage constraints affect consumer and store behavior? London School of Economics and Political Science and Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, London, UK.

Bell, David R. and Hilber, Christian A.L. (2006) An empirical test of the theory of sales: do household storage constraints affect consumer and store behavior? Quantitative Marketing and Economics, 4 (2). 87-117. ISSN 1570-7156

Hilber, Christian A. L. and Robert-Nicoud, Frédéric (2006) Owners of developed land versus owners of undeveloped land: why land use is more constrained in the Bay Area than in Pittsburgh CEP discussion papers, CEPDP0760. Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

Hilber, Christian A. L. and Voicu, Ioan (2006) Agglomeration economies and the location of foreign direct investment: quasi-experimental evidence from Romania Research papers in environmental and spatial analysis, 105. Geography and Environment Department, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

Cheshire, Paul and Hilber, Christian A. L. (2006) Office space supply restrictions in Britain: the political economy of market revenge Research papers in environmental and spatial analysis, 117. Geography and Environment Department, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK. ISBN 0753019779

2005

Hilber, Christian A. L. (2005) House price capitalization as an incentive mechanism. In: Annual North American Meetings of the RSAI, 10-12 November 2005, Las Vegas, USA

Hilber, Christian A.L. (2005) Neighborhood externality risk and the homeownership status of properties Journal of Urban Economics, 57 (2). 213-241. ISSN 0094-1190

2004

Hilber, Christian and Mayer, Christopher J. (2004) School funding equalization and residential location for the young and the elderly London School of Economics and Political Science.

Hilber, Christian A.L. and Mayer, Christopher J. (2004) School funding equalization and residential location for the young and the elderly Brookings-Wharton Papers on Urban Affairs. 107-148. ISSN 1528-7084

Hilber, Christian A.L. (2004) Neighborhood externality risk and the homeownership status of properties Research Papers in Environmental and Spatial Analysis, 94. London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK. ISBN 0753018241

Bell, David R. and Hilber, Christian A. L. (2004) An empirical test of the theory of sales: do household storage costs affect consumer and store behavior? Utrecht School of Economics working papers, 05-23. Utrecht School of Economics, Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Hilber, Christian A. L. and Mayer, Christopher J. (2004) Why do households without children support local public schools? NBER working paper, 10804. National Bureau of Economic Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

2003

Hilber, Christian A. L. (2003) Neighbourhood externality risk and the homeownership status of properties. In: Federal Reserve System Community Affairs Research Conference, 2003, Washington, DC

2002

Hilber, Christian and Mayer, Christopher J (2002) Why do households without children support local public schools: linking house price capitalization to school spending Working Papers, 02-10. Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, USA.

2001

Hilber, Christian A. L. and Glaeser, Edward and Gyourko, Joseph (2001) Housing affordability and land prices: is there a crisis in American cities? London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

1999

Hilber, Christian A. L. (1999) Standortattraktivität, liegenschaftspreise und mieten Schulte, Karl-Werner, ed 4/99. WWZ Forschungbericht, Basel, Switzerland.

1998

Hilber, Christian A. L. (1998) Auswirkungen staatlicher massnahmen auf die bodenpreise: Eine theoretische und empirische analyse der kapitalisierung Verlag Rüegger, Zurich. ISBN 3725306192

1997

Hilber, Christian A. L. (1997) Die unsichtbare umverteilung: beeinflussung der bodenpreise durch staatliche tätigkeit DISP, 129 (2). 10-15. ISSN 0251-3625

Hilber, Christian A. L. (1997) Book review: Tullock, Gordon (1994): the new federalist Kyklos, 50 (3). 445-446. ISSN 0023-5962

1996

Hilber, Christian A. L. and Schaltegger, Stefan and Kubat, Ruedi and Vaterlaus, Stefan (1996) Innovatives management staatlicher umweltpolitik: new environmental public management Synthesebücher schwerpunktprogramm umwelt. Birkhäuser, Basel, Switzerland. ISBN 3764353422

Hilber, Christian A. L. (1996) Chancen und probleme eines Europäischen emissionszertifikatehandels im flugverkehr In: Bieger, Thomas and Laesser, Christian and Maggi, Rico, (eds.) Jahrbuch Der Schweizerischen Verkehrswirtschaft. IDT-HSG, St Gallen, 43-54. ISBN 3906532151

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Awards

Dr. Hilber won numerous prizes such as the ERES/Grosvenor Best Paper Award (2008), the ERES/RICS Best Paper Award (2008), LSE's prestigious Major Review Teaching Prize (2009), and the Economic Journal Annual Referee Prize (2012).

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Prior to joining the LSE in 2003, Dr. Hilber worked for Fannie Mae in their research group. From 1999 to 2002 he was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

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