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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BriefFair Housing in California: Moving Forward or Spinning Wheels?Researchers propose and evaluate a new metric to measure whether or not local land use policies promote inclusion across neighborhoods. |
Paavo Monkkonen, Michael Lens, Moira O'Neill, Christopher S. Elmendorf | 2023 |
Journal ArticleDo Land Use Plans Affirmatively Further Fair Housing?We propose and evaluate a fair housing land use score (FHLUS) that measures whether local governments’ land use policies promote inclusion across neighborhoods. |
Paavo Monkkonen, Michael Lens, Moira O'Neill, Christopher S. Elmendorf | 2023 |
Journal ArticleDoes Discretion Delay Development?Local governments sometimes approve multifamily housing through a discretionary process, meaning a public body must vote to entitle the proposal before it can seek a building permit. By-right entitlement, in contrast, allows developers to apply directly for a building permit. We tested the hypothesis that by-right approvals are faster. Faster approval can make multifamily development more feasible, which can in turn improve housing affordability. |
Michael Manville, Paavo Monkkonen, Nolan Gray, Shane Phillips | 2022 |
ReportHow Will the Measure ULA Transfer Tax Initiative Impact Housing Production in Los Angeles?Measure ULA is a November 2022 ballot initiative that would increase taxes on the sale of properties valued $5 million or above in Los Angeles, but there is concern it may depress new housing production. We develop a model for identifying projects that may be most at risk of not being built because of the increased tax. |
Shane Phillips, Maya Ofek | 2022 |
ReportAn Analysis of Measure ULA: A Ballot Measure to Reform Real Estate Transfer Taxes in the City of Los AngelesThis paper analyzes Measure ULA, a City of Los Angeles ballot measure which would reform transfer taxes to raise money for affordable housing/homelessness prevention. |
Joan Ling, Shane Phillips | 2022 |
ReportA Primer on California's "Builder's Remedy" for Housing-Element NoncomplianceSince 1990, California allows developers of affordable housing projects to bypass zoning codes and general plans of cities out of compliance with the Housing Element Law. Why aren't there more builder's remedy projects? |
Christopher S. Elmendorf | 2022 |
ReportHousing And Community Development In California: An In-Depth Analysis of the Facts, Origins and Trends of Housing and Community Development in CaliforniaThis report provides detailed analysis on where California's housing has been, where it’s at and where it’s headed when it comes to possible scenarios and policy alternatives for the future. |
Shane Phillips, Carolina Reid, Dana Cuff, Kenny Wong | 2022 |
ReportThe Future of Housing and Community Development: A California 100 Report on Policies and Future ScenariosThis report examines where California's housing has been, where it’s at and where it’s headed when it comes to possible scenarios and policy alternatives for the future. |
Shane Phillips, Carolina Reid, Dana Cuff, Kenny Wong | 2022 |
ReportBuilding Up the "Zoning Buffer": Using Broad Upzones to Increase Housing Capacity Without Increasing Land ValuesIn this paper I introduce the concept of the “zoning buffer” — the gap between the existing housing stock and the maximum number of homes allowed by current zoning — and describe how it affects land values and ultimately the production and affordability of housing. |
Shane Phillips | 2022 |
BriefBy Transit, By-Right: Impacts of Housing Development Approval Processes on Transit-Supportive DensityThis brief studies the relationship between transit ridership and the housing development process. Even if new multifamily housing is allowed on a site, a complicated, lengthy or unpredictable process could still discourage its production and thus, transit ridership. |
Michael Manville, Nolan Gray, Shane Phillips, Paavo Monkkonen | 2022 |
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