Co-authored by Jens von Bergmann and cross-posted at MountainMath Residential floor space offers a common denominator for trying to standardize across a range of housing metrics (e.g. price pe…| Home: Free Sociology!
Co-authored by Jens von Bergmann and cross-posted at MountainMath Many Canadian municipalities are implementing reforms to allow multiplexes in formerly single family areas. These initiatives are d…| Home: Free Sociology!
Co-authored by Jens von Bergmann and cross-posted at MountainMath. What if zoning was responsive to underlying demand to live in an area? That is, rather than reserving parts of the landscape for t…| Home: Free Sociology!
Co-authored by Jens von Bergmann and cross-posted at MountainMath. The main housing problem in Canada is that there is not enough of it. We can see this by looking at prices and rents, but also by …| Home: Free Sociology!
June 13, 2025 By Shane O'Brien The city's Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) has released a Request for Proposal (RFP) to develop| LIC Post
Co-authored by Jens von Bergmann and cross-posted at MountainMath. In our new paper “The new rules: housing shortage as an explanation for family and household change across large metro areas in Ca…| Home: Free Sociology!
Co-authored with Jens von Bergmann and cross-posted on MountainMath. Evidence suggests a clear correlation between rents and rates of homelessness in the USA. The simplest interpretation is that ho…| Home: Free Sociology!
Co-authored with Jens von Bergmann and cross-posted at MountainMath How does owning or renting relate to household independence across the life course? How have these relationships changed over recent history? We use Census data from 1981-2021 to check in on historical relationships between age, tenure, and household composition. From these we develop a couple of … Continue reading Tenure and Household Independence across the Life Course, 1981-2021| Home: Free Sociology!
