PhD candidate: Financial and Fiscal Influence on Housing Inequality

☞ KU Leuven

전망: 135

갱신일: 04-11-2025

위치: Leuven Flemish Brabant

범주: 금융 / 은행 / 재고

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The Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Division of Geography & Tourism at KU Leuven (Belgium) is looking for a full-time PhD candidate for 4 years. Together with a team of researchers in Leuven and elsewhere in Europe you will work on the research project "From Housing Inequality to Sustainable, Inclusive and Affordable Housing Solutions" (EqualHouse), which is funded by the European Commission and will be part of the "Real Estate/Financial Complex" (REFCOM) research group, coordinated by dr. Manuel B. Aalbers. REFCOM is an internationally comparative and transdisciplinary research group looking into the increasing interconnectedness of real estate and finance, and the role of states, politics and institutions.
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Project

Within EqualHouse you will focus on examining the most significant transnational policy, regulatory and financial influences on housing inequalities, focusing on the financialisation of housing and its interaction with globalisation and Europeanization, and identify how these influences can be addressed. There are four objectives you will need to address:

1). Review the fiscal treatment of housing and the land on which it is built across the EU and UK in

theory and practice;

2). Uncover the interlinkages and combined effects of the processes of Europeanisation and financialisation on the different national housing systems and the scale and character of housing inequalities across Europe;

3). Compare the effects of monetary policies and common European fiscal rules on housing regimes in different European countries;

4). Formulate policy recommendations for monetary and fiscal policies and financial regulation that help reduce housing inequalities.


Together with experienced research at KU Leuven, the University of Glasgow, University College Dublin and the University of Warsaw you will, first, review the fiscal treatment of housing as well as (inter-)national financial regulation that affects housing; and, second, analyse relevant financial and monetary policies within the Eurozone and non-Eurozone EU, including the mandates and decision making of central banks with regards to housing.

Profile

  • An MSc/MA level university degree in Geography, Sociology, Political Economy, Macro-economics or another social science;
  • Proficiency in English is a prerequisite, proficiency in other languages is an advantage;
  • Affinity with both quantitative and qualitative research methods is an advantage; good statistical and computer skills;
  • The candidate is willing to move to Belgium, but also willing to travel to other places for esearch cooperation and conferences;
  • The candidate is willing to assist in teaching and assistance tasks (not more than a few hours/week, on average);
  • Candidates who are familiar with both the housing and financialization literatures will have an advantage, so will candidates that have finished a master’s thesis in economic geography, political economy or economic sociology. If you are trained as an economist, it is important that you are familiar with heterodox and other non-conventional critical approaches.

Offer

  • A fully funded PhD scholarship for one year, extendable to four years after positive evaluation;
  • Funding for workshops and conferences as well as attendance of EqualHouse general and PhD meetings;
  • A dynamic research group at the forefront of financialization and housing studies.



Interested?

For more information, please e-mail manuel.aalbers@kuleuven.be.
You can apply for this job no later than October 23, 2023 via the online application tool
KU Leuven seeks to foster an environment where all talents can flourish, regardless of gender, age, cultural background, nationality or impairments. If you have any questions relating to accessibility or support, please contact us at diversiteit.HR@kuleuven.be.
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마감 시간: 19-12-2025

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