The Origins of Housing Bubbles
The Origins of Housing Bubbles
Historical Pathways of Property Speculation in the UK, Germany and Spain
Key contacts: Dr. Javier Moreno Zacarés
Funding: Leverhulme Trust
Start date: 01.10.2019
End date: 31.10.2022
Project overview
The Origins of Housing Bubbles explores how mass property speculation is structured across different institutional contexts, using a comparative historical approach to examine the different ways in which capitalism shapes the built environment. The project traces the pathways to housing-bubble formation in three European economies: the UK, Germany, and Spain.