Living – a conflict of ideas: is it a public or private matter?
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in deutscher SpracheAffordable living space in European cities is becoming increasingly scarce. Urbanisation pushes up rent rates. Do we need rent control or is it an inadequate intervention by the state? Opinions diverge on this question. Current appartment seekers are victims of insufficient tenancy laws. How social can and must the housing market be?
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Dr. Christian KEUSCHNIGG
Director, WPZ - Economic Policy Center, and Professor for Public Economics, University of St.Gallen
| 1987 | Doktor rer.soc.oec. (Ph.D. in Economics), Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck |
| 1995 | Venia Docendi, Economic Policy and Public Finance, University of Vienna |
| 1997-2001 | Professor of Public Economics, University of Saarland; Director of European Institute, Economics, University of Saarland |
| since 2001 | Professor of Public Economics and Director of FGN-HSG, University of St. Gallen |
| 2012-2014 | Director, Institute of Advanced Studies, Vienna |
| since 2015 | Director, Wirtschaftspolitisches Zentrum, St. Gallen |
Dr. Michael LUDWIG
Executive City Councillor for Housing, Housing Construction and Urban Renewal, Vienna
| 1975-1980 | Studium der Politikwissenschaft und Geschichte an der Universität Wien (Dr. phil.) |
| 1984-1986 | Kurs- und Projektleiter in der Erwachsenenbildung |
| 1986-1991 | Pädagogischer Leiter einer Volkshochschule, Wien |
| 1991-2007 | Landesstellenleiter, Dr. Karl-Renner-Institut, Wien |
| 1994-1995 | Bezirksrat, Floridsdorf, Wien |
| 1996-1999 | Mitglied des Bundesrats, Wien |
| 1999-2007 | Abgeordneter zum Wiener Landtag; Mitglied des Gemeinderats, Wien |
| seit 2007 | Amtsführender Stadtrat für Wohnen, Wohnbau und Stadterneuerung , Wien |
Dr. Michael KLIEN
Research Associate, Austrian Institute of Economic Research, Vienna
| 2008-2012 | Research Associate, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Vienna |
| 2012-2014 | Post-doc Researcher, Sorbonne Graduate Business School, Paris |
| since 2014 | Research Associate, Austrian Institute of Economic Research, Vienna |
