The papers and comments included in this volume were presented in October, 1970. The conference participants were chosen because of their recognized expertise in the financial aspects of housing policy. We believe that their insights and views deserve wide circulation and discussion.

Contents

Entire Proceedings (6.8MB)

Foreword 
  Frank E. Morris

Fiscal Policy and Housing
  Gardner Ackley, with discussion by James S. Duesenberry, David J. Ott, and Arnold C. Harberger.

Three Points of View: Regulation Q-- The Money Markets and Housing Part 2
  Robert Lindsay

Three Points of View: Regulation Q-- The Money Markets and Housing Part 3 
  A. Marshall Puckett

The Role of Government-Sponsored Intermediaries in the Mortgage Market 
  Harry S. Schwartz

The Role of Government Intermediaries 
  Warren L. Smith, with discussion by Henry Kaufman and Samuel B. Chase

Changing the Asset and Liability Structure of Specialized Private Savings Intermediaries
  Irwin Friend

Structural Reform with the Variable Rate Mortgage
  Paul S. Anderson and Robert W. Eisenmenger, with discussion by Eli Shapiro