The Financialization of Housing in Paris and London

Patrick Le Galès (1)

1 CEE - Centre d'études européennes et de politique comparée (Sciences Po, CNRS)

The paper will compare the process of financialisation of housing in Paris and London. It will argue that if the financialisation of housing and offices are similar and large scale in London, Paris is a contrasting case with similar financialisation in offices, but minor financialisation of housing. The paper aims at explaining this contrast by explaining housing policies and regulations in the case of Paris. It will conclude on the contribution of housing to inequalities in both cities.

Mots clés: Housing crisis urban labour markets financialization inequality; Housing crisis; urban labour markets; financialization; inequality

Domaines: Sciences de l'Homme et Société

Patrick Le Galès. The Financialization of Housing in Paris and London. Stone Inequality Initiative, Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Nov 2022, Brown University, Providence, United States. ⟨hal-04098138⟩