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Integrating Household Economic Factors into National Affordable Housing Policy Frameworks for Low-Income Groups
Malaysia's housing policies have struggled to meet affordability needs despite significant supply efforts. This research examines how policy frameworks can be adjusted to better account for household income and economic volatility.
In plain words
Malaysia has worked hard to build more homes, yet many low-income families still struggle to afford one. How could national housing policy take better account of what households earn and how steady that income is?
Primary research question
How can national housing policies be redesigned to better incorporate household income and economic stability factors?
Knowledge gap
What remains worth asking
The source suggests that current policies often exclude critical economic variables, so it remains useful to test the impact of income-indexed housing subsidies.
Potential contribution
Why it may matter
This work provides a basis for more responsive and effective housing policy design in developing economies.
Academic placement
Academic fields and topic tags
Study frame: National housing policy implementation in Malaysia. · Method signals: Comparative analysis, Econometric modeling
Possible study pathways
One question, different levels
Professional master’s / MBA
Public sector housing strategy and financial sustainability
Research master’s
Housing policy evaluation and urban economics
- originality
- Moderate
- methodology
- Moderate
- Data access
- Moderate
- ethics
- Accessible
Quality and audit
82/100 quality
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- Focuses on policy effectiveness and economic alignment.
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APA 7 source
Liu, J., & Ong, H. Y. (2021). Can Malaysia’s National Affordable Housing Policy Guarantee Housing Affordability of Low-Income Households?. Sustainability, 13(16), 8841. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13168841
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