Stefan

Compiled Truth

Stefan is a PhD researcher studying land rents in London (England) and Germany, examining whether current land rents align with meeting housing needs. His primary finding is that private landlord extraction of land rents is the most significant problematic case — rent extracted for private gain rather than supporting housing affordability — while accumulated housing wealth was less prevalent than expected. [Source: Zoom meeting summary, gmail_id 19ed5e842d8b038c, 2026-06-17]

His PhD research is currently under embargo until spring 2027 and is not to be circulated publicly. He shared a copy with Ken Yang for review. [Source: Zoom summary, 2026-06-17]

Stefan also has an active project with the Henry George Foundation in England examining land rents as “hidden taxes” — arguing that households are effectively taxed twice through land rent extraction, with plans to demonstrate specific effective tax rates in the UK context. [Source: Zoom summary, 2026-06-17]

He is active in the Georgist/LVT academic and advocacy space and is connected to UBI Works via Ken Yang. He attended the Ottawa-focused UBI Works conference but had to skip it due to a scheduling conflict with another conference. [Source: Zoom summary, gmail_id 19ed673e8288dd9d, 2026-06-17]

Research Areas

1. PhD: Land Rents in London & Germany — Do current land rents align with meeting housing needs? Primary finding: private landlord extraction of land rents is the key problem case (rents going to private pockets). [Source: Zoom summary, 2026-06-17]
2. Housing system modelling — How land value allocation affects supply and demand [Source: Zoom summary, 2026-06-17]
3. Spatial modelling of land value in relation to amenities — Older households often underoccupy homes due to limited suitable housing options [Source: Zoom summary, 2026-06-17]
4. Classic land rent topics [Source: Zoom summary, 2026-06-17]
5. Henry George Foundation UK project — Land rents as “hidden taxes”; households taxed twice; demonstrating specific effective tax rates in UK context [Source: Zoom summary, 2026-06-17]

Relationship to UBI Works

• Met with Ken Yang (2026-06-17) to discuss LVT research convergences [Source: Zoom summary, 2026-06-17]
• Shared PhD thesis with Ken (under embargo) for review and potential collaboration [Source: Zoom summary, 2026-06-17]
• Proposed follow-up discussion on Vancouver context and Scandinavian/Asian public land development models [Source: Zoom summary, 2026-06-17]
• Also mentioned in context of Marina Mazzucato outreach (Liam had already reached out) [Source: Zoom summary, gmail_id 19ed673e8288dd9d, 2026-06-17]

Open Questions

• Full last name unknown from meeting transcripts
• Academic institution (London/Germany-based university?) — not specified
• Direct affiliation with Henry George Foundation UK vs. collaborator status
• Whether his public research timeline aligns with UBI Works’ planned publications

Timeline

• 2026-06-17 | Met with Ken Yang to discuss LVT research. Shared PhD thesis (under embargo). Discussed HC Foundation UK “hidden taxes” project. Ken to review thesis; Stefan to send highlighted relevant sections. Follow-up on Vancouver context planned. Referenced in 2026-06-17-ken-stefan-land-value-taxation-research. [Source: Zoom summary, gmail_id 19ed5e842d8b038c, 2026-06-17]
• 2026-06-17 | Could not attend upcoming conference due to scheduling conflict with another conference. Referenced in 2026-06-17-ubi-works-ken-liam-event-email-ops. [Source: Zoom summary, gmail_id 19ed673e8288dd9d, 2026-06-17]