Celebrating humanity's flourishing through the spread of capitalism and the rule of law
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in applied price theory, comparative institutional analysis, economic history, economics of regulation, income redistribution, law and economics, politics - USA, property rights, Public Choice, rentseeking, urban economics Tags: rent control
I’m not a political pundit, but I’m guessing that yesterday’s despicable assassination attempt on Donald Trump increases the likelihood that he reclaims the White House. That’s probably not good news for trade policy (though Biden has been just as bad), but it will be very good news for housing policy. Not because of what Trump […]
Biden’s Desperate Vote-Buying Proposal for Nationwide Rent Control
17 Mar 2024 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, economic history, economics of bureaucracy, economics of regulation, history of economic thought, income redistribution, law and economics, property rights, Public Choice, public economics, rentseeking, urban economics Tags: rent control, Sweden
Bet On It reader Vanja Månborg knows a lot about rent control in Sweden. If you think Sweden is a country of thoughtful technocrats where government intervention works well, reading his guest post may make you think again. Here’s Vanja:Sweden has had rent control regulations since 1917 with less than two decades of pause between…
100 Years of Rent Control in Sweden
05 Mar 2024 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, economics of regulation, Public Choice, urban economics Tags: rent control
Here is a nice video on the experience with price control in Ireland and Scotland. Hat tip: Marginal Revolution
Gaelic Price Control
27 Feb 2024 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, economics of regulation, politics - USA, urban economics Tags: rent control
Five things to know about WA proposal to limit rent hikes | The Seattle Times Isn’t rent control one of the most studied economic experiments? And hasn’t it been shown to be, over the long term, a disaster for everyone involved? What does economic evidence tell us about the effects of rent control? | Brookings […]
Statewide Rent Control Being Considered in Washington
10 Sep 2023 Leave a comment
in applied price theory Tags: rent control
Here’s evidence, if anyone needs it, that rent control contributes to housing scarcity: a new report says that more than 13,000 rent-controlled apartments have been vacant for at least two years. Nearly 90,000 rent-controlled apartments were vacant in 2021 and more than 60,000 were still vacant in 2022. Manhattan apartment … Continue reading →
Thousands of NYC Rent-Controlled Apartments Sit Vacant
14 Aug 2021 Leave a comment
in economics of regulation, entrepreneurship, income redistribution, law and economics, liberalism, libertarianism, Marxist economics, property rights, Public Choice, rentseeking, urban economics Tags: housing affordability, rent control
17 Jun 2021 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, comparative institutional analysis, economics of regulation, history of economic thought, labour economics, law and economics, minimum wage, poverty and inequality, unemployment, urban economics Tags: rent control
25 Jan 2020 Leave a comment
in economics of regulation, industrial organisation, law and economics, politics - USA, property rights Tags: affordable housing, land supply, rent control, zoning
09 Jan 2020 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, economics of bureaucracy, economics of education, income redistribution, industrial organisation, law and economics, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, property rights, Public Choice, rentseeking, urban economics Tags: offsetting behaviour, rent control, The fatal conceit, unintended consequences
17 Nov 2019 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, economics of regulation, politics - New Zealand, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: offsetting behaviour, rent control, The fatal conceit, unintended consequences
15 Sep 2019 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, comparative institutional analysis, economics of regulation, George Stigler, income redistribution, law and economics, Milton Friedman, politics - USA, property rights, Public Choice, public economics, rentseeking Tags: offsetting behaviour, rent control, The fatal conceit, unintended consequences
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