Published: 2019 | Chris Elmendorf | CATO Institute Abstract State planning mandates and development-rights auctions can bolster pro-housing factions in local government.
Inclusionary Zoning Hurts More Than It Helps
Published: 2019 | Emily Hamilton | Mercatus Institute Abstract Inclusionary zoning is popular among policymakers for two reasons. First, it appears “free.” It produces affordable housing units without an outlay of tax dollars. Second, it allows policymakers to appear as…
California Zoning: Housing Construction and a New Ranking of Local Land Use Regulation
Published: 2019 | Salim Furth and Olivia Gonzalez | Mercatus Center Abstract New survey data on residential land use regulation in California have allowed us to create the Mercatus-Augmented Terner California Housing Regulation (MATCHR) Index, which characterizes formal restrictions on…
Is inclusionary zoning creating less affordable housing?
Published: 2018 | Emily Hamilton | Strong Towns
Solving the Housing Crisis Is Key to Inclusive Prosperity in the Bay Area
Published: 2018 | Sarah Treuhaft with Jessica Pizarek, Ángel Ross, and Justin Scoggins | Policylink Abstract The twin forces of a housing shortage—particularly affordable housing—and uneven wage growth have converged to create a regional crisis. Between 2011 and 2015, the…
Auctioning the Upzone: A New Strategy to Induce Local Government Compliance with State Housing Policies
Published: 2018 | Chris Elmendorf Abstract States should confer on local governments the right to auction development rights created by upzoning pursuant to state policy. This is akin to a state subsidy, but it would come at no cost to…
Local Housing Politicies Across California
Published: 2018 | Sarah Mawhorter and Carolina Reid | Terner Center for Housing Innovation Abstract In order to better understand how local policies affect housing supply, the Terner Center conducted a residential land use survey in California from August 2017…
How Much Added Housing is Really Needed in California?
Published: 2018 | Dowell Myers, JungHo Park, and Janet Li | USC Sol Price School of Public Policy Abstract Realistically, how much housing do we actually need and how do we know that? In the past, USC planning scholars have…
Growth Amid Dysfunction: An Analysis of Trends in Housing, Migration, and Employment
Published: 2018 | F. Noel Perry, Colleen Kredell, Marcia E. Perry, Stephanie Leonard Abstract Wages have increased and employment opportunities – especially in the Bay Area’s booming tech sector – are attracting migrants from other states and countries. But a…
Examining the Local Land Use Entitlement Process in California to Inform Policy and Process
Published: 2018 | Moira O’Neill, Giulia Gualco-Nelson, Eric Biber Abstract As California’s housing affordability crisis persists, an important question raised is: What laws or regulations might impede housing construction in high-cost areas? To help answer this question, we focused on…