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The Economic Implications of Housing Supply

Published: 2018 | Edward Glaeser, Joseph Gyourko | The Journal of Economic Prespectives Abstract In this essay, we review the basic economics of housing supply and the functioning of US housing markets to better understand the distribution of home prices,…

How Housing Vouchers Can Help Address California’s Rental Crisis

Published: 2016 | Douglas Rice, Ehren Dohler, Alicia Mazzara | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Abstract California’s severe shortage of affordable housing has hit low-income renters particularly hard. Nearly 1.6 million low-income California renter households paid more than half…

Housing Market Effects of Inclusionary Zoning

Published: 2009 | Antonio Bento, Scott Lowe, Gerrit-Jan Knaap and Arnab Chakraborty | Cityscape Abstract This article presents an empirical analysis of the effects of inclusionary zoning policies on housing prices and starts in California during the period from 1988…